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YOU JESUS! SINGAPORE
COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF LOW IQ MALAYSIAN MAN!
Australian
lobsters a magnet for HK Triads (by Bob
Rogers, in
Pearls & Irritations)
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
Jesus'
spiritual family tree includes the Branch of Islam
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Joshua
4: After the Israelites
crossed the Jordan River,
Joshua selected 12 men, one from each tribe,
and told them to get 12 stones from the middle of the Jordan. The 12 stones
were set up at Gilgal, east of Jericho, as a reminder of how God had helped the Israelites
cross the river. When children in the
future asked "What do these stones mean?"
parents were to answer:
"The waters of the Jordan separated and stopped flowing
when the Lord's Sacred Chest entered the river.
These 12 stones are a permanent reminder of this." As soon as
the
Israelites had finished crossing the Jordan,
its waters immediately started flowing again.
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever forget
the many times you have helped me cross "Jordan" rivers
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
87: On the holy mountain is Jerusalem,
the Lord's cherished city. Of you are told glorious things, O city of
God. All nations are called to serve and love the
Lord.
And Jerusalem shall be called their spiritual mother,
for all shall be her children. In Jerusalem everyone will be welcome and find
a home.
Lord, may Jerusalem be a place
of peace and prayer for all peoples
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.18 - 2.9:
The language of the Cross doesn't make sense
for some people. But for us it is God's power to save.
While the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks
require philosophy, here we are preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews
an obstacle they cannot get over, to the pagans madness. During my stay with you, I relied not on
philosophy or my own efforts, but only on the power of the Spirit. The wisdom we teach is about things no eye has
seen, and no ear has heard, things beyond human understanding - all that
God has prepared for those who love him
Jesus, crucified Lord, please increase my
faith in you
Listen
John
10.11-14:
Jesus said to the religious leaders "I am
the Good Shepherd.
The Good Shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. A hired man, since he has no real concern for
the sheep,
abandons them and runs away if he sees a wolf coming. I am the Good Shepherd.
I know my own sheep, and my own sheep know me"
Jesus, Good Shepherd, please help me to be a
good sheep, and a good shepherd
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: May all leaders have "real concern for the sheep"
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Recommended
movie: Ben Hur,
winner of 11(!) Academy Awards, one of the greatest movies ever made. Based on
"A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. Amazon.
Wikipedia
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Maybe not another "Ben Hur" but movie set
opposite MercyHK's shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan has seen non-stop activity
the past few days ... getting ready for "shooting" on Nov 10, 11, 12
& 15
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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 9th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 9th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Central African Republic
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 8
187: Everyone - especially people fighting cancer - most welcome to come to Dr Jesus Centre 3pm each Saturday for prayer for healing, at M/F, 187 Temple Street, Jordan (not far from Jordan MTR Exit A) ... next to MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists) ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Unity
should be a target for all Christians
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: HK man executed in China. Text without recording
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Joshua
3: Instructed by the Lord,
Joshua told the people to go to the bank of the Jordan River.
He told the priests carrying the Sacred Chest
to stand in the river on the edge of the water.
As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water, the river stopped
flowing.
The people then went across the dry river bed towards Jericho.
Dear God,
please help me to cross rivers of difficulty, doubt, conflict etc
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
86: Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer
for I am poor and needy.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
full of love to all who call to you. All the nations shall come to adore you
and glorify your name, O Lord,
you who alone are God. Show me, Lord, your way, and guide my heart
so that I may walk in your truth. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my
heart
for your love to me has been great. O give your strength to your servant
and save your handmaid's son.
Dear Lord, thank you for
all your
love
Listen
1
Corinthians
1.1-10: I, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle,
send greetings to the church of God in Corinth. May God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. I never stop thanking God for all the graces
you have received through Jesus Christ. The witness to Christ has been strong among
you. God shares with us the life of his Son, Jesus.
God helps us to be faithful as followers of Jesus. I appeal to you to be united in belief and
practice.
Put an end to the differences between you
Jesus, Son of God, thank you for all the
graces I have received
Listen
John
10.1-10: Jesus said to the religious leaders "I
am the gate of the sheepfold. If anyone enters the sheepfold by some other
means than the gate, that person is a thief. The person who enters by the gate is the
shepherd of the flock. The sheep hear his voice as he calls each one by
name and leads them out of the sheepfold. When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of
them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. The thief comes only to steal and kill and
destroy. I have come so that people may have life, not just now but for
ever".
Jesus, Good Shepherd, please help more and
more people hear your voice and follow you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The biggest problem in our troubled world is not poverty or climate change or Covid-19. The biggest problem is a lack of good leaders ... leaders who care for the sheep rather than their own power/prestige/re-election
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Recommended Book: China's Silent Army - Amazon; Guardian review
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Renovations
are taking place rapidly at shop opposite MercyHK's shop at 191 Temple Street,
Jordan .... where there will be filming for a major new movie later this week!
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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 8th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierra
Leone
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Nov 7
187: There were 23 of us yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre at the weekly prayer meeting for healing. I was most encouraged by so many testimonies to the power of prayer for healing. Thank you Dr Jesus!
This man should be canonized! Nobel prize-winning gynaecologist who has risked his life to save African women
260kg
of cocaine confiscated by HK Customs
International
pressure on Singapore not to execute low IQ Malaysian man on Nov 10
(and see my comment re "compassion" not in dictionary of Singapore,
Taiwan, China)
The best article I have seen on Glasgow climate change
conference: Groundtruthed
(George Monbiot)
I spent about a week in Ethiopia early last year, so this makes
me sad: Government
to be overthrown? The last thing such a poor country needs is war. JESUS,
PLEASE BLESS ETHIOPIA! *** My
Jan-Feb 2020 visit to Ethiopia
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: There's
more than one way to be baptized
Bible Study: Acts
9
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 32
1
Kings 17: When Ahab
was king of Israel, in the 9th century B.C., Elijah was a prophet of the Lord.
Elijah told Ahab there would be no rain for a long time because the people were
following the cult of Baal. Elijah did miracles in the name of the Lord: he
blessed a poor widow's food to make it increase, and he brought back to
life a young boy who had died.
Dear God, please bless our prayers as you blessed the prayers of Elijah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
146: My
soul, give praise to the Lord. I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust
in princes, in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God, whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth, the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives bread to the
hungry, the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who gives sight to the
blind, who raises up those who are bowed down. It
is the Lord who protects the stranger and upholds the widow and orphan.
It is the Lord who loves the just but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord
will reign for ever, Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust and faith in you
Listen
Hebrews
8-9: Jesus'
priesthood is part of the new covenant predicted in the Scriptures: "See,
the days are coming - it is the Lord who speaks - when I will establish a new
covenant with the House of Israel". Jesus has come as High Priest of all
the blessings that were predicted would be part of the new covenant. He has
offered not the blood of animals like priests of the old covenant, but his own
blood, by which he won our redemption. His
blood can purify our inner self from dead actions, to help us in our life
of dedication to the living God
Jesus, by your precious blood, purify my heart and protect me
Listen
Mark
12.41-44: Jesus sat down
in the Temple area and noticed people putting money into a donation box to help
the poor. Many rich people put in a lot of money. A
poor widow put in two small coins. Jesus said to his disciples
"That poor widow has donated more than all the other people, for they put
in money they had left over, but she put in the only money she had"
Jesus, please make me more generous in helping poor people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Is there anything I can do to help a widow in my neighbourhood? Visit her? Invite her for a cup of tea?
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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First
the
Chief Executive, now the
Security Chief!?! Maybe all govt officials need to be vaccinated against
this new virus?!
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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 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burkina Faso
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 Nov 6
187: I spent all of yesterday at the Dr Jesus Centre: 10am-noon meeting for MercyHK shop team, 12.30 meal for women who work on Temple Street, 3-5pm gathering for homeless people .... with about half a dozen individual visits during the day and early evening (including welfare staff from Shek Pik Prison arranging early release for a local man if he has a job at MercyHK shop ... which MercyHK CEO Eddie gladly agreed to when meeting the welfare officers yesterday). Great to work at the Dr Jesus Centre. If I ever have to spend time in quarantine, it would be great to spend it at the centre!
A
most important and most encouraging article! How
Australians are fixing the mess
A tale of
two mothers one of their sons, an intellectually handicapped man, due to be
hanged in Singapore on Nov 10
Japan
death row inmates suing govt for last minute notification of execution!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
When
the Church is planted in any country or culture, it should do good not harm to
that country or culture
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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Joshua
2: Joshua sent two men as
spies to explore the Jericho area.
In Jericho they went to the house of Rahab the prostitute.
The king of Jericho was told about this and he sent men to capture the two Israelites.
But Rahab hid the men
and told the king that they had already gone.
Rahab said to the men in their hiding place on her roof:
"I know that the Lord has given you this land.
My people are afraid of you. We have heard how the
Lord dried up the sea for your crossing
out of Egypt. We have heard how you defeated the 2 kings Sihon and Og. Since I have shown you
kindness
I now ask you to show kindness to my family
and spare their lives when you attack this city." The men agreed and told Rahab
to tie a scarlet cord to her window
so the Israelites would know her family were inside. Rahab helped the men go down from the
window by a rope.
The men stayed in the nearby hills for 3 days until it was safe to leave. The men returned to Joshua and told how the people of Jericho
were already trembling at the thought of an Israelite attack.
Lord,
please bless all women and girls caught up in prostitution
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
85: I will hear what the Lord God has to say,
a voice that speaks of peace.
Peace for his people and his friends
and those who turn to him in their hearts. His help is near for those who love him
and his glory will dwell in our land.
Mercy and faithfulness have met.
Justice and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
and justice shall look down from heaven. The Lord will make us prosper
and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him
and peace shall follow his steps
Lord, please give more peace to
our world
Listen
Romans
16.1-25: Please welcome our friend Phoebe, a deaconess
in the church at Cenchrea. She has helped many people, including myself.
Greetings to all my friends in Rome,
especially Prisca and Aquila,
my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked death to save my life. Be careful of people whose teaching is
suspect. Avoid them. Glory to him who is able to give you strength
to live according to the Good News
Jesus, help me live according to your Good
News.
Thank you for the beautiful letter to the Romans
Listen
John
9.1-33: Once when Jesus was walking along the road,
he saw a man who had been blind from birth. Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud
with the spittle. He put the mud on the man's eyes, and said
"Go and wash in the Siloam Pool". The blind man went and washed, and came away
able to see. When the blind man heard people criticize
Jesus, he said "Ever since the world began, it has never been
recorded that someone opened the eyes of a man born blind. This man must be from God".
Jesus, please heal my blind friend ....(name)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Only God can open the eyes of a person born blind
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World
record potato? 7.9kg! (& notice how it looks like a human face!)
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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 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberia
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Nov 5
During
breakfast the past two days I watched The
Amy Carmichael Story (38 mins). Inspiring! Wikipedia
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: The
Church is a collection of belly buttons!
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Joshua 1: God said to Joshua:
"I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
I will not leave you or abandon you. Be strong and stand
firm
and be careful to keep all the Law which my servant Moses laid on you.
Never swerve from this
to right or left,
and then you will be happy in all you do.
Have the book of this Law always on your lips.
Meditate on it day and night,
so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it. Be fearless, be
confident,
for wherever you go
I the Lord your God am with you." Then Joshua said to the
people:
"Get ready, for in 3 days you will cross the Jordan River
and take possession of the land which God is giving to you."
Dear God, thank you for the courage and confidence
that you give us
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
84: How lovely is your sacred temple, Lord.
My heart is longing to spend time in your holy dwelling. Even sparrows and swallows are your
temple guests.
They build homes for their young near your altar. Blessed are the people who live and work in
your temple.
And blessed, too, are people who keep the memory of your temple in
their hearts. As they go through the troubles of life,
you give them strength to face the trials of each day. Lord, one day within your temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else.
Dear God, thank you for special
places of prayer
Listen
Romans
15.15-33:
The reason I have written to you is to
encourage you in your faith. This is my job from God. He has appointed me as a priest of Jesus
Christ.
I must do all I can to spread the Good News. I hope to see you on my way to
Spain.
Please
pray for me that I may be protected from people who want to eliminate me.
Jesus, help me do all I can to spread your
Good News
Listen
John
8 (42, 46, 56 -58): Jesus said to the people "If God were your father, you would
love me, since I have come from God and I speak the truth. You avoid the
truth, because your father is the father of lies, the Devil. Abraham rejoiced at the thought of my coming. He saw it in the
future and was glad". The people said "You are not yet 50 years old. How could you
have seen Abraham?" Jesus replied "I tell you, before Abraham
ever was, I Am". The people then picked up stones to throw at Jesus for claiming to
be God. But Jesus safely left the Temple
Jesus, you who existed as God the Son from all
eternity, please increase my love for the truth, and help me avoid lies
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: No matter what our circumstances, as Christians we have a loving duty to do whatever we can to spread the Good News
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For Diwali, all the local Nepal and Indian stores are
beautifully decorated, and last night also had candles burning. For people from
the Sub-Continent, Diwali is like Christmas and Lunar New Year rolled into one!
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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 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guizhou
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Chad
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Nov 4
Happy Diwali! *** My 2013 article
187: Yesterday afternoon's meeting for drug addicts at the Doctor Jesus Centre in Temple Street was animated by a team of welfare staff from the Rehabilitation Society. The team even cooked their own soup at the Centre!
Last
ditch effort to spare mentally impaired man from hanging in Singapore
*** Singapore's
drug laws are a curse on the poor
Letter
in English from a young HK man now in prison for drug trafficking, how he was
tricked to go to Kuala Lumpur and bring drugs to HK - here
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Truth
in a world of fake news
Everything's a miracle!
The benefits of drinking water!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Deuteronomy 33-34: Before Moses died, he
blessed the twelve tribes of Israel.
Moses then went up Mount Nebo, opposite Jericho,
where the Lord showed him the whole land
that the Israelites would possess.
Moses was buried in the land of Moab.
After the people mourned Moses for 30 days,
Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom,
since Moses had laid his hands on him.
From that time there has never been a prophet like Moses,
the man who knew the Lord face to face.
Dear
God, thank you for the life of Moses. May civic and church
leaders be more like him, filled with love for you and for the people
Recording
Psalms 82-83: God says to corrupt officials:
"How long will you judge unjustly and mistreat the poor?
You should do justice for the weak and the orphan.
You should defend the afflicted and the needy.
You should rescue the weak and the poor.
You should set them free from the hand of the wicked". O God, please protect your people from
corruption and injustice.
Save us also from attack by other nations.
Let everyone know that you are the Lord of all the earth.
Lord, please stop corrupt
officials from hurting people
Recording
Romans 15.4-13: Learn hope from the
Scriptures, from the
example of people who did not give up,
and were helped by God. May the God of hope bring you such joy and
peace in your faith, that the power of the Holy Spirit will remove all
bounds to hope.
Holy Spirit of God, help me understand that no
situation in this life is ever hopeless,
that you can enlighten even the
darkest place
Listen
John 8 (12, 31, 32): Jesus said to the people "I am the light
of the world. Those who follow me will not walk in the dark. They will
have the light of life. If you take my words to heart, you will be my
disciples.
You will learn the truth, and the truth will set you free"
Jesus, give light to my life. Increase my love for your teaching. Help me learn more about truth
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: In this world of fake news, we urgently need the One who is truth
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Pope Francis says we should celebrate the anniversary of our
baptism, just as we celebrate our birthday. So, on my 75th baptism anniversary
yesterday .... as well as some special times of prayer .... I did something else
highly significant: I went for a swim at nearby Kowloon Park ... letting the
waters of the pool remind me of the water of the font in 1946!
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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 4th 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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Nov 3
Letter
in Chinese from young HK man in prison for drug trafficking ... his story ... as
a warning to others not to make same mistake - here
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: I
was baptised by _ e _ u _
(on this day in 1946!)
Barbaric:
Singapore to hang intellectually disabled man on Nov
10: 01
02 (see my comment!)
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Book Blog:
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Deuteronomy 32: The Song of Moses:
Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;
let the earth hear the words on my lips.
May my teaching fall like the rain,
my speech descend like the dew,
like rain drops on the young green,
like showers falling on the grass. For I shall praise the
name of the Lord.
O give glory to this God of ours!
The Rock - his deeds are perfect,
and all his ways are just,
a faithful God, without deceit,
a God who is right and just.
Those whom he begot
unblemished
have become crooked, false, perverse.
Is it thus you repay the Lord,
O senseless and foolish people?
Is he not your father who created you,
he who made you, on whom you depend? Remember the days of
old,
consider the years that are past;
ask you father and he will show you,
ask your elders and they will tell you. When the Most High
gave the nations their heritage
and disposed men according to his plan,
in fixing the boundaries of the nations
he thought first of Israel's sons.
For Israel was the Lord's possession,
Jacob the one he had chosen. God found him in a
wilderness,
in fearful, desolate wastes;
he surrounded him, he lifted him up,
he kept him as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle that
watches its nest,
that hovers over its young,
so he spread his wings; he took him,
placed him on his outstretched wings.
The Lord alone was his guide
and no other god was with him.
Dear
Lord, thank you for life and all your love and care
01
02 03
Psalm
81: Ring out your joy to God our
strength,
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
Listen to the voice of the Lord: "I am the Lord your God
who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Let there be no foreign god among you,
no worship of a false god. O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways. At once I would subdue their foes.
But Israel I would feed with finest wheat and honey".
Lord, please help us to walk in
your ways
Listen
Romans
14-15: The life and death of each of us, has its
influence on others.
If we live, we live for the Lord. If we die, we die for the Lord.
Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. Never pass judgment on other people.
Never treat other people with contempt. The kingdom of God is not about eating special
food.
The kingdom of God is about friendship with God,
and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Do whatever you can to help other people
become stronger Christians
Jesus, please help me be a good Christian
Listen
John
8.1-11: While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, the
religious leaders brought to him a women who had been caught committing
adultery. The leaders said to Jesus "According to
the Law of Moses, this woman should be stoned to death. What do you
say?" They said this to test him, looking for something
to use against him. Jesus bent down and started writing on the
ground with his finger. Since they kept up their questioning, he looked up
and said to them "If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him
be the first to cast a stone". Then he kept writing on the ground. The leaders went away, beginning with the
eldest, until Jesus was left alone with the woman. Jesus said to her
"Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? "No one, sir", she replied.
"Neither do I condemn you", said Jesus. "Go and don't sin
any more".
Jesus, what did you write on the ground? The
leaders' sins?
"If you, O Lord, should write a record of our sins, who could
claim innocence?"
(Psalm 130)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: What did Jesus write? (my reflection)
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13 years ago today a door closed on me in China .... but
then another door opened in HK!
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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 3rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues Nov 2
ALL
SOULS DAY
Happy
Diwali! (My
2013 article)
Barbaric:
Singapore to hang intellectually disabled man on Nov
10: 01
02 (see my comment!)
Update
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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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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