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A
voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Jan 17
Hello from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 16 was day 36
of my trip. I spent a large part of the day at the desk catching up on many
jobs. Also did a bit of shopping ... and spent some time at a nearby local
church. Around 6pm I went for my very first swim ever in the Atlantic Ocean ....
at Copacabana Beach. Managed to catch a few small waves. Not as many people at
the beach as two days ago on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon there were maybe
200,000 (!) at the beach. Yesterday only about 100,000!
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Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK - here
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project (updated list) and those who have helped pay for school fees for children of very special people... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis
25: After Abraham died,
God
blessed Abraham's son Isaac.
For a long time Isaac's wife Rebecca
could not have children.
Then after Isaac prayed for her,
she had twin boys - Esau and
Jacob.
Esau became a hunter.
Jacob helped at home.
Isaac favored Esau.
Rebecca preferred Jacob.
There was a strong rivalry between the two boys.
Once when Esau came home seriously ill,
he agreed to give Jacob his rights as first born son in exchange for some soup Jacob had made.
Dear God, please help childless
couples to have a baby
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
29-30: The Lord gives us strength, the Lord blesses
us with peace.
Thank you, Lord, for so often helping and healing me.
I cried to you when sickness surrounded me, and you healed me. You changed my mourning into dancing.
So I will thank you always.
Thank you, Lord, for all the
times you have healed me
Listen
Romans
13.8-9: Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of
love we owe each other.
Love other people as you should, and you will keep all the commandments. All the commandments concerning other people -
You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal etc
- are summed up in the words "You must care about your neighbor as
much as you care about yourself"
Jesus,
help me care about others as much
as I care about myself
Listen
John
7.1-13: Jesus now stayed in
Galilee. He could not
stay in Judea because the religious leaders wanted to kill him. Not even his brothers believed in him.
In Jerusalem, no one spoke about him openly,
for fear of the religious leaders
Jesus, people were scared to talk about you,
your brothers didn't believe in you, and the leaders wanted to kill you.
How small my problems are compared with yours
Listen
Reflection: Despite his problems, Jesus did not give up. He kept going. And he gives us the courage to keep going
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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My remaining hair has become a bit woolly of late .... I
should have had a haircut several weeks ago, but I waited until I left Addis
Ababa (where night time can be 7 degrees). So I finally had a hair cut yesterday
.... from a 90 year old man who is a thorough old-school gentleman. One of the
best hair cuts I've had in recent years .... and not the usual rushed job but
with time for much humorous conversation. When he asked me how old I was and I
told him 76 he said I was just a boy!
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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 the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shaanxi
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Jan 16
Hello from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 15 was day 35
of my trip. I spent the morning at the desk and in the afternoon travelled to
Rio from Sao Paulo (where on the night of Jan 14 it took me more than an hour to
obtain a sim card ....very complicated in Brazil for foreigners). My hotel
is 5 mins walk from Copacabana
Beach .....where
Pope Francis said Mass during World Youth Day in 2013. Last night around 6pm
I went to the beach for a walk and saw the biggest crowd I have ever seen at any
beach anywhere in the world ....maybe 200,000!
44
Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK are here
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project (updated) and those who have helped pay for school fees for children of very special people... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
Netanyahu
is Israel's own worst enemy - Simon Tisdall
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis
23-24: Not long after his wife
Sarah died
Abraham told his number one servant
to go back to Haran and find a wife for his son Isaac.
The servant went to Haran, to the town of Nahor.
When women were getting water from the well in Nahor
the servant prayed to God for help to find a wife for Isaac.
He said to God, "If I ask a woman for a drink and she answers
'Please take some of my water,
and I'll give some to your camels,
too'
may she be the one you have chosen for Isaac."
He had barely finished his prayer
when Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel came to the well.
She was very beautiful and not married.
The servant asked her for water and she said "Drink, sir...and I'll get water for your camels,
too." Bethuel, a relative of Abraham, gladly agreed for Rebecca to go with the servant to be Isaac's wife.
Rebecca herself was happy with the plan.
Isaac married Rebecca and loved her dearly.
Dear God, please help people to
find "Mr/Mrs Right"
01
02
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
Romans
13.1-7: Be a good
citizen. Respect all civil
authorities.
Authority comes from God and is answerable to God. Don't break laws. Live honestly.
Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes.
Jesus, please help me be a good citizen
Listen
John
6.59-69: After hearing what Jesus said about his flesh
and blood, many of his disciples said "How can anyone believe in such
crazy ideas?" Many disciples then stopped following Jesus. Jesus said to the 12 apostles "What about
you? Are you also going to
leave me?" Peter replied "Lord, who shall we go to?
You have the message of eternal life. We believe you are the Holy One of
God"
Jesus, please don't ever let me stop following
you
Listen
Reflection: To every Christian Jesus says "What about you? Will you also leave me?"
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Sign, in English, on lift door where I was staying two nights
ago: "Make sure lift has arrived before you enter"!?!
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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 the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 16th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sat-Sun Jan 14-15Feast of the Baptism of Jesus
Hello again from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where Jan 13 was day
33 of my trip. A meeting I had yesterday with the most encouraging staff
of the Nigerian Embassy by itself made my visit to Addis most worthwhile. Today
I'm due to travel to another place and might not be able to update this blog so
easily .... so ...this update is for 2 days. Thank you for a prayer!
Update Sat night Jan 14: I
arrived in Brazil late this afternoon. Three movies ...all true stories ....on
the plane: Chariots of Fire (again ...it inspires me!), Secretariat
(the best horse ever in the US), Million Dollar Arm (Indian cricketers to
US for baseball). Unfortunately no wifi on plane (..."out of order")
so I was unable to zoom-join the Sat prayer meeting for healing at the Dr Jesus
Centre in Jordan
42
Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK are here
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project (updated) and those who have helped pay for school fees for children of very special people... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Baptism of Jesus
Isaiah 41-42: The Lord says to his
people Israel: "I have chosen you. I have not rejected you. Do not be
afraid, for I am with you. Stop being anxious and worried. I am your God. I give
you strength and help. Here is my servant whom I uphold, my
chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit
that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout
aloud. He does not extinguish the wavering flame. I have called him to serve the
cause of right, to open the eyes of the blind, to free captives from
prison".
Lord, please help me understand how "my servant" is Jesus
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
104: Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord God, how great you are. You make the clouds your chariot. You walk on the
wings of the wind. You make springs gush forth in the valleys. They give drink
to all the animals of the field. You make grass grow for the cattle and plants
to provide food for people. You give us wine to cheer our hearts and oil to
make our faces shine. You made the moon to mark the months. The sun knows the
time for its setting. How many are your works, O Lord. In wisdom you have made
them all. The earth is full of your riches and the sea is swarming with life.
All things, great and small, look to you for food. You open your hand, they have
their fill. You
send forth your spirit, and life is created. You renew the face of the
earth. I will sing to the Lord all my life. May my thoughts be pleasing to
him.
Bless the Lord, my soul!
01 02
Luke
3.15-22: John the Baptist
said to the people "I baptize you with water, but someone more powerful
than I will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. I am not fit to undo the strap of
the powerful one's sandals". Jesus
then came and was baptized by John. While Jesus was praying after his
baptism, heaven opened and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the shape of a
dove. And a voice came from heaven "You are my Son, the Beloved. My favor
rests on you".
Jesus, Beloved Son, please baptize me with your Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, please
increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection: This
is the only time in the Bible where the Three Persons are said to have been
"physically" present: The Father's voice was heard, the Son was
baptised, the Spirit came down as a dove. My reflection led to the composition
of this
little song.
Also,
on
this day in previous years, Pope Francis has reminded us to remember and
celebrate our day of baptism, just as we remember and celebrate our day of birth
(... my baptism: November 3)
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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After
being in Addis Ababa for a week, I now have an associate degree in
TrafficJamOlogy!
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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 the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Fri Jan 13
Hello again from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where yesterday was day
32 of my trip. I spent most of the day on a long trip to Kaliti
prison (50% of travel time spent in traffic jams...) where there are
13 women and 2 men from Brazil in prison for bringing drugs here from
Sao Paulo. Prison conditions are ghastly ...... by comparison HK prisons are
5-Star Hotels.
42
Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK are here
When
I was in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya) I met a
number of people who used to be in prison in HK and who have no jobs ... and who
can't afford school fees ....so their children may not be able to have school
this year. Amount needed for fees for 8 such children is around HK$40,000. If
anyone would like to help these children pls check my Hang Seng account: Name: Wotherspoon John David;
Number: 761-8-000-496. Money will be sent directly to school account. Many
thanks to dear friends who have already sent something for this appeal ...
acknowledged in Clear Start Project donations file, below
Regular readers of this blog know that I mention money only a few times a year
.... usually to get help for people in special need. But here in Africa the
needs are so great, make that enormous, that I find myself posting several
appeals on a daily basis. I can't help thinking how different things are in
places like HK and Australia. In HK there's almost a competition between NGOs
and other groups to help the needy. Sometimes needy people in HK will go from
one function to another and even a third on the same day to receive free meals
and other items from kind organizations. But not here in Africa .... there "ain't" no
competition here .... just huge numbers of hungry, homeless, jobless, schoolless
brothers and sisters of ours of whom Jesus says "neglecting to help them is
neglecting to help Me"
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project (updated) ... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Geneis 22: Abraham loved God very
dearly.
Once when God put him to the test
Abraham was even willing to sacrifice his only son Isaac
if that was what God wanted.
When God saw Abraham's love and obedience
God renewed his promise
to make Abraham and Isaac's descendants
as many as the stars of heaven
Dear God, please help us love
and obey you
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
Romans
12.14-21: Pray for people who are unkind to you. Be
kind to them.
Rejoice with those who are happy. Console people who are sad. Treat everyone with kindness. Never be
condescending.
Make real friends with the poor. Do all you can to live at peace with
everyone.
Resist evil and conquer it with good.
Jesus, I pray for
(.. name ...) who was unkind
to me
Listen
John
6. 52-58: The people said among themselves
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus replied "If you refuse to eat
my flesh, and drink my blood, you will not have life in
you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life. For my flesh is real food, and my blood is
real drink. Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and
I live in them. As I, who am sent by the living Father, myself
draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will draw life from me. This is the bread come down from heaven.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever".
Jesus, thank you for the gift of your Body and
Blood
in Holy Communion
Listen
Reflection: Not symbolic food .... but real food and real drink
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Long day yesterday....tired .... last night for the first
reading at first I typed "Abraham 22" instead of "Genesis
22"!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangsi
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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Jan 12
Hello again from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where yesterday was day
31 of my trip. I spent the morning at the desk and in the afternoon had a
most interesting meeting with a journalist from South America .... who also is
concerned about people being recruited as drug mules - at the moment there are
13 women and 2 men from Brazil in prison in Addis for bringing drugs here from
Sao Paulo
While
recently in Nairobi I twice went by car through Kibera
... the largest urban slum in Africa. Wikipedia needs updating:
Kibera has not been cleared away. Still around half a million people living in
terrible conditions. Most
homes have no sewage or running water. My taxi driver to Nairobi airport last
Sunday ...in an old car he hires on a daily basis ...has lived in Kibera since
he was married more than 20 years ago. He has five daughters, the youngest being
handicapped (who he hopes to get into a special school). I gave him something
extra to
help with school fees for daughter number 5, named Teresa.
Three
more videos I made recently with people who used to be in prison in HK - here
(Jan 5)
When
I was in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya) I met a
number of people who used to be in prison in HK and who have no jobs ... and who
can't afford school fees ....so their children may not be able to have school
this year. Amount needed for fees for 8 such children is around HK$40,000. If
anyone would like to help these children pls check my Hang Seng account: Name: Wotherspoon John David;
Number: 761-8-000-496. Money will be sent directly to school account.
Regular readers of this blog know that I mention money only a few times a year
.... usually to get help for people in special need. But here in Africa the
needs are so great, make that enormous, that I find myself posting several
appeals on a daily basis. I can't help thinking how different things are in
places like HK and Australia. In HK there's almost a competition between NGOs
and other groups to help the needy. Sometimes needy people in HK will go from
one function to another and even a third on the same day to receive free meals
from kind organizations. But not here in Africa .... there "ain't" no
competition here .... just huge numbers of hungry, homeless, jobless, schoolless
brothers and sisters of ours of whom Jesus says "neglecting to help them is
neglecting to help Me"
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project ... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis 20-21:
Abraham and his wife
Sarah were old people
but God blessed them with a son.
They named their son Isaac.
Sarah again made life difficult for Hagar and Hagar's son.
Hagar and her son had to leave Abraham's home
but God protected them and found them a new home.
Dear God, please don't let me
make life difficult for anyone else
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
Romans
12.9-13: Do not let your love be superficial, but
sincerely prefer good to evil.
Have a family love for each other, and a profound respect for each
other. Persevere in your love for the Lord and your
service of the Lord.
Hope will make you cheerful. Do not give up when trials come. Keep on
praying.
Help people who are in need. Make hospitality your special care
Jesus, please help me grow in love. Help me
love you and other people a bit better
Listen
John
6.42-51: The people criticized Jesus saying
"We know his father and mother. How can he say he has come down from
heaven?" Jesus replied "I am the bread of life. If you eat this
bread which has come down from heaven, you will live forever. I am the living bread which has come down from
heaven.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh,
for the life of the world"
Jesus, living bread come down from heaven,
please help me understand how you give your flesh for the life of the
world
Listen
Reflection: The Bread we receive at Communion is ... alive!
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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To
go with today's first reading: for the second time in 3 days here in Addis Ababa
I have had a taxi driver named .... ISAAC!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 12th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 11
Hello again from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Yesterday was day
30
(re-updated count!) of my trip and was spent on a special job requiring
much patience and perseverance.
When
I was recently in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya) I met a
number of people who used to be in prison in HK and who have no jobs ... and who
can't afford school fees ....so their children may not be able to have school
this year. Amount needed for fees for 8 such children is around HK$40,000. If
anyone would like to help these children pls check my Hang Seng account:
Name: Wotherspoon John David
Number: 761-8-000-496
I am so grateful that a number of HK friends have already supported The Clean Start Mercy Project to set up study centres in various African countries for school-less children ... using on-line courses ....to be managed by people who used to be in prison in HK. ....thereby doing something to help two very needy groups of people: school-less children and jobless former prisoners! God bless the people who have made donations to help start this project ... and God bless the people who made my trip possible
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis 19: The men of Sodom
practised sodomy.
They wanted to abuse the two angels who looked like men
when the angels visited the home of Abraham's nephew, Lot.
So the angels struck the threatening men with blindness.
Then the angels told Lot and his family to leave Sodom immediately
because it would soon be destroyed.
As soon as Lot and his family had left Sodom
the town was destroyed by a volcanic storm
Dear God, please
help people avoid sodomy
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
Romans
12.1-2: I beg you, trust in God's mercy, and worship
him in a spiritual way, not just in an external way. Offer your whole life to him as a holy
sacrifice. Do not blindly follow the fashions of the
world. Instead, let your behavior
change, fashioned by your enlightened
mind. This is the way to discover the will of God,
the way to know what God wants us to do
Jesus,
help me give more time to things
that are important, less time to things not so important
Listen
John
6.35-40: Jesus said to the people "The bread of
God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of
life. Anyone who comes to me
will never be hungry. Anyone who believes in me will never be thirsty. It is my Father's will that whoever believes
in me will have eternal life"
Jesus, living bread from heaven, please help
more and more people believe in you and love you
Listen
Reflection: The Good Shepherd gives us the best of all food, his own Body
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Addis Ababa traffic at intersections and round-a-bouts is
real life Dodgem Cars!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 11th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hunan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Yemen
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
Jan 1, 2020: How cocaine trafficking is impacting West Africa
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
2017-09-27: 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)
2017-05-17: 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, 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
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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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
prisoners:
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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