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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Tues Feb 22
Yesterday
was Day 3 of the project to provide emergency accommodation for the people in
this new SCMP
vdideo report. It was another long day for me which began two
nights ago when I had just got into bed at midnight (after some late
arrivals at our centres) ... and the phone went .... a woman about to leave from
HK airport had tested positive ... and was not allowed to leave ... and had
nowhere to go. Her consulate phone the NGO HELP
for Domestic Helpers who phoned me .... and I welcomed the poor distressed
woman when she arrived in Jordan about 1.15am.
Through the day yesterday more women came to our centres .... we now have 11 at
the Dr Jesus Centre and 6 at the nearby new centre and 2 at other places ....
with 6 more due today!
Much shopping, much arranging transport, much meeting people ... all
with umbrella on a wet and cold day.
Last night our local parish priest Fr Patrick Sun kindly joined me for a couple
of hours work taking items and meals to the centres. During the day many kind
people and groups came with items for the centres. God bless them and all the
guests!
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Monday Feb 21
Yesterday
and last night were replays of Sunday (below) ... with homeless people arriving
even late last night .... people who belong to this
group ... so .... no usual menu for today ... just a request for prayers
please for the many homeless people who are sleeping out these nights in wet
and freezing weather. There are now 10 women staying at the Dr Jesus Centre
and two at a nearby new centre especially rented for this situation.
God bless everyone at this time of Covid!
John
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Sun Feb 20
I
spent all of yesterday and a large part of last night helping some of the people
in
this report to find accommodation in YMT .... including a group
of them now staying at the Dr Jesus Centre which has been turned into a
"field hospital" (as Pope Francis says). The NGO HELP
for Domestic Helpers will daily monitor the health of the guests and liaise
with government officials (if any can be found)
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Life
is a rat race?
Bible Study: Romans
1
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 7
1
Samuel 20-24: Jonathan
again tried to help David make peace with Saul. But Saul was full of anger and
just wanted to kill David. David then became a nomad, roaming from place to
place, continually pursued by Saul's soldiers. David once had a chance to kill
Saul but David refused to kill him. David said: "Saul is the anointed one
of the Lord. It is wrong for me to hurt him." Even
though Saul hated and hunted David, David respected and protected Saul.
Dear God, when other people treat me unkindly, please help me to be kind to
them, as David was kind to Saul
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
103: My soul, give thanks to the
Lord. All my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and
never forget all his blessings. It is he who forgives all your guilt, who heals
every one of your ills. It is he who fills your life with good things, renewing
your youth like an eagle's life. The
Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. As the
heavens are high above the earth so strong is his love for those who love him.
As far as the East is from the West, so far does he remove our sins. As a father
has compassion on his children, the Lord has pity on all who love and honor him.
Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels, who heed the voice of his word. Give
thanks to the Lord, everyone and everything. My soul, give thanks to the Lord!
Thank you, Lord, for your love and compassion
Listen
Luke
6.27-38: Jesus
said to the people "Love your enemies. Do good to people who hate you. Pray
for people who are unkind to you. Treat others as you would like them to
treat you. Be compassionate as your heavenly Father is compassionate. Do not
judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be
condemned. Grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and there will be gifts
for you. The amount you measure out is the amount you will be given back".
Jesus, bless ....(name)....who was unkind to me
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Unforgiveness is bad for our health. It plays a major part in the 80% of our sicknesses which have a psycho-somatic aspect. As the Chinese saying puts it: "All sickness starts in the heart"
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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When
we meet up in Heaven, please remind me to invite you to watch of replay of what
happened yesterday as the Dr Jesus Centre was turned into emergency
accommodation for homeless domestic helpers. An amazing day!
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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 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sichuan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 20th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Sudan
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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Because of the pandemic,
MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus
Centre have been suspended.
No restart date yet
Sat Feb 19
MercyHK is now renting rooms for 6 homeless Covid patients ....people like these..... and using
the phone
to pray with them each day ... and providing daily meals for 5 of them. We also
have a non-homeless friend who has Covid ..... making 7 on our special
care/prayer list.
Special
detention centre for Covid prisoners. ((HK CSD takes effective, timely and
practical decisions! I wish CSD was running HK!))
Australian
report on Covid in HK ***
UK
report on Covid in HK
On this blog on Feb 17, below, I posted an article claiming the
Pepsi used aborted fetal cells. A kind reader from Australia has sent this
FactCheck article: Pepsi
does not use aborted fetal cells
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: God's
family planning
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Today I am using readings from Feb 19,1973!
Isaiah
61: The spirit of the Lord has been given to
me,
for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news
to the poor,
to bind up broken hearts, to proclaim liberty to captives,
freedom to those in prison, to comfort people who mourn,
to replace their sadness with praise. I exult for joy in the Lord,
my soul rejoices in my God, for as the earth makes plants to
grow,
and as a garden makes seeds spring up, so the Lord will make integrity
and praise
spring up in the sight of the nations.
Lord, please give comfort and courage to people
who are sad
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
89: I will sing for ever of your love, O
Lord.
Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever.
The heavens proclaim your wonders, O Lord.
The heavens are yours, the world is yours. Blessed the people who find joy in you,
who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.
Thank you, Lord, for our
beautiful world
Listen
2 Tim
4.1-5: In the presence of God our Father and of
Christ Jesus, I give you this command: proclaim the Good News and, welcome
or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience
- but do this with patience. Be prepared to face people who jettison sound
teaching in favor of the latest novelty. Instead of listing to the truth,
they will turn to myths. Make the spreading of the Good News your
life's work
Jesus, please protect me from junk ideas and
misleading teachers
Listen
John
13. 34-35: Jesus said to his disciples at the meal
"I give you a new commandment: love one another.
Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another.
By this love you have for one another,
everyone will know that you are my disciples"
Jesus, please help all Christians to
love one another as you have loved us
Listen
Reflection: Thank you Jesus for the past 49 years!
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This day 49 years ago was a Monday, and in the
afternoon in Melbourne there was rain ..... a sign of blessing!
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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 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 19th
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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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Fri Feb 18
HK
Covid situation a scandalous mess. Hospitals no room .... Covid cases being sent
home .... families/employers/landlords telling cases they are not welcome ...
so, people
are sleeping on the street!! Late last night I helped two such people
find a place to stay ***
HK
Covid cases and deaths continuing to increase
Hoarding
Disorder (some of the homeless people for whom MercyHK is renting rooms have
this problem! .... and more than one landlord/landlady has asked them to move
out!)
Dear
God, please ... no invasion of Ukraine! One
possibility: Ukraine agrees to wait 5 years before discussing "join
NATO" idea, in return for which Russia agrees to withdraw troops for 5
years. Please God!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Education
is the key
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Kings 6:
The king of Aram was at war with Israel.
But each time he planned an attack,
Elisha warned the king of Israel
and the attack was foiled. The king of Aram therefore sent soldiers to
capture Elisha.
Elisha prayed to God for help and the soldiers were temporarily
blinded. While they were blinded, Elisha led them to
the king of Israel.
The king of Israel asked Elisha "Shall I kill them?" Elisha told him not to kill them but to feed
them and let them go. After this there was peace for a time between
Aram and Israel.
Dear God, please bless our enemies,
and help us be kind to them
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
28: To you, O Lord, I call, my rock, hear me.
If you do not heed, I shall become like people in the grave. Lord, you are my strength and my
shield.
In you my heart trusts. Thank you, Lord, for so often hearing my
prayer.
I will always thank and praise you. You are the strength of your people Israel.
Save your people. Be our shepherd and carry us for ever.
Lord, please help people who
are in big danger today
Listen
Colossians
3.12-14:
You are God's special friends. He loves you.
You should be clothed in sincere compassion,
kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience.
Allow for other's weaknesses. Forgive each
other as soon as a quarrel begins. The Lord has forgiven you. You must
forgive others. Over all these clothes, to keep them together
and to complete them, put on love
Jesus, help me be a better and kinder
person
Listen
Matthew
16.13-20: One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say the Son of Man is?" The disciples replied
"Some people say you are one of the famous prophets". Jesus then asked them
"And what about you. Who do you say I am?" Peter answered
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God". Jesus then said to Peter
"Blessed are you, for my Father in heaven has revealed this to you.
So I now say to you:
you are Peter ('the rock') and on this rock I will build my
church.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom."
Jesus, Son of God,
please help the church to continue your work on earth
Listen
Reflection: The Church is Jesus' idea
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To go with today's Gospel!
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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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shandong
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 18th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Gambia
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Thu Feb 17
On
this day in 1826 Pope Leo XII approved the Oblates of Mary Immaculate as an
international organisation. Special
message for today from O.M.I. Superior General Fr Louis Lougen - here
Sad
photos here of overcrowded HK hospital
Update
from Camay .... another stay in hospital!.... bravely continuing her battle
with stage four lung cancer
Dear
God, please ... no invasion of Ukraine! One
possibility: Ukraine agrees to wait 5 years before discussing "join
NATO" idea, in return for which Russia agrees to withdraw troops for 5
years. Please God!
This is hard to believe:
"Every time you purchase "food" from
Kraft, Pepsi, or Nestle, you're choosing to feed your family with flavoring
agents manufactured using the tissue of aborted human babies". From this
article
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: This
article about social virtues,
written in 1965, has great importance for our 2022 Covid world!
Everything's a miracle!
The
miracle of the human brain! (and see my comment!)
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Kings 5:
Naaman was an army commander for the
king of Aram.
Naaman enjoyed success and favor, but he was a leper. He heard about Elisha and the king sent him to
Elisha
with gifts of gold, silver and garments to request healing. When Naaman reached Elisha's house,
Elisha sent him a message: "Bathe 7 times in the Jordan River." At first Naaman was angry at this message,
having expected Elisha to see and heal him personally. But then he humbly bathed 7 times in the
Jordan
and his flesh became clean once more.
Elisha declined Naaman's gifts.
But after Naaman left Elisha, Elisha's servant Gehazi
caught up with Naaman and deceitfully obtained some silver. Elisha confronted Gehazi about this
and Gehazi became a leper.
Dear God, please heal everyone
who has leprosy
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, you are my light and my
help.
I will always praise you
Listen
Colossians
3.5-11: Kill all the bad things that trouble earthly
life:
fornication, impurity, evil desires, greed, anger, bad
temper, spitefulness, abusive language, dirty talk and lying. You have deleted your old self, and have
downloaded a fresh copy of the divine image. That image is Christ. He must
be installed in every part of your life
Jesus, take over my life. Install yourself in
every part of my life
Listen
Matthew
15.29-31: Jesus went up into the hills near the Lake of
Galilee.
Large crowds came to him bringing
the lame, the crippled, the blind, the dumb and many others. These they put down at Jesus' feet.
Jesus healed them all. The crowds praised the God of Israel
when they saw the dumb speaking, cripples whole again,
the lame walking and the blind able to see.
Jesus,
please give sick people more faith in your healing love
Listen
Reflection: May there be healing miracles in our day .... especially healings from Covid!
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A kind person recently donated a guitar for use in the Dr Jesus Centre (to go
with our lovely piano .. also kindly donated). Two days ago social worker
Patrick and I made this
recording of "O When the Saints"!
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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 17th 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 17th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ethiopia
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Wed Feb 16
So much sad/bad news in the world ... let's start with
this Tik Tok !
Dear
God, please ... no invasion of Ukraine! One
possibility: Ukraine agrees to wait 5 years before discussing "join
NATO" idea, in return for which Russia agrees to withdraw troops for 5
years. Please God!
Singapore
to execute two men today? (one of them with low IQ)
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless
priests meeting which starts tomorrow in Vatican
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Women
unjustly treated by men
(c.f. this
report two days ago about "honour killing" in Pakistan
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings 4:
A poor widow whose husband had been a
prophet asked Elisha for help when a creditor demanded her two sons
as slaves. All she had was a small pot of oil, not enough
to pay her debts.
Elisha told her to get many jars,
and start pouring oil from the pot into the jars. As she and her sons did this,
the oil did not
run out.
Elisha told her to sell the oil to pay off her debts. At another time Elisha brought back to
life a dead child. He also once brought about a miraculous
multiplication of bread.
Dear God, you once worked
miracles by the prayers of Elisha.
Please let miracles be done in our day
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
24-26: The Lord's is the earth and all its peoples.
It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe. May all hearts open their doors to the Lord.
Let him enter, the king of glory. Lord I hope in you all the day long.
Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your
way of truth
Listen
Colossians
3.1-2: Since you have been brought back to true life
with Christ,
focus on heaven, where Christ is, sitting at the Father's right hand.
Let your thoughts be more on heavenly things,
less on the things that are on earth
Jesus, please help me think more often about
heaven.....since that's where I hope to spend all eternity! Help me
understand how this present world is just a temporary arrangement
Listen
Matthew
15.21-28: Jesus went to the coastal district near Tyre
and Sidon.
A foreign woman followed him and shouted
"Sir, Son of David, have pity on me.
My daughter is tormented by an evil spirit." At first Jesus did not answer her, so his
disciples said to him
"Help her, because she keeps shouting after us." Jesus replied "I was sent only to the
people of Israel".
The foreign woman by now was kneeling at Jesus' feet.
"Lord, help me" she pleaded. Jesus said to her "Woman, you have great
faith. Your wish is granted". At that very moment, her daughter
was healed.
Jesus, please give sick people
great faith in you
Listen
Reflection: Almost every time when Jesus healed people .... F A I T H was a factor
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Yesterday was Valentine's Day in the Chinese calendar
....but ...like Feb 14... a very quiet affair with restaurants not allowed to
have sit-in meals after 6pm .... and many people choosing not to go shopping
because of Covid. Next year will be happier, Please God!
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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 16th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Malawi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Tues Feb 15
Prison
social visits suspension will continue till (at least) Feb 23
*** Chaplains' visits
also still suspended, but yesterday afternoon I was able to hand in some text
books at Lo Wu women's prison
HK
- record number of Covid cases yesterday ***
Face-to-face
classes suspended for another 2 weeks
New
Zealand's crazy anti-vaccine protestors
Dear
God, please ... no invasion of Ukraine!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Dialogue
with people who think or act differently than we do
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings
2-3: The Lord revealed to Elisha and other
prophets
that Elijah would be taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Elisha said to Elijah
"Let me inherit a double share of your spirit."
Then a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire,
and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
The spirit of Elijah then came to rest on Elisha
and he began to do miracles by the power of the Lord.
Holy Spirit of God, please
increase your influence in my life
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
23: The Lord is my
shepherd, there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true
to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me
comfort. You have prepared a banquet for me in the
sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil. My cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever
and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my
good shepherd
Listen
Colossians
2.9-18:
In Christ's body lives the fullness of
divinity.
In him, you too find fulfillment. In baptism, you were buried with him and then
raised to new life.
Our real life is life with and in Christ. Be careful of people who are always going on
about some vision they have had, giving such visions more importance than
Christ himself
Jesus, may my focus always be on you
Listen
Matthew
15.1-20:
Some religious leaders asked Jesus "Why
do your disciples ignore many external practices of our religion?" Jesus answered, with the words of the prophet
Isaiah:
"This people honors me with external lip-service,
while their hearts are far from me." Jesus also said
"It's not certain foods or lack of washing that makes a person
unclean.
It's evil in the heart that makes a person unclean. Evil intentions like murder, adultery,
fornication, theft, perjury, slander. These are the things that make a
person unclean."
Jesus, please clean my
heart
Listen
Reflection: Psalm 23 has to be one of the most beautiful prayers ever composed .... with layers of meaning (e.g. "restful waters" = baptism; "banquet" = Eucharist)
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Recommended
movie:
Places in the Heart - Wikipedia - US Great Depression story has much relevance for our Covid 19 world
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57
years ago yesterday, on Feb 14, 1965, I left Brisbane by train to go to
Victoria for seminary studies. I have clear memories of that Sunday afternoon
....saying goodbye to my dear mother, father and brother, with some of the OMI's
from Iona College also at South Brisbane train station. So ... yesterday was a
good day for me to be on a train (to and from Lo Wu prison) and after Lo Wu I
spent some extra reflection time at McDs at Kowloon Station ....
remembering another station 57 years ago
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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 15th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Liaoning
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 15th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Liberia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Because of the pandemic, MercyHK's shop in Temple Street is closed and all activities at the Dr Jesus Centre have been suspended. No restart date yet
Mon Feb
14
Valentine's
Day is a unique opportunity for Church (let's
reclaim St Valentine's Day!)
Time
for HK govt to end modern slavery in HK
Dear
God, please ... no invasion of Ukraine!
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2 (updated lists)
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Covid in HK ... and other places. Text without recording
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: We
should "think big"!
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings
1:
Ahaziah, king of Israel, was seriously ill
after a fall.
He tried to send messengers to the temple of a false god
to ask about his future. But the Lord sent Elijah the prophet to
intercept the messengers
and tell them that the king would die. The king sent 50 soldiers to arrest Elijah
but as they approached Elijah, fire from heaven destroyed them. The king sent another 50 soldiers.
They too were destroyed by fire from heaven. A third group of 50 was sent.
They begged
Elijah to spare them.
The Lord told Elijah to go with them to the king. Elijah then told the king to his face that he
would soon die
because he had tried to ask a false god about his future.
Not long after this, Ahaziah died.
Dear Lord, please don't let us
ever get involved
with false religion
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I call to you for help, but day and night you give no reply. I am a worm and not a man.
Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They taunt me: "He trusted in the
Lord, why doesn't the Lord help him?" Like water I am poured out, my bones no longer
connected.
My throat is parched, my tongue sticks to my jaws. Many evil people attack me.
They make holes in my hands and my feet.
They await my death. They divide my clothing among them,
they throw a dice for my robe. Yet I know Lord, that you are good and
holy.
I know how you heard the cries of our ancestors and you helped them. It was you who took me from the womb
and entrusted me to my mother's breast.
To you I was committed from my birth,
from my mother's womb you have been my God. Lord, I trust in you even now.
I trust you will not scorn my prayer. Even now I praise you as my Creator.
May all the nations know and worship you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble right now,
especially people whose lives are in danger
Listen
Colossians
2.6-8: You must live your whole life according to the
Christ you have received - Jesus the Lord. You must be built on him and held firm by the
faith you have been taught. Make sure no one deceives you with any
teaching based on the principles of this world instead of on Christ
Jesus, please protect people from false
teaching
Listen
Matthew
14.34-36: When Jesus got out of the boat on the other
side of the lake,
people recognized him and news of his presence spread quickly. From all around that area, sick people were
brought to him.
The sick people just wanted to touch his clothing.
All those who touched his clothing were healed
Jesus, please heal my sick
friends (..names..) by letting them,
through prayer, touch your clothing
Listen
Reflection: Jesus who healed people 2,000 years ago, still heals people today
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Recommended Book:
Poverty in the Midst of Affluence - how HK mismanaged its Prosperity, by Leo Goodstadt. Powerpoint outline-------------------------
Today's
Vatican 2 reflection, above, reminds me of the winner of the 1974
and 1975 Melbourne Cup: Think
Big!
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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 14th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jilin
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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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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