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from Camay as she bravely continues her battle with stage four lung cancer
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: My
brother is a King!
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for All Souls Day
Isaiah 25: On Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the
Lord will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine
wines. On this
mountain he will delete Death. The
Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek. Lord, you are my God, I
extol you, I praise your name. You, Lord, are a refuge for the poor, a refuge
for the needy in distress.
Lord, please give hope and courage to people who are sad and troubled in the
world today
My recording of this reading
Psalm
27: The Lord is my light and
my help, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom
shall I shrink? Though an army encamp against me, even then would I trust. There
is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long: to live in the house of the
Lord all the days of my life. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not
your face. I
am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the
Lord, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!
Lord, please increase my remembering, my longing and my hope
Recording
Philippians
3.20-41: Our
homeland is in heaven. We wait for the Savior from heaven who will
transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He
will do this by the same power he has as C.E.O. of the universe. So, do not stop
running but remain faithful in the Lord.
Jesus, please increase my longing for heaven
Recording
Mark
16.1-8: Jesus died
on Friday afternoon. Early on Sunday morning, Mary of Magdala and two other
women went to Jesus' tomb to
anoint his body with spices. They had been wondering how they would roll away
the large stone, but when they arrived, the stone had already been rolled away.
When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe and they were
full of awe. But he said to them "Do not be afraid. You are looking
for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here. He
has risen from the dead. Go and tell his disciples he will see them in
Galilee"
Jesus, when life seems hopeless, like a dead body in a tomb, please help us
remember how you rose from the dead .... and you can help us "rise"
from any "hopeless" situation
Recording
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
One thing that nearly all cultures share: an instinct to remember the dead, to
pray for the dead, to honor the dead.
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Recommended
movie: Babe (one
of my favorite movies!)
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Nov
1
Happy
All Saints Day!
When
the Saints Go Marching In!
Yesterday afternoon, together
with Christine and Flora from Voice
for Prisoners, I attended a gathering for domestic helpers arranged by Pathfinders
.... with the aim of helping people avoiding the trap of being tricked into drug
trafficking. A most worthwhile gathering.
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: A
Family with one rule - LOVE
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for All Saints Day
Revelation 7.9-17: I saw a
huge number, impossible to count, of people
from every nation, race, and language. They were standing in front of the
throne, with palms in their hands. They shouted: "Victory
to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb". One
of the elders told me who these people are: "These are the people who have
been through the great persecution. They now serve God day and night in his
sanctuary. The Lamb is their Shepherd. He leads them to springs of living water.
God has wiped away all tears from their eyes"
Jesus, please help sorrowing people who are crying today
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 24: The
Lord's is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he
who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. Who shall climb the
mountain of the Lord? Who
shall stand in his holy place? People with clean
hands and pure hearts, who desire not worthless things. They shall receive
blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves them. Such are the
people who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
God, by living a good life, help me to seek your face
1
John 3.1-3: Think of
the love that the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's
children. And God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we
shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is. This is why
we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ.
Jesus, please help me be more like you
Recording
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said
to the crowds: Blessed are poor
and simple of heart people. They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are people who are going through great sorrow. Their hearts will be
filled with peace. Blessed
are people who lead just and honest lives. They will see the victory of
goodness. Blessed
are people who show mercy to others. God will be merciful to them. Blessed
are people who have a clean heart. They will see God. Blessed
are people who are peacemakers. They are God's children. Blessed
are people who are persecuted for the cause of right. They will receive a
great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be merciful and
kind and just
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
All you Saints in Heaven, great and small, pray for us!
Recommended Book: Chasing the Dragon - Jackie Pullinger's classic fight against drugs in HK
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"Who? The addicts?" God asks.
"Yes! And they took the pearly gates, too!"
(... addicts steal everything and anything that can be sold to get money to buy drugs ...)
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Monday,
please bless the people of Europe
& Russia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 1st of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Oct 31
11/01 = All Saints'
Day
10/31= the evening
before All
Saints' Day
=
the eve of
All Saints' Day
"All Saints"=
"All Hallows"
10/31
= the eve of
All Hallows
= Hallow+eve = Hallowe'en!
But: Halloween
can be dangerous .... with an increase in occult activity
12 million views! Recommended by a recent visitor to Dr Jesus
Centre: Hauser-
Live in Zagreb - a taste of Heaven! (Wikipedia: Stjepan
Hauser)
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: We
are related by Divine DNA!
Bible Study: Acts
7
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 31
Deuteronomy
6: Moses
continued his speech to the people: "Listen Israel. You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with
all your strength. Let these words I urge on you today be written on your
heart. You shall repeat them to your children and say them when you are resting
in your house or going for a walk, when you are lying down and when you get up.
You shall fasten them on your hand as a sign and on your forehead as a circlet.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
Dear Lord, please help us to love you with all our hearts
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
17-18: Lord, when trouble breaks
out on every side, please protect and help me. For you are my strength, my rock,
my fortress, my savior. I love you, Lord
who save me because you love me. Lord, you are my lamp who lightens my
life. I will praise you among the nations.
Lord, you are worthy of all praise
Listen
Hebrews
7.1-28: Melchizedek
was king of Salem and a priest of God. He blessed Abraham. Abraham gave
Melchizedek 10% of all he had. Melchizedek's priesthood continued down the
ages in people dedicated to the service of God. It reached its perfection in the
Son of God, the Eternal High Priest. The Son of God, our Lord, did not come from
the priestly tribe of Levi. Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah. This
is because he established a new priesthood, coming not from Levi, but from
Melchizedek. This is why the prophecy was made of him "You are a priest of
the order of Melchizedek, for ever". Jesus'
priestly power to save us is utterly certain, since he is living for ever
to intercede for all who come to God through him
Jesus, Eternal High Priest, please help all pastors and priests be more like
you every day
Listen
Mark
12.28-30: In Jerusalem a
religious leader asked Jesus "Which is the most important
commandment?" Jesus replied "You
must love the Lord your God with all your heart. And you must care as much about
others as you care about yourself. These are the two most important
commandments. All other commandments depend on these two."
Jesus, please help me love you with all my heart and care for others as much
as I care about myself
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: FATHER MAY
WE LIVE AND GROW AND DIE IN
YOUR LOVE. JESUS MAY
WE LIVE AND GROW AND DIE IN
YOUR LOVE. SPIRIT MAY
WE LIVE AND GROW AND DIE IN
YOUR LOVE.
Listen to these words in
this song
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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How
come I had never heard of Hauser until last Sunday?! Over the next few
weeks I look forward to checking out his Youtube videos!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N America
Jesus,
today, Sunday,
please bless the people of
Africa
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tianjin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 31st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Oct 30
With great sadness I record that sometime after midnight Oct 28 in
Shenzhen, 50 year old mentally disturbed HK man Wu Chu Man was executed by
injection. May his prayers in Heaven help us on earth. May the Good Lord console
his aged parents. HKFP
report. Official documents & previous reports about case are at bottom of this
file
Laos
makes Asia's largest ever drug bust
Nigerian
mafia using Venezuelan drug mules to reach Europe
((and HK!!!))
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: God's
concept of Israel not just a piece of real estate!
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
31: Moses said to the
people:
"I am 120 years old and can no longer come and go as I will.
The Lord has told me I will not cross the Jordan."
Moses then said to Joshua in the presence of all the people:
"Be strong, stand firm. you are going with this people
into the land promised by the Lord.
The Lord himself will lead you; he will be with you;
he will not fail you or desert you.
Have no fear; do not be disheartened by anything."
Dear
Lord, please help me remember that you are with me every day. Please don't let anything or anyone dishearten me
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
79-80: O God, the nations have invaded your sacred
land,
they have profaned your holy temple.
They have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. We have become the taunt of our
neighbours,
the mockery and scorn of those who surround us. How long, O Lord, will all this last?
How long will this sorrow keep going? Do not hold the guilt of our ancestors against
us.
If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now
please give peace and healing to everyone and everything
in our history. Let the groans of the prisoners come before
you.
Let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die. O Lord, our God, help us and save us.
Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.
Lord, please heal any problems
in my family tree
Listen
Romans
13.12-14: Let us stop our bad behavior of the
past:
drunken orgies, immorality, quarreling, jealousy. Let us live good lives. Let the Lord Jesus
protect and help us
Jesus, please help me give up bad behavior
Listen
John
7.32, 45, 46: The religious leaders sent the Temple police
to arrest Jesus. When the police returned to the leaders
without Jesus,
the leaders asked "Why didn't you arrest him?" The police replied
"There has never been anyone who has spoken like him"
Jesus, in the history of the world, there has
never been anyone who has spoken about goodness and truth like you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus' words, more than any other person's words in the history of the world, have "the ring of truth"
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Pope: Death
penalty is inadmissable
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
America
Jesus,
today, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 29
Yesterday
at 2pm, the parents of Wu Chi Man were due to see (farewell?) their son on death
row in a prison in Shenzhen. No news yet if the execution will go ahead. JESUS,
PLEASE STOP EXECUTION
OF HK MENTALLY DISTURBED WU CHI MAN!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Why
did God choose Israel?
(why not Italy, Indonesia, Iceland, Ireland?)
34min children's
St Michael story which I watched during breakfast the past two days.
Sometimes its good for us oldies to watch things like this!
Over the past week, several readers from Australia have recommended
this 4 min video: Gender
and Sanity
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Deuteronomy 29-30: Moses
called the whole of Israel together and said to them: "Keep the words of
this covenant and observe them
and you will thrive in all you do. Let there be no man or woman among you, no
clan or tribe, whose heart turns away from the Lord your God to go and serve the
gods of the nations. If ever you are scattered from the land God is giving you,
God will bring you back when your hearts turn back to him. The Lord will
circumcise your hearts until you love the Lord your God with all your heart and
soul.
This law I enjoin on you today is not beyond your strength or beyond your reach.
It is not in heaven, so that you need to wonder 'who will go up to heaven for us
and bring it down to us so that we may hear it and keep it?' Nor is it beyond
the seas, so that you need to wonder 'who will cross the sea for us and bring it
back to us, so that we may hear it and keep it?'
No, the Word is very near to you. It is
in your mouth and in your heart for your observance. See, today I set
before you life and prosperity, death and disaster. If you obey the commandments
of the Lord your God, if you love the Lord your God and follow his ways, if you
keep his commandments, his laws, his customs, you will live and increase, and
the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to make your
own.
But if your heart strays, if you refuse to listen, if you let yourself be drawn
into worshipping other gods and serving them, I tell you today, you will most
certainly perish; you will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan
to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today: I
set before you life or death, blessing or curse.
Choose life, then, so that you
and your descendants may live in the love of the Lord your God, obeying his
voice, clinging to him.
For in this your life consists, and on this depends your long stay in the land
which the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob he would give
them"
Dear Lord, please help more and more people to choose life and
blessings...and not to turn their backs on you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 78: Listen, everyone, to my teaching. I will recount the lessons of our history. The things our parents have told us, we will not hide from our children, but will pass them on to the next generation. We want the next generation to know all that the Lord has done for us in the past. May the next generation in turn pass on this knowledge to their own children, so that they too will put their hope in God and never forget all that God has done for us. May future generations not be like our ancestors who so often were unfaithful to God. Even though our ancestors had seen God part the sea, even though they had seen him provide food and water for them in the desert, still they went on sinning.
Yet he who is full of compassion forgave and
spared them.
He remembered they were only weak humans. Eventually he brought them to the promised
land
and gave a home to each of Israel's tribes. But still they sinned by building mountain
shrines
and serving idols. Then God raised up David to be their
leader. God called him from looking after sheep to be the shepherd of his people.
Lord, help us not to forget all
you have done for us
01
02
Romans
13.8-9:
Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of
love we owe each other.
Love other people as you should, and you will keep all the commandments. All the commandments concerning other people -
You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal etc
- are summed up in the words "You must care about your neighbor as
much as you care about yourself"
Jesus,
help me care about others as much
as I care about myself
John
7.37-39: During the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem,
Jesus called out loudly in the Temple "If anyone is thirsty,
come to me.
Anyone who believes in me, come and drink!" As Scripture says "From his heart will
flow fountains of living water". Jesus was speaking of the Holy Spirit, which
people who believed in him were to receive. The Spirit had not yet been
given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified
Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus,
please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: A
little song to tune of Stations of Cross "Stabat Mater":
Flowing from the heart of Jesus
Living River Holy Spirit
Fill our hearts and flow through us
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Yesterday morning I had another swim at Kowloon Park in the
heated pool ....only 15-20 mins but beautiful. Then I had a HK$14 hot lemon
drink with egg and cheese bread roll at McDs next to pool. $14 before 11am
special!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Friday,
please bless the people of South
America
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 29th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Mauritania
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 28
A
moving and entertaining sharing (in Cantonese) by Camay
in the presence of about 20 of her friends at the Dr Jesus Centre last Sunday
... describing her battle with stage four lung cancer over the past year;
Several more reports, including a video report, of media conference
attended by MercyHK's Simon on Oct 26 .... to encourage HK govt to do more for
homeless people - here
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: The
Church is more than a fishing club set up by Jesus!
Everything's a miracle!
3min: caterpillar becomes
Chinese moth!
JESUS,
PLEASE STOP EXECUTION
IN CHINA AT END OF THIS WEEK OF HK MENTALLY DISTURBED MAN!
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Deuteronomy 27-28: Moses' teaching:
"Be silent, Israel, and listen.
Today you have become a people for the Lord your God.
A curse on anyone who breaks the commandments of the Lord.
Blessings on everyone who keeps the commandments of the Lord.
If you obey the voice of the Lord your God
you will be blessed in the town and blessed in the country.
Blessed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your soil,
the issue of your livestock.
Blessed will you be coming in, and blessed going out.
But if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God,
you will be accursed in the town and accursed in the country.
Accursed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your soil
and the issue of your livestock."
Dear
God, please help us to obey your words ... and be blessed
01
02
Psalms 73-77:
Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper,
I wonder what's the use in trying to be good?
But then I realize that
everyone someday has to pay the bill
for any evil they have bought in the world. Sometimes when I see
our world and religion in ruins,
I wonder why has God abandoned us? Then I remember that
God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good
people. So may all people honor
the Lord our God and judge.
May the Lord give us his loving help.
Lord,
you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always
Recording
Romans 13:1-7: Be a good
citizen. Respect all civil
authorities.
Authority comes from God and is answerable to God. Don't break laws. Live honestly.
Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes.
Jesus, please help me be a good citizen
Listen
John 14.22-24 (for Feast of Saints Simon and Jude): Judas - this was not Judas Iscariot - said to Jesus: "Lord, what is all this about? Do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus replied: "If you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father will love you, and we shall make our home in your heart"
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Saints Simon and Jude
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A movie company is preparing to use the area in front of
MercyHK's shop in Temple Street, Jordan, for several days of shooting next month
...even temporarily renting a vacant shop for storage. MercyHK shop staff
looking forward to watching movie stars across the road!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
And praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 27
Thank you Jesus for so many good things yesterday!
* 24 year old Deva from Malaysia was acquitted 7:0 by a High Court jury! A party for him was held last night at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street. More parties to come!
* Also released on bail yesterday was a woman from the Philippines. She will stay at MercyHK's centre for women on Cheung Chau Island. She joined the party last night!
* Simon (MercyHK's social work assistant) yesterday joined reps from other NGO's for a press conference to encourage the HK govt to do more for homeless people. Reports 01 02 03
* Update from Camay with her new song!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: There's
more to the Church of Jesus than just the Catholic Church
JESUS,
PLEASE STOP EXECUTION
IN CHINA AT END OF THIS WEEK OF HK MENTALLY DISTURBED MAN!
Pope
hopes to visit East Timor and Papua New Guinea next year
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy 26: Moses' teaching:
"When you enter
the land the Lord your God is giving you,
you must take the first-fruits of your produce
to the priest then in office and say
'Today I declare to the Lord my God
that I have come to the land
the Lord swore to our fathers he would give us.'
After the priest receives your offering, you must declare: 'My father was a wandering
Aramaean.
He went down to Egypt to find refuge there, few in number.
But then he became a nation, great and strong.
The Egyptians ill-treated us, they gave us no peace
and inflicted harsh slavery on us.
But we called on the Lord our God who heard our voice
and saw our misery, toil and oppression.
The Lord our God then brought us out of Egypt
with mighty hand and outstretched arm, with signs and wonders.
He brought us here and gave us this land,
a land where milk and honey flow.
So I now bring the first-fruits of my produce
that you, Lord, have given me'.
You are then to share these gifts with your household
and with the Levite and stranger who live among you."
Dear
Lord, help me to show gratitude for all your gifts,
by sharing what I have with those less fortunate than I
01
02
Psalm
72: O Lord, please bless the king,
that he might serve your people with justice. May the mountains bring forth peace for the
people
and the hills, justice. The kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts.
All nations will serve him. He will save the poor when they cry for help
and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor. May every tribe be blessed in him.
May every nation bless his name.
May all the nations know and
love you, Lord
Listen
Romans
12.14-21: Pray for people who are unkind to you. Be
kind to them.
Rejoice with those who are happy. Console people who are sad. Treat everyone with kindness. Never be
condescending.
Make real friends with the poor. Do all you can to live at peace with
everyone.
Resist evil and conquer it with good.
Jesus, I pray for
(.. name ...) who was unkind
to me
Listen
John
7.1-13: Jesus now stayed in Galilee. He could not
stay in Judea because the religious leaders wanted to kill him. Not even his brothers believed in him.
In Jerusalem, no one spoke about him openly,
for fear of the religious leaders.
Jesus, people were scared to talk about you,
your brothers didn't believe in you, and the leaders wanted to kill you.
How small my problems are compared with yours
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus' feeling of rejection/alienation must have been intense .... yet he did not give up ... he kept going! .... and he gives us the grace also to keep going!
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My second effort to get pizza for last night's party was to
go to a pizza shop near the Dr Jesus Centre .... successful. My first effort was
to phone the number of a pizza shop which used to be in Jordan. But the person
answering the phone said "this is a seniors' home"!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Wednesday,
please bless the people of East
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-12-01: Report in Chinese in Ming Pao Magazine
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2027-05-18: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental
Daily
report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign
*** May
14 updates:
Oriental
Daily, Apple
Daily, Sing
Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: Chinese no more mules page
((Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade)) (blocked by FB Oct 2020)
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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