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Tues March 15
Yesterday morning I did something I usually do almost every day
but haven't done for a couple of weeks because of the pandemic situation: I had
a trip on the MTR! ....to Admiralty to the Chinese University office, to enrol
16 prisoners for correspondence courses.
Yesterday afternoon 14 Covid positive cases for whom MercyHK has
been providing emergency accommodation in Jordan were transferred to the
government quarantine centre at Ching Yi. Last night we were still providing
accommodation for 49 cases, of whom 10 are positive.
Also yesterday afternoon 3 very kind Catholic doctors visited our 191 Temple
Street social centre with supplies for the centre and for a sharing with some of
our negative cases .... and a plan to set up an on line consultation for our
cases. Our social centre is being set up to deal with the deteriorating Covid
situation ....we expect many more people - local people as well as domestic
workers - to need help in the coming weeks as
HK heads towards 4.5 million infected people.
A few days ago I decided not to link this report about elderly patients in a hospital being surrounded by bags of dead bodies but since the number of elderly people dying each day continues to rise (more than 200 yesterday) I keep thinking that if elderly sick people could be given a Cross, there wouldn't be a need for so many body bags.
"Stop
this massacre": Pope condemns invasion of Ukraine
20 years ago today, beautiful
azaleas at the Canadian American School in Zhaoqing where I was an English
teacher
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah
7-13: The wall of Jerusalem was finally rebuilt
and doors were set in place in the wall.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar
Nehemiah assembled all the people
and read to them the Book of the Law of Moses. This was the first time that most of the
people
had heard the words of Moses' Book. The people were grateful to God
and praised him with great happiness. The people also promised God
that they would serve him more faithfully in the future. But
while Nehemiah was away on a visit to the king
the people and leaders became careless about the Law. When
Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem
he brought the people back to proper observance of the Law
Dear God, may we find joy and
strength in reading the Bible
and may the world have more good leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
52-60: Lord, I will tell everyone about how good you
are.
You are our Creator. Everyone should love you. Thank you for so often rescuing me from
trouble.
You uphold my life. Sometimes I have so many troubles and cares
that I can't get to sleep.
Sometimes I wish I was a bird and could fly away to a safe place. When I fear, I will trust in you,
in you whose word I praise. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise. Each morning I will sing of your strength,
and each morning acclaim your love.
O God, please help me to praise
and love you every day
Listen
2
Thessalonians 3.1-5:
Pray that the Lord's message may spread
quickly,
and be received with honor as it was by yourselves. Pray that we may be protected from the
interference of bigoted people. May your hearts focus on the love of God our
Father
and the fortitude of Christ
Jesus, don't let bigoted people
influence me
Listen
Matthew
22.34-40:
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: Times of trouble and difficulty - like now in today's world - are times for getting back to the message of God's word, times for focusing on God's love and the example of Jesus
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Yesterday as I waited at Admiralty MTR station, I noticed
an insurance company advertisement which featured a skateboard rider in the air.
Maybe not the best image to convey a message of safety and security?!
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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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Mon March 14
Last night MercyHK was providing emergency accommodation for
more than 60 homeless Covid domestic
helpers, of whom 21 are positive cases *** Last
night Daisy, the editor of The Sun
HK Filipino newspaper, with her husband Leo, visited all our centres
and greatly encouraged our guests *** My
file of media articles about homeless domestic workers ***
Shenzehn
locked down
I'm
continuing to pray that Putin will become indisposed (Putout).
My article in today's Ming
Pao newspaper has the topic: Homeless
Covid domestic helpers - update.
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Readings are from
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Nehemiah
6: As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall
some people continued to obstruct them. But with God's help the wall was
finished in 52 days.
Dear God, please help us do
your work, despite difficulties
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
51: Have mercy on me, God, in your
kindness,
and cleanse me of my sin. My offences truly I know them.
What is evil in your sight I have done. But in my defence please don't forget that
sinfulness is part of the human condition, part of our DNA. A pure heart create for me, O God.
Put a steadfast spirit within me.Give me again the joy of your help. With
a spirit of fervor sustain me.
Lord, you will not spurn
a humbled, contrite heart
Listen
2
Thessalonians 2.1-17: Regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
don't be deceived by wild speculation. Stand firm in your faith and avoid speculation.
Keep the traditions we taught you, whether by
word of mouth or by letter. May God strengthen you in everything good you
do or say
Jesus, stop people
spreading false information
Listen
Matthew
21.12-16: When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, he went to
the Temple.
In the Temple there were money changers, and people selling pigeons. Jesus tipped over their tables
and drove them out of the Temple.
He said to them "My house is a house of prayer,
but you have turned it into a place for robbery". Blind and lame people came to
Jesus in the Temple.
He healed them all. Then he went out of the city to
the village of Bethany
and spent the night there.
Jesus, please protect all
places of prayer from corruption
Listen
Reflection: Nehemiah kept going, despite difficulties. The psalmist kept going, despite sinning. Paul urges the Thessalonians to stand firm, to keep going. Jesus in his last week didn't sit around feeling sorry for himself about to die at the end of the week .... he kept teaching and healing till his final day.
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"300,000"
here
should be at
least 1.7 million?
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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 10th 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
Bisseau
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 13
Last night MercyHK was providing emergency accommodation for 57 homeless Covid domestic
helpers, of whom 18 are positive cases *** My
file of media articles about homeless domestic workers
Guardian summary of HK Covid situation:
"It's
like we are being left to die"
Ukraine:
People
taking shelter in Oblate houses *** Oblates
will stay with the people
UK
football world should care about Yemen as well as Ukraine
Happy 9th Anniversary today Pope Francis!
During breakfast over the past few days I watched this
video about Lent. A bit hard to follow but has some ideas I was not aware of
(or had forgotten) ... e.g. the 3 temptations of Jesus parallel the 3
temptations mentioned by St John and the 3 temptations of Adam (!) .... Jesus
being the new Adam .... and this 3-Combo corresponds to the three practices of
Lent: Prayer, fasting and works of mercy!
Bible Study: Romans
4
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c.f. readings for Lent 2
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
Philippians
3.20 - 4.1: 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
Listen
Luke
9.28-36: One day Jesus
took his disciples Peter, James and John up a high mountain to pray. On the
mountain, while Jesus was praying, his
whole appearance changed. His clothes became brilliant as lightning. The
prophets Moses and Elijah appeared and spoke with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus
"Lord, how good it is for us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered
them with its shadow. From the cloud came a voice: "This is my Son, the
Beloved. Listen to him". When the voice had finished speaking, the
disciples saw only Jesus in his normal appearance.
Jesus, Beloved Son of God, how good it is to spend time with you in prayer.
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: A beautiful song, based on today's Gospel: Transfiguration
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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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A
very happy experience for me yesterday was when a homeless local man, released
from detention yesterday morning, came to Jordan just after midday .... and I
was able to give him a room immediately .... and help him do a bit of shopping
for essentials
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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 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 13th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Congo
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 March 12
Last night MercyHK was providing emergency accommodation for 57 homeless Covid domestic
helpers, of whom 15 are positive cases. Yesterday 10 cases (9 positive and
1 negative) shifted to govt quarantine centres ... but new cases also arrived
during the day and early evening *** My
file of media articles about homeless domestic workers
MercyHK's second hand shop in Temple Street, which has been closed for two months because of the pandemic .... and which is likely to remain closed for some time until the pandemic eases .. . has been transformed into a social centre .... for Lucia and team to store and distribute masks, rapid tests, medicine & meals for Covid cases .... with an area set aside for social workers Simon, Patrick and Raymond to continue their service of other needy people (especially homeless people and drug addicts). The next door Dr Jesus Centre is now fully utilised as temporary accommodation for Covid cases.
I'm
continuing to pray that Putin will become indisposed (Putout).
And see this, from a reader in UK:
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah
5:
The people were very poor and could not
pay their debts.
Therefore Nehemiah cancelled all debts owed by poor people. Nehemiah was a just and kind
leader.
He even used his own money to pay his expenses,
and never took the salary that he could have claimed.
Dear God, to reduce
government corruption in all countries,
please raise up more leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
49-50: I will turn my mind to a parable,
with the harp I will solve a problem. The problem is: why do bad people prosper and
succeed? The answer: at the end of their lives bad
people will have to face death and judgement, just like everyone else. When we are rich, we often lack wisdom.
Wealth blinds our minds and hearts. Let's not forgot God and his laws.
Lord, please help me understand
the meaning of life
Listen
2
Thessalonians 1.1-5: From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy to the Church
in Thessalonika:
grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We take special pride in you because of your
perseverance,
despite persecutions and other troubles you have to face. People who refuse to accept the Good News are
facing an eternal penalty: to be excluded forever from the presence of the
Lord. So we pray that God will help you be the sort of
people he wants you to be. In this way our Lord Jesus Christ will be
glorified in you
Jesus, help me "keep going"
when trials come
Listen
Matthew
21.1-11: Jesus sat on a donkey colt for the trip down
the hill
from the Mount of Olives to the city of Jerusalem. This was as a prophet had
predicted:
"Look, your king is coming, humbly riding a peaceful donkey". Big crowds accompanied Jesus down
the hill.
People spread their clothes on the road as a sign of honor. People cut branches from the
trees and waved them singing "Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!" People in the city asked
"Who is he?"
The crowd answered "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in
Galilee".
Jesus, may you be warmly welcomed by every place and every person in the world
Listen
Reflection: May God give our troubled word more leaders like Nehemiah
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One of my daily delights the past couple of very busy
weeks has been a mid-afternoon cup of Masala
tea from a nearby mini-canteen. Delicious and invigorating!
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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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangsu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 11
One
min video of our new centre in Jordan: The
MercyHK Hostel E (can accommodate 16 people)
Love
sustaining HK prisoners not allowed visitors because of Covid
HK govt incompetence:
Leading us a walk on the wild side
Last night I was called to an attempted suicide case. On 16th floor rooftop of a nearby guest house. On arrival, a friend and I realised that an emergency call was needed. Fireman (about 8 of them!), Ambulance officers (2-3) and police (2-3) arrived together in less than 10 mins!!! God bless these world-class angels of mercy!
Fridays
of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Nehemiah 1-4: Nehemiah was cupbearer for the king of Persia.
He heard how the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem
were facing many difficulties. Nehemiah received permission from the king
to go to Jerusalem and help rebuild the city. Nehemiah then supervised the re-building of
Jerusalem's wall,
even though some foreigners in Jerusalem made fun of him. When the workers were ridiculed by foreigners,
Nehemiah said to the workers:
"Do not be afraid of them. Just keep your mind on the
Lord."
Dear God, please help us to do
what is right,
even if we meet ridicule and opposition
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with
shouts of joy.
For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy
to be praised.
Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O God, as we pray in your temple,
our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere
acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Listen
1
Thessalonians 5.19-28: Let the Holy Spirit have a free reign in your
life.
Hold on to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. May the God of peace make you holy.
May you be kept safe in spirit, soul and body,
for the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. God has called you. He will not fail you.
Pray for us. Greet all the believers with the holy kiss.
Read this letter to all the believers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
Holy Spirit of Jesus, Holy Spirit of the
Father,
I open my life to you. My heart is yours
Listen
Matthew
20.29-34: As Jesus was leaving Jericho on his way
to Jerusalem,
many people followed him along the road. Sitting by the road were
two men who had become blind.
When they heard that Jesus was going past,
they called out "Son of David, have pity on us." Some people tried to stop them
from calling out,
but they shouted even more loudly "Son of David, have pity on
us." Jesus stopped and said to them
"What do you want me to do for you?" They
replied "Lord, let us see again". Jesus felt sorry for them.
He touched their eyes and straight away their sight returned.
Jesus, please heal my blind friend ....(name)....
Listen
Reflection: Jesus who healed blind people can also heal victims of Covid ... can help Covid symptoms decrease .... can protect us from Covid
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All 5 of MercyHK's hostels for homeless Covid domestic
workers have Smartone wifi ... so important for guests to be able to communicate
with family and friends. The Dr Jesus Centre and our two centres on Cheung Chau
Island and my home also have Smartone wifi. I have bought 9 routers in the past
year!
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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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hunan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 10th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Yemen
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 10
Last night MercyHK was providing emergency accommodation for 65 homeless Covid domestic
helpers, of whom 16 are positive cases. Last night 13 of the 60 moved into our
latest centre - "MercyHK
Hostel E" for which a contract was signed on March 8 and into which
8 double decker bunks and other furnishings were installed yesterday afternoon.
*** Late last night Fr Jun
O.M.I. and I took part in a FB live session arranged by HK's Filipino newspaper
The Sun. The
program is here
My
file of media articles about homeless domestic workers ***
Two
million people in HK have Covid?
I'm
continuing to pray that Putin will become indisposed (Putout)
This
is human nature at its best: Germans
& Poles welcome Ukranian refugees into their homes ***
And today is the anniversary of George
Muller who was born in Germany and helped many poor children in England
20 years ago today I attended this
happy wedding reception in Zhaoqing, of a teacher from the Cadandian
American School where I was working as an English teacher
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Ezra 8-10:
Before the Jews left Babylon,
Ezra had organized them to pray and fast for a safe
journey.
When the Jews reached Jerusalem,
Ezra dissolved any marriages that had been arranged with foreign
women while the Jews were in Babylon.
Dear God, please help us to
remember to pray for safety each time we set out on a journey
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
46: God is for us a refuge and strength,
in time of distress he is a helper close at hand. Therefore we shall not fear even though the
earth should rock,
even though the mountains fall into the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come and consider the works of the Lord
and always remember his words: "Be still and know that I am God".
Lord, help us to be more aware
of your presence,
especially when we are in trouble
Listen
1
Thessalonians 5.12-18: Respect your Christian leaders.
Be
at peace among yourselves. Warn idlers, give courage to people who are
struggling, care for the weak, and be patient with everyone. Never try to
take revenge. Focus on what is best for each other and for
the community. For all things give thanks to
God,
because this is what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus
Jesus, thank you for everything, even for
unhappy things
Listen
Matthew
20.20-28:
The brothers James and John were two of Jesus'
disciples.
One day their mother said to Jesus
"When you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and
left". Jesus said to James
and John
"Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry
at James and John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all
"In most places, people in power like to dominate and control others.
But this is not to be your way of exercising authority. You must exercise authority by
serving others, not dominating them,
just as I came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give my life as a ransom for the world".
Jesus, please help me want to help and serve
other people, not dominate and control them
Listen
Reflection: Especially in this Season of Lent we try to practise a bit more service of others
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A
team of workers from China set up the new Ching Yi quarantine centre in only one
week. Yesterday Team MercyHK set up a new centre in one day!
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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 10th 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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Eritrea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 9
Last night
MercyHK was providing emergency accommodation for 57 homeless Covid domestic
helpers, of whom 15 are positive cases. Some recent cases have been arriving
around midnight. Yesterday we rented yet another large unit (at a cost of
HK$20,000 per month) ... to house another 16 women ... to be known as "MercyHK
Hostel E". God bless the many kind people supporting this work
spiritually, materially and financially. With deep gratitude I report that over
the past two weeks we have received donations totalling more than HK$1.5
million! My
file of media articles
I'm
continuing to pray that Putin will become indisposed (Putout)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra
7:
Ezra was a scholar who loved to study the Law
of the Lord.
He was a descendant of Aaron. The Lord moved the heart of the king of Persia
to grant any request that Ezra made to help the Jews. Ezra prayed: "Blessed be the Lord our
God, for moving the
king's heart to look favorably on the rebuilding of our temple."
Dear God, please move the
hearts of all government leaders to look favorably on citizens who want to do good things
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
42-45: Like a deer that longs for running streams,
so my soul is longing for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my
life.
I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile. People make fun of us here in exile.
They taunt us saying "Where is your God?" Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you,
for you are our saviour and our God. No
matter where we are or what happens to us,
our hearts will long for you, like a bride longing for her groom.
Lord, no matter what happens,
may I always hope in you
Listen
1
Thessalonians 5.1-11: The Lord's coming will not find us unprepared
if we live a good life. You are not children of the night and of
darkness.
You are children of the light and of the day. Put on faith and love for a
breastplate.
Put on the hope of salvation for a helmet.
Encourage one another. Strengthen one
another.
Jesus, please help me be a person of
encouragement, not
discouragement
Listen
Matthew
20.1-16: Jesus said to his disciples: The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire
workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them the normal daily
wage. Then about 9am he went again to
the market place. He saw more men without a job. He got them also to
go to his vineyard. He promised to pay them a fair wage. About noon and again about 3pm he
once more went to the market place and employed two more groups of
men. About 5pm he went one final time
and employed one last group of men. At sunset when the men came to be
paid, the owner paid everyone a normal day's wage. This made the
dawn group unhappy. They grumbled and said "We
have done a full day's work in the heat. Yet we got the same as those who
did only one hour's work. This is not fair!" The owner replied "I am
paying you what we agreed to. Why do you begrudge my generosity?"
Jesus, please help me not to be jealous of your
gifts to others
Listen
Reflection: Thessalonians is a reminder that especially at difficult times like the present, there is a need for people who encourage others "to keep going"!
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As an English teacher I am concerned that a general was
killed by the media in report below!
If confirmed, Gerasimov would
be the second Russian general from the 41st Army to die within a week in
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. At the beginning of March, its deputy
commander, Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, was confirmed to have been killed
by Russian media. (in
this Guardian report)
(Should be: "was confirmed by Russian media to have been killed"!)
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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 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 Mozambique
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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