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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
God bless all dear readers with good health in the Year of the Rabbit!
Tues Jan 24
Hello from Brazil on day 44
of my trip. Late last Sunday afternoon Ulises and I were privileged to visit the
awesome (no other word!) Statue
of Christ the Redemmer with its incredible views of Rio. Video.
JESUS, REDEEMER, PLEASE BLESS BRAZIL!
On Sunday night outside the church near our hotel Ulises and I encountered a group of people sleeping on the street ...among them were several 14 year old girls. Possibly not "homeless" but sleeping out .... in rough and dangerous circumstances. The NGO Projeto Ruas is going to try to meet up with the girls tonight.
Helping street sleepers in Rio
..... Many thanks to the
people who have made donations for this very special appeal
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 also 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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Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK - here
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis
32: As Jacob returned to
his own land of Canaan,
he feared that his brother Esau would try to kill him.
So Jacob, always clever and wily, sent messengers ahead of him
to make friends with Esau.
The messengers reported that Esau was on his way to meet Jacob
and had 400 men with him.
This news increased Jacob's fears
so he divided his family and flocks into two groups,
thinking that if Esau attacked one group
then the other group could escape.
Jacob also prayed hard to God for protection.
Jacob sent gifts of animals to Esau,
hoping that Esau would be friendly to him.
On the night before Jacob and Esau met,
God appeared to Jacob
and gave him a new name: Israel.
Dear God, please
help me to be kind and clever
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
38-39: O Lord, please forgive my sins and heal me.
Heal my body which is sick because of my sins. Protect me, Lord, from those who gloat over me
now that I am brought low and unable to help myself. Lord, you have shown me how short a time I
have on earth.
Lord, give me wisdom of heart to live my life better.
Lord, help us understand the
meaning of life
Listen
1
Corinthians 1.1-10:
I, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle,
send greetings to the church of God in Corinth. May God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. I never stop thanking God for all the graces
you have received through Jesus Christ. The witness to Christ has been strong among
you. God shares with us the life of his Son,
Jesus.
God helps us to be faithful as followers of Jesus. I appeal to you to be united in belief and
practice.
Put an end to the differences between you
Jesus, Son of God, thank you for all the
graces I have received
Listen
John
9.1-33:
Once when Jesus was walking along the road,
he saw a man who had been blind from birth. Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud
with the spittle. He put the mud on the man's eyes, and said
"Go and wash in the Siloam Pool". The blind man went and washed, and came away
able to see. When the blind man heard people criticize
Jesus, he said "Ever since the world began, it has never been
recorded that someone opened the eyes of a man born blind. This man must be from God"
Jesus, please heal my blind friend ....(name)
Listen
Reflection: Humans and other creatures have eyes, have sight .... a miracle! And He who gave us eyes can fix them when they need healing
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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In HK and most parts of Asia this is The Year of the Rabbit
....but not in Vietnam where it's The
Year of the Cat!
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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 24th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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God
bless all dear readers with good health in the Year of the Rabbit!
Mon Jan 23
Hello again from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 22 was day 42
of my trip. Ulises and I attended 8am Mass at a church near our hotel ....
a really beautiful, lively and inspiring Mass .... but as we left the church I
took this photo:
If you enlarge the photo you can see 6 people. One of them is a woman. They are 6 out of around 20,000 sleeping on the streets of Rio. Which is why I am moved to make this appeal for help from HK:
Helping street sleepers in Rio
..... Many thanks to the
people who have made donations for this very special appeal
Last Saturday, Jan 20, was a public holiday in Rio ... for the Feast of St
Sebastian. Rio's original name was St Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro in honor
of St. Sebastian who was the namesake and patron of the Portuguese
then-monarch. "Rio de Janeiro" means "River of January"
since it was on January 1 in 1502 that Europeans first entered the area. ( 
I wonder if the winner of last weekend's Monte Carlo had a bit of Heavenly help?
It
was won by a guy named Sebastian!!!)
How
a Filipino in HK beat cancer twice
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
also 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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Videos I have made with people who used to be in prison in HK - here
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Genesis
31: Jacob said to Rachel and Leah
"You know how hard I have worked for your father,
yet he has treated me unfairly - ten times he changed my wages.
Now God has told me to go back to my own land.
So, get ready, we are going."
Jacob took his wives, children and livestock and left
- without telling Laban.
Only after three days did Laban find out
that Jacob had outsmarted him.
Laban chased Jacob, but God told Laban not to hurt Jacob.
So Laban made a treaty with Jacob and let him go on his way.
Dear God, please
help us to treat everyone fairly
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
35-37: O Lord, please save me from people who slander
me,
you who rescue the weak from the strong, you whose love is so precious,
you in whose light we see light. We believe that if we find our delight in you,
you will grant our heart's desire. And so we commit our lives to you,
confident you will help us in time of trouble.
Lord, please deepen our trust
in you,
especially in time of trouble
Listen
Romans
16.1-25: Please welcome our friend
Phoebe, a deaconess
in the church at Cenchrea. She has helped many people, including myself.
Greetings to all my friends in Rome,
especially Prisca and Aquila,
my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked death to save my life. Be careful of people whose teaching is
suspect. Avoid them. Glory to him who is able to give you strength
to live according to the Good News
Jesus, help me live according to your Good
News.
Thank you for the beautiful letter to the Romans
Listen
John
8.42-58: Jesus said to the people "If God were your father, you would
love me, since I have come from God and I speak the truth. You avoid the
truth, because your father is the father of lies, the Devil. Abraham rejoiced at the thought of my coming. He saw it in the
future and was glad". The people said "You are not yet 50 years old. How could you
have seen Abraham?" Jesus replied "I tell you, before Abraham
ever was, I Am". The people then picked up stones to throw at Jesus for claiming to
be God. But Jesus safely left the Temple
Jesus, you who existed as God the Son from all
eternity, please increase my love for the truth, and help me avoid lies
Listen
Reflection: Jesus had a human birthday ... but not a divine birthday!
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A few days ago here in Rio when Ulises and I got a taxi, I said
to the driver "the car smells like a new car" (since I was a boy I
have loved the smell of a new car). To which the driver said the car was brand
new .... and that it was his very first day to use it ... and that we were his
very first passengers! So we gave him a little extra for the fare!
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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 23rd of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guanxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Jan 22: LNY God bless all dear readers with good health in the Year of the Rabbit!
Hello again from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 21 was day 41
of my trip and featured Mass and breakfast at my hotel, a couple of visits to
nearby church, some walking, a swim at nearby Copacabana surf beach, lunch and
evening meal at nearby restaurant ....all in the company of my loyal
companion Ulises .... and time at the desk answering many kind LNY messages from
dear friends in HK.
Helping street sleepers in Rio
..... Many thanks to the
people who have made donations for this very special appeal
People
who pray are healthier?
Shame
UK & France!: Refugees
in Calais. Shame,
Shame, Shame!!!
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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 also 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 Lunar New Year
Genesis 1-2:
God made the world. God made the sun, the moon and the
stars....the whole universe. God said "Let there be light" and there
was light.
God made the earth with all its plants and trees
and animals and fish and birds.
God made the first people.....the first man and first woman. God made them
in his
own image and said to them
"Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth."
God saw all that he had made, and all of it was good, very good
Dear God, thank you for making such a
beautiful world!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
8: How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth. When I see the heavens, the work of your
hands,
the moon and stars which you have arranged,
then I stop and think:
what are we insignificant humans that you should care about us? Yet you have put us in charge of the world.
Everything is subject to our control.
How great is your name, O Lord
our God, through all the earth
Listen
Ephesians
1.9-13: God the Father has let us know his sacred
plan:
the whole show, everything in heaven and everything in earth,
is one big orchestra with Christ as the conductor. We Jews are special instruments in the
orchestra.
We were chosen to put our hope in Christ before he came. And you non-Jews are also on the stage,
now that you have believed the truth of the Good News. All of us have been stamped with the Holy
Spirit.
He's the composer whose music we are playing
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thank you for the
gift of life
and the gift of faith. Help me play well!
Listen
Matthew
6.25-34: Jesus said to the crowds that life is about more than food and clothing.
Pointing to some birds flying around, Jesus said:
Look at the birds. They don't sow or reap,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
And you are more precious than the birds. Pointing to flowers in the field Jesus said:
How beautiful are the flowers.
They are more beautiful than King Solomon's clothing. If God cares so much about the life of flowers
won't he care even more about human life? So, don't spend your day worrying about
what you are going to eat and drink and wear. Put God first in your life, God and a right
way of life,
then God will look after your physical needs. Don't waste your energy worrying about
tomorrow.
Live life one day at a time.
Heavenly Father, thank you for
caring for
the birds and flowers....and me!
Listen
Reflection:
For LNY - Louis Armstrong: What
a Wonderful World
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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For
the Year of the Rabbit/bunny/hare:
A man is driving down the road and runs over a rabbit. He slams on his brakes, gets out and walks up to the flattened bunny. The bunny is obviously expired. A passing car slams on its brakes and screeches to a halt. The driver of that car runs up to the bunny pulls out an aerosol can and sprays the bunny with the aerosol spray. The Bunny jumps up runs a few feet, then stops, turns around and waves its paw at the two men. Runs away a few more feet, stops, turns around and waves at the two men. Runs away a few more feet, stops, turns around and waves at the two men. He continues to do this until he's out of sight. The first driver looks at the man with the aerosol can and says “Wow that is amazing, what is in that can?” the man looks at the can and reads the label “Hair restorer, with a permanent wave”
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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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zhejiang
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Senegal
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 Jan 21 LNY EveGod bless all dear readers with good health in the Year of the Rabbit!
Hello again from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 20 was day 40
of my trip. One job I did yesterday was to make this file: Helping street sleepers in Rio
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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 also 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
30: Leah gave birth to
four sons
- Reuben, Simeon,
Levi and Judah.
Rachel had no children and was jealous of her sister Leah.
Rachel gave her servant girl Bilhah to Jacob
and Bilhah gave birth to two sons - Dan and
Naphtali.
Leah then gave her servant girl Zilpah to Jacob
and Zilpah gave birth to two sons - Gad and
Asher.
Leah herself had two more sons - Issachar and
Zebulun
and a daughter - Dinah.
Finally Rachel had a baby, a son whom she named Joseph.
For many long years Jacob worked for Laban
but Laban would not let Jacob return to his own land.
Dear God, please bless
everyone in my family
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
34:
I will bless the Lord at all
times,
his praise always on my lips.
In the Lord my soul shall make its boast,
the humble shall hear and be glad. Glorify the Lord with me, together let us
praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me.
From all my terrors he set me free. The angel of the Lord is encamped around those
who revere the Lord, to rescue them. Taste and see that the Lord is good.
They are happy who seek refuge in him. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.
Those whose spirits are crushed he will save.
Lord, by our Bible reading and
prayer, may we taste and see your goodness each day
Listen
Romans
15.15-33: The reason I have written to you is to
encourage you in your faith. This is my job from God. He has appointed me as a priest of Jesus
Christ.
I must do all I can to spread the Good News. I hope to see you on my way to
Spain.
Please
pray for me that I may be protected from people who want to eliminate me
Jesus, help me do all I can to spread your
Good News
Listen
John
8:12 ,31, 32: Jesus said to the people "I am the light
of the world. Those who follow me will not walk in the dark. They will
have the light of life. If you take my words to heart, you will be my
disciples.
You will learn the truth, and the truth will set you free"
Jesus, give light to my life. Increase my love for your teaching. Help me learn more about truth
Listen
Reflection: No ordinary person could say "I am the Light of the World"!
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Everything, I mean everything, is very expensive in
Rio De Janeiro! Two nights ago in a sidewalk cafe I was charged HK$5 for a cup
of hot water! (... into which I put a teabag from Tanzania ....green tea
supercharged (?) with ginger!)
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Yunnan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Jan 20
Hello again from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 19 was day 39
of my trip. My faithful companion Ulises and I had a most encouraging lunch time
meeting with members of the NGO, "Projeto Ruas" ("Project
Street") which has a beautiful ministry to street sleepers ... of whom
there are hundreds in the area near our hotel. The
NGO's website is here (can use Google
to translate the Portuguese). Last night we took part in a street activity which
the NGO has each Thursday night in a area not far from our hotel. More about
this on tomorrow's blog .... with a special request for help for the NGO.
Another request?!? Well, today's second reading (below) says "no bounds to
hope"!
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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 also 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 29: Jacob went to the home
of his uncle Laban, in Haran.
Laban had two daughters, Leah and Rachel.
Jacob fell in love with Rachel.
Jacob made an agreement with Laban:
Jacob would work for Laban for seven years
in return for marriage to Rachel.
For Jacob, the seven years went like a flash
because he loved Rachel so dearly.
But Laban forced Jacob to marry both Leah and Rachel
and made him work for another seven years as well.
Dear God, please
help us to enjoy our work
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Ring out your joy to the
Lord, all good
people,
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. For the Lord loves justice and right;
he fills the earth with his love. By his word the heavens were made,
he spoke and the universe came into being. They are happy, whose God is the Lord,
he is the source of all true joy. May your love be upon us, O Lord,
since we place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious
love
Listen
Romans
15.4-13: Learn hope from the Scriptures, from the
example of people who did not give up,
and were helped by God. May the God of hope bring you such joy and
peace in your faith, that the power of the Holy Spirit will remove all
bounds to hope
Holy Spirit of God, help me understand that no
situation in this life is ever hopeless,
that you can enlighten even the
darkest place
Listen
John
8.1-11: While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, the
religious leaders brought to him a woman who had been caught committing
adultery. The leaders said to Jesus "According to
the Law of Moses, this woman should be stoned to death. What do you
say?" They said this to test him, looking for something
to use against him. Jesus bent down and started writing on the
ground with his finger. Since they kept up their questioning, he looked up
and said to them "If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him
be the first to cast a stone". Then he kept writing on the ground. The leaders went away, beginning with the
eldest, until Jesus was left alone with the woman. Jesus said to her
"Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? "No one, sir", she replied.
"Neither do I condemn you", said Jesus. "Go and don't sin
any more"
Jesus, what did you write on the ground? The
leaders' sins?
"If you, O Lord, should write a record of our sins, who could
claim innocence?"
(Psalm 130)
Listen
Reflection: My reflection on today's Gospel
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When Ulises and I went with some street sleepers to a
nearby supermarket yesterday morning to get some food for them, I saw an elderly
couple having a (well-mannered) disagreement. The wife kept buying more and more
items, and the husband kept saying "It's just for one day. It's just for
one day" (... no need to buy so much)!
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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 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sichuan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 20th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Sudan
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Jan 19
Hello again from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 18 was day 38
of my trip. My faithful companion Ulises and I met up for lunch with a man who
used to be in prison in HK .... encouraging him in his search for a job. We also
went to the nearby church in the morning and in the afternoon .... and to the
nearby Copacabana beach for a swim late afternoon. Today we hope to visit the
centre of a local NGO which has a beautiful ministry to street sleepers. The
NGO's website is here (can use Google
to translate the Portuguese)
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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 28: When Rebecca sent
Jacob to Haran,
she and Isaac told Jacob to find a wife in Haran.
While Jacob was on his way to Haran,
God appeared to him in a dream and said to him
"I will keep you safe wherever you go,
and I'll bring you back safely to your own land."
Dear God, please keep us safe
wherever we go
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 32: Happy is the person whose sin is forgiven.
For a while I refused to ask for forgiveness,
and my body paid the penalty. But then I said "Lord, forgive me"
and my spirit and body revived.
Lord, when I do wrong, please give me the grace to say sorry and ask forgiveness
Listen
Romans
14.7 - 15.2: The life and death of each of us, has its
influence on others.
If we live, we live for the Lord. If we die, we die for the Lord.
Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. Never pass judgment on other people.
Never treat other people with contempt. The kingdom of God is not about eating special
food.
The kingdom of God is about friendship with God,
and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Do whatever you can to help other people
become stronger Christians
Jesus, please help me be a good Christian
Listen
John
7.32-46: The religious leaders sent the Temple police
to arrest Jesus. When the police returned to the leaders
without Jesus,
the leaders asked "Why didn't you arrest him?" The police replied
"There has never been anyone who has spoken like him"
Jesus, in the history of the world, there has
never been anyone who has spoken about goodness and truth like you
Listen
Reflection: Jesus' words are not only beautiful ....they are also powerful ..... and can overcome any problem, any sickness
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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Today's
first readings is very encouraging for someone a long, long way from HK!
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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 19th 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 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 18
Hello from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Yesterday, Jan 17 was day 37
of my trip. I have a faithful companion here in South America: Ulises who used
to live in HK and continues to help my NGO
Voice for Prisoners. He is my translator and guardian angel ... even when I
go swimming. He is also helping me to contact a local NGO to discuss the
situation of dozens ... make that hundreds ... of street sleepers in the area
near our hotel. Maybe something can be done to support the NGO in their
work.
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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 26-27:
God blessed and
protected Isaac all his life.
When Isaac grew old and was nearly blind,
he followed the usual custom of giving his final blessing to his sons.
He wanted to bless Esau first,
since Esau was his older son.
But Rebecca and Jacob tricked Isaac.
Jacob dressed in Esau's clothes
and put hairy animal skins on his
arms.
Before Esau came home, Jacob asked for Isaac's blessing.
Isaac said "Your voice is that of Jacob,
but your arms and scent are those of Esau.
Are you really Esau?"
Jacob said "I am."
Isaac then gave him his solemn blessing.
When Esau found out what had happened,
he was very angry and planned to kill Jacob.
So Rebecca got Jacob to go to Haran until Esau's anger cooled down.
Dear God, please bless
everyone in my family
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 31: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in
distress.
My eyes are full of tears, my heart full of sorrow. Everyone makes fun of me. My friends don't want to know me.
Save me, Lord, from this mess. I praise you Lord, for you protect those who trust you.
You keep them safe from slander and lies. Be strong, let your heart take courage,
all you who trust in the Lord
I trust in you, Lord. My life
is in your hands
Listen
Romans
13.12-14: Let us stop our bad behavior of the past:
drunken orgies, immorality, quarreling, jealousy. Let us live good
lives. Let the Lord Jesus
protect and help us
Jesus, please help me give up bad behavior
Listen
John
7.37-39: During the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem,
Jesus called out loudly in the Temple "If anyone is thirsty,
come to me.Anyone who believes in me, come and drink!" As Scripture says "From his heart will
flow fountains of living water". Jesus was speaking of the Holy
Spirit, which
people who believed in him were to receive. The Spirit had not yet been
given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified
Holy Spirit, flowing from the heart of Jesus,
please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection: Imagine someone calling out in the middle of St Peter's in Rome .... or in the middle of any church ..."If you are thirsty come to me"!
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Last night at 6pm ....when sun had almost gone down ... I
had my second swim in the surf of Copacabana. Beautiful!
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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 18th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shandong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gambia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, 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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