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Yesterday MercyHK social workers arranged for yet another drug
addict to enter a drug treatment centre .... he's No. 15 in the past 5 months.
Thank you Jesus!
Also yesterday I sent the following email to the Consultation Committee for the Chief Executive's upcoming Policy Address:
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Isaiah
3-4: Jerusalem is falling into ruins
because its people do not keep the Lord's way. Jerusalem's leaders mislead the people
and lead the way in doing wrong. But soon the Lord will take action.
He will raise up a people who are good. The Lord will protect these special people.
He will be their refuge and help.
Lord, please help our nation to
avoid evil and do good
My
recording of this reading
Psalms 73-77: Sometimes when I see how bad people prosper,
I wonder what's the use in trying to be good? But then I realize that
everyone someday has to pay the bill
for any evil they have bought in the world. Sometimes when I see
our world and religion in ruins,
I wonder why has God abandoned us? Then I remember that
God has promised to break the power
of the wicked. He has promised to give strength to good
people. So may all people honor
the Lord our God and judge.
May the Lord give us his loving help.
Lord,
you are goodness itself. Please help us to be good
and to trust you always
Listen
Acts
2.37-47:
The crowd was deeply moved by Peter's words,
and asked "What should we do?" Peter replied
"You must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then
you too will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit". That day about
3,000 people were baptized. These remained faithful to the teaching of the
apostles, to a life of sharing and
caring, to the Breaking of Bread, and to
prayer. Many miracles were worked by the apostles, and
this made a deep impression on everyone. Each day the Lord added new
members to their group
Jesus, please help me remain faithful to the
Christian way of life
Listen
Luke
6.41-45:
In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you
notice the splinter in someone else's eye, but don't notice the plank in
your own eye? Deal with your own faults before you start correcting
other people. A good tree does not produce bad fruit. A bad
tree does not produce good fruit. The fruit tells you what sort of tree it
came from. So with people: their words and actions tell
you what their heart is like - good or bad
Jesus, please help me be a good person,
producing good fruit
Listen
Reflection: The Four Basics of Christianity are highlighted in today's reading from Acts.
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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With social worker Lucia I made two trips yesterday to the
nearby Smartone shop .... to sort out a small problem concerning one of our
routers. Since May 2021 we have bought 10 (!) routers from Smartone .... 9 for
our centres and one for my home. We have been good customers!
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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 one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 30th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Aug 29
Yesterday morning I had 8.30am Chinese Mass at St Paul's Parish, Yau Ma Tei, then 11am English Mass at the Dr Jesus Centre for domestic workers who are staying at MercyHK hostels. The 11am congregation included 7 children, most of them under 3 years old! .... and then lunch at the Centre.
Argentina
seizes 1.6 tons of cocaine headed for Dubai
Two days ago Pope Francis installed 20 new cardinals. Made me think how the
whole process has many problems. My suggestion: no more cardinals ... let the
conclave to elect the next pope consist of the president of each nation's
bishops' conference. And on the same theme .... let bishops in future be elected
by representatives of each parish/school/religious congregation/agency in the
diocese! Also... no more Vatican "apostolic delegates" in each country
... let the bishops' conference president be the Vatican's representative!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist
Jeremiah
1:
Jeremiah lived in a
village not far from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah's father was a priest. God said to Jeremiah:
"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.
I have appointed you as prophet to the nations." Jeremiah said to God:
"Lord, I do not know how to speak.
I am so young." God then touched
Jeremiah's mouth and said:
"I now put my words into your mouth.
Go and tell the people everything I ask you to speak. Do not be dismayed by
anyone.
I am making you strong. You must confront
Judah's kings, priests and people.
They will oppose you, but will not overcome you,
for I am with you."
Lord, please give special
courage to people who speak your message for the world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
71:
In you, O Lord, I take refuge.
Please hear me and help me. Be a rock where I can take refuge.
Rescue me from people who want to hurt me. It is you, O Lord, who are my hope.
In you I have trusted since I was young. From my mother's womb you have been my help.
My hope has always been in you. Now that I am old, please do not forget me.
Now that my strength fails, do not abandon me. Now that I am old and grey-headed,
may I continue to trust in you and proclaim your help. To you I will sing with the harp.
Lord, may all elderly people
put their trust and hope in you
Listen
Mark
6.17-29: Not
long after Jesus began traveling and teaching, King Herod arrested John the
Baptist and put him in prison. This was because John had told Herod he was
breaking the Law by living with Herodias, his brother's wife. During a
birthday party for Herod, the daughter of Herodias danced. Her dancing so
pleased Herod that he said he would give her anything she wanted. Herodias told
her to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a dish. Herod
then had John beheaded.
Jesus, please give the world good leaders, and protect people from bad
leaders like Herod
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Unmarried John the Baptist was murdered for speaking truth to power about the sanctity of marriage
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Maybe
MercyHK needs to employ another social worker to especially look after our
growing number of "under-two's"!
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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 one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 29th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Chongqing
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Nigeria
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Aug 28
In conversations I had yesterday with several people in different locations, the idea came up that there needs to be a place/person/team/office in each area of HK where needy people can apply for emergency and immediate help/meals/accommodation. At the moment such help is not so easy to find/access because of well-meaning bureaucracy/rules/structures. Really this is a service that needs the partnership of govt and NGOs. MercyHK and other NGOs are providing such services in different ways ...but for accommodation most other groups require registration to be made by a registered social worker (... where do you find one on the weekend or after hours?). Last night MercyHK was providing accommodation for more than 80 people .... about 40 local people and about 40 in the migrant worker / asylum seeker group (including 13.5 children).
Bible Study: Revelation:
The 7 Bowls & the Ruin of Babylon
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Sunday 22
Sirach
1-3: All wisdom
comes from God. Love for God is the source of wisdom. If you desire wisdom, keep
the Lord's commandments, in private as well as in public. Keep the commandment
to honor your parents. Respect for your father will atone for your sins. Honor
for your mother will gain you blessings. Support your father in his old age.
Even if his mind should fail, show him kindness. Do not despise him in your
health and strength. Be
gentle in the way you live your life. The greater you are, the more
humbly you should behave.
Dear God, please help me always respect and honor my parents
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
68: O God, be gracious and
bless us and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise
you, O God. Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to
his name. Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan,
defender of the widow, God
provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
Hebrews
12.18-13.6: Your
ancestors were at Mount Sinai when God spoke to Moses. But you already have one
foot in the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, where millions of
angels gather in praise. So, continue to live a life of love and hospitality. Keep
in mind those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.
Keep your marriage undefiled. Avoid greed. Be content with what you have
Jesus, help me remember heaven....and people in prison
Listen
Luke
14.12-14: Jesus said to
the meal guests "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your
friends, family, or rich neighbors. Rather, when
you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.
That they cannot repay you means you are fortunate, because repayment will
be made to you when the virtuous rise again"
Jesus, help me do more to help poor people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: My Christmas Day meal in 2005 consisted of a rice box with a group of poor people who were rubbish collectors in Zhaoqing
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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Impossible for my football team, the Brisbane Lions, to lose this weekend. No
games this weekend as the 8 finalists have a rest for the finals beginning
Thursday night!
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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 one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Beijing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Ivory Coast
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 Aug 27
MercyHK was last night providing accommodation for around 40
local HK people and for 42.5 in the domestic helper group (28 women, 13.5
children, one man). And yesterday our social workers assisted two more drug
addicts to enter a drug treatment centre (bringing the number of drug addicts so
helped in the past 4 months to 13). Much to be thankful for last night!
And yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre 15 homeless or formerly homeless people attended our weekly gathering. It was so enjoyable we forgot about time and were surprised we had gone for more than 2 hours!
1.8
tonnes (!) of Ice seized in Sydney!
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Isaiah
2: In the days to come, the mountain of the
Lord's Temple
will be specially blessed. All the nations will come to it and say:
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
that he may teach us his ways
so that we may walk in his paths". When they learn the ways of the Lord,
then the nations will hammer their swords into ploughshares,
their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation,
there will be no more training for war. O House of Jacob, come,
let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Lord, please help world leaders
do more for peace in our world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
72: O Lord, please bless the king,
that he might serve your people with justice. May the mountains bring forth peace for the
people
and the hills, justice. The kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts.
All nations will serve him. He will save the poor when they cry for help
and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor. May every tribe be blessed in him.
May every nation bless his name.
May all the nations know and
love you, Lord
Listen
Acts
2.22-36: Peter said to the crowd "You know that
Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the miracles he
worked. This same Jesus has been raised from the dead
by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand.
He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy
Spirit on us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is
the Messiah and he is Lord"
Jesus, Messiah
Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
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: Two people who understood Jesus' message about kindness to enemies: Mahatma Ghandi and Nelson Mandela!
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How can we be looking after 42.5
people in the domestic helper group? Think about it!
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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 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tanzania
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Aug 26
I heard yesterday that there are many women from the Philippines and Indonesia sleeping rough in the corridors of Mirador Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui. If you know of any such cases .... anywhere in HK, not just in TST .... please give them my number 67095674 and our social workers will try to help them find accommodation
I read every word of this article by NZ prime minister: Urgent
need to avoid nuclear catastrophe (article written for NY meeting this
week... for which let us pray!) *** Pope: Possession
of nuclear weapons is immoral
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Isaiah 1: Listen, heaven and
earth,
for the Lord is speaking: "The ox knows its
owner and the donkey its master's crib.
But my people have rebelled against me. I am tired of your
hypocritical lives,
tired of offerings given with dirty hands. You are so greedy for
profit,
always looking for bribes. Take your wrong-doing
out of my sight.
Stop doing evil. Learn to do good.
Practise justice towards the poor.
Help the oppressed, the orphan and the widow. Then, though your sins
are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow."
Lord,
please help me "wash my hands" by doing good for poor people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
71:
In you, O Lord, I take refuge.
Please hear me and help me. Be a rock where I can take refuge.
Rescue me from people who want to hurt me. It is you, O Lord, who are my hope.
In you I have trusted since I was young. From my mother's womb you have been my help.
My hope has always been in you. Now that I am old, please do not forget me.
Now that my strength fails, do not abandon me. Now that I am old and grey-headed,
may I continue to trust in you and proclaim your help. To you I will sing with the harp.
All day long my tongue will tell of your goodness to me.
Lord, may all elderly people
put their trust and hope in you
Listen
Acts
2.11-18: When people heard the apostles' group
speaking in many different languages, some said the apostles were drunk. Peter stood up with the Eleven and said to the
crowd:
These people are not drunk. It's only 9am....too early to drink.
What is happening is what God said through the prophet Joel: 'I, the Lord, will pour out my spirit on all
peoples. They will prophesy and see visions. I will pour out my spirit on
everyone'
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on all peoples,
all nations
Listen
Luke
6.20-26: Jesus said to his disciples
"Blessed are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who are hungry: you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now: you shall be happy. Blessed are you when people hate you because
of me:
your reward will be great in heaven. But alas for you who are rich: your consolation is
only in this world.
Alas for you who have plenty to eat: you shall go hungry.
Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep"
Jesus, please help me to give more time and
importance to the things that really matter
Listen
Reflection: Luke puts things very strongly, especially when he's talking about money, the poor etc.
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I was certainly wrong about the typhoon which visited HK
yesterday. It wasn't much of a danger. Since "typhoon" means "big
wind", yesterday's visitor should be be called "saiphoon"
("small wind")!
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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 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
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 Madagascar
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 25
More than 20 local people attended the weekly gathering for drug addicts at the
Dr Jesus Centre yesterday afternoon. A record number. With an inspiring guest
speaker. Next Wed our social workers have arranged an excursion for the group.
Number
8 Typhoon Signal was hoisted around 7.30pm last night and will continue until at
least 6am. That means no going to work for most people today. Jesus, please
protect all places that are in the path of the typhoon!
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Sirach 51: When I was young, before I became a
traveler,
I prayed for wisdom. Thanks to wisdom, I have been successful in my
work.
And so I finish this book by praising the God who gave me wisdom: I give thanks to you, Lord and King,
and praise you, God my savior. For by wisdom you have protected and supported
me,
and rescued me from so many troubles. I will praise you all my days
and gratefully sing your praises.
Lord, thank you for the
wisdom in this book.
Please give me wisdom for each day
My
recording of this reading
Psalms 69-70: Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to
my neck.
I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much longer. So many people hate me without cause.
I have no more strength to resist them. May my situation not cause anyone to lose
faith in you.
May people realize that it is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my heart.
No one shows me any compassion. For food they give me poison.
In my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from your servant.
Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help, O God.
O Lord, do not delay to help me.
O God come to our
assistance. Lord make haste to help us
Listen
Acts
2.1-4: About ten days after Jesus' ascension to
heaven was the Feast of Pentecost. Jesus' 12 apostles, his mother,
several other women, and his brothers were together in one room. Suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind. Tongues of
fire appeared and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy
Spirit, and began to speak
foreign languages
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on me. Fall
afresh on our world
Listen
Luke
6.12-16: Jesus went to the hills to pray. He spent a
whole night praying.
In the morning he called all his disciples together. He chose 12 of them
and called them "apostles": Peter and his brother Andrew, James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon, Judas
son of James - and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor. Jesus and the 12 came down from the hill to a
place of level ground.
Gathered there were his many disciples and a large crowd of people from
all over the country who had come to hear him and to be healed of
diseases. People in the crowd tried to touch Jesus
because power came out of him that cured everyone
Jesus, please bless modern day apostles who
pray for the sick to be healed
Listen
Reflection: The "12" are in Acts and Luke today. I wonder what the world would be like if every Christians tried to recruit 12 followers for Jesus.
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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Wikipedia says
that a typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone. Does this mean there is such a
thing as an immature tropical
cyclone?!
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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 25th 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 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Aug 24
A
typhoon will make a near direct strike on HK tomorrow... Signal No. 8 and
possibly No. 10!
.... Govt should be urgently warning people to prepare .... by taping windows,
securing scaffolding & loose rooftop items etc. Current warning: "drink
more water"!!!
SCMP: HK needs to do more for the homeless
Yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre our social workers
arranged for a kind group of volunteers from the
Lutheran Church to have a guitar class for some of our local needy people.
I'm hoping a similar class can be arranged for domestic helpers who stay at
MercyHK shelters.
Short video produced by Voice for
Prisoners: Man meets woman,
woman signs for parcel containing drugs, woman goes to prison
Villanova College, Brisbane, is where I was a student in Grade 4
& 5 in 1956-57. I was in the same class as Terry
Hendle
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Sirach 44-50:
It is good to remember the famous people in
history
who had a special love for God. Remembering their faith and their love for God
will give us courage for our daily lives.
They were human and made mistakes,
yet they persevered in serving the Lord. People like Abraham, Moses, David.
Let us try to imitate their faith and courage.
Lord, please give me courage to
live each day as I should
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
Acts
1.15-26: During these days, Peter spoke to a group of about 120 disciples:
"As you know, Judas hanged himself after betraying Jesus. We must now
choose someone to take Judas' place, someone who has been with us since
the time when John was baptizing". Two men were nominated, Joseph and Matthias.
After prayer was offered, Matthias was chosen. He was listed as one of the
12 apostles
Jesus, please protect your church from
betrayal and disloyalty
Listen
John
1.35-51 (for
Feast of St Bartholomew): John
the Baptist told his disciples Andrew and John that Jesus was the Chosen One of
God. Andrew and John then followed Jesus. Andrew took his brother Simon to
Jesus. Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, and Peter followed Jesus. Jesus met
Philip and said to him "Follow me". Philip called one more man,
Nathanael (Bartholomew)
and said to him "we have found the one Moses and the prophets wrote about.
He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth"
Jesus, please help me introduce more people to know and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: St Bartholomew (did he go to India??)
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For Feast of St Bartholomew: Doctor
died, went to Pearly Gates, met by an Apostle in long robes. Doctor to Apostle:
"There's something on my conscience. When I was a medical student at St
Bartholomew's Teaching Hospital in London, I refereed a football match and
I cheated to help St Bartholomew's win the game against a London
university". Apostle to doctor: "No problem. Welcome to Heaven".
Doctor to Apostle: "Thank you, St Peter". Apostle to doctor: "I'm
not Peter. I am Bartholomew"!
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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 24th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
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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