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A voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
jdwomi@gmail.com
+852 67095674
Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Oct 24
I
spent about 4 hours yesterday at Lo Wu women's prison before going mid-afternoon
to nearby St Paul's Retreat Centre for the monthly O.M.I. overnight meeting.
When the meeting finishes at lunch today I hope to go back to the prison
in the afternoon
Background
history of Israel-Palestine conflict
Dear
Holy Spirit, please bless the Synod in
Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
17. Certain apocalyptic diagnoses may well
appear scarcely reasonable or insufficiently grounded. This should not lead us
to ignore the real possibility that we are approaching a critical point. Small
changes can cause greater ones, unforeseen and perhaps already irreversible, due
to factors of inertia. This would end up precipitating a cascade of events
having a snowball effect. In such cases, it is always too late, since no
intervention will be able to halt a process once begun. There is no turning
back. We cannot state with certainty that all this is going to happen, based on
present conditions. But it is certain that it continues to be a possibility, if
we take into account phenomena already in motion that "sensitize" the
climate, like the reduction of ice
sheets, changes in ocean currents, deforestation in tropical rainforests and the
melting of permafrost in Russia, etc.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra
8-10: Before the Jews left Babylon,
Ezra had organized them to pray and fast for a safe journey.
When the Jews reached Jerusalem,
Ezra dissolved any marriages that had been arranged with foreign
women while the Jews were in Babylon.
Dear God, please help us to
remember to pray for safety each time we set out on a journey
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
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
Revelation
22.16-20: "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to make these
revelations to you
for the sake of the churches. I am of David's line, the Root of David,
the Bright Star of the Morning". The Spirit and the Bride say: "Come".
Let all who want eternal life say: "Come". Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Come Lord Jesus! Come into my heart! Come into
our world!
Listen
Luke
5.1-11: One day when Jesus was standing near the Lake
of Gennesaret, with people pressing round him listening to the word of
God, he saw two fishing boats near the bank. He got into one boat, it belonged to Simon
Peter, and taught people from the boat, away from the shore a little
distance. When he'd finished speaking he said to Simon
"Go out further to deep water and use your nets for a catch of
fish". Simon replied "Master, we worked hard all
night and caught nothing, but if you say so I'll lower the nets". They soon caught so many fish that the nets
began to tear. They called to their friends in the second boat to come and
help. Both boats were soon filled with fish. Peter fell at Jesus' knees and said
"Leave me, Lord, I am a sinful man", for he was overcome by the
catch they had made, as were James and John who were his partners. But Jesus said to Simon "Don't be afraid.
From now on, you will be fishers of men". Simon and his friends
then left everything to follow Jesus
Jesus, bless and protect all
"fishers of men"
Listen
Reflection: Jesus spoke a language Peter could understand .. f i s h !
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Our troubled world needs good news stories like this one: Caring
policewoman helps distressed women
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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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Mon Oct 23
Today
a public holiday in HK for the
Chung Yeung Festival to remember the dead
Gaza:
Hell on earth *** Netanyahu
should resign ((for me he's a huge part of the problem ... .his horrible
injustice to the Palestinians over the past two decades has been a breeding
ground for evil and violence against his own people ...."injustice breeds
violence")) *** Netanyahu
could drag Biden down
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
16. The same can be said about the decrease in the
continental ice sheets. The melting of the poles will not be able to be reversed
for hundreds of years. As for the climate, there are factors that have persisted
for long periods of time, independent of the events that may have triggered
them. For this reason, we are now unable
to halt the enormous damage we have caused. We barely have time to prevent even
more tragic damage.
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra 7:
Ezra was a scholar who loved to study the Law
of the Lord.
He was a descendant of Aaron. The Lord moved the heart of the king of Persia
to grant any request that Ezra made to help the Jews. Ezra prayed: "Blessed be the Lord our
God, for moving the
king's heart to look favorably on the rebuilding of our temple."
Dear God, please move the
hearts of all government leaders to look favorably on citizens who want to do good things
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
7:
Lord God, I take refuge in you.
Please rescue me from people who are trying to hurt me. Lord, please stop bad people from doing bad
things.
Please help good people to keep on doing good things.
Lord, I will sing to you and thank you for
your goodness to me.
Lord, please help me to avoid
evil and to do good
Listen
Revelation
22.1-5: Then an angel showed me
the River of Life,
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
flowing crystal-clear through the middle of the city. Here God's servants will worship him.
They will see him face to face,
and his name will be written on their foreheads. It will never be night again.
They will not need lamplight or sunlight,
because the Lord God will be shining on them
Jesus, may your name be written on my forehead
Listen
Luke
4.38-44: Jesus went to the home of Simon Peter.
Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever. Jesus was asked to
help her. He bent over her, rebuked the fever and it left
her. She
immediately got up and served her guests. After the Sabbath finished at sunset, everyone
who had sick friends brought them to Jesus. Laying his hands on each of
them, he healed them. The next morning Jesus got up early and went
to a lonely place to pray. People found him and asked him not to
leave the area. But he replied "I must proclaim the Good News of the
kingdom of God to other towns too, because that is what I was sent to
do"
Jesus, heal my friend ... (name)... who
is sick
Listen
Reflection: Luke, being a doctor, shows special interest when Jesus heals sick people
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HK
Dim Sum crisis? No crisis at MercyHK's Dim Sum canteen 191 Temple Street,
Jordan!
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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 Guangxi
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 Oct 22
During
breakfast over the past week I've been watching Aljazeera for the latest
Israel-Gaza news *** I
want to tell the world about Gaza
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
15. Some effects of the climate crisis are
already irreversible, at least for several hundred years, such as the increase
in the global temperature of the oceans, their acidification and the decrease of
oxygen. Ocean waters have a thermal inertia and centuries are needed to
normalize their temperature and salinity, which affects the survival of many
species. This is one of the many signs that the other
creatures of this world have stopped being our companions along the way and have
become instead our victims.
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Mission Sunday
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
98: Sing a new song to the
Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord
has made known his salvation. He has shown his justice to the nations. He has
remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the
earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring
out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp, with the sound of music.
Let the sea, the world and
all peoples acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers
clap their hands and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for
he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the world with justice and the peoples
with fairness.
Lord, may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Romans
10.9 & 11.33-36: If
your lips confess that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, then you will be saved How wonderful is God! How
great his wisdom and knowledge. What finite creature could ever understand the
mind of our infinite Creator? All
that exists comes from him. To him be glory for ever!
Jesus, Father, Spirit -
three persons, one God - to you be glory for ever!
Listen
Matthew
28.16-20: The 11 apostles went to Galilee,
to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they
fell down before him in worship. Jesus said to them "All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make
disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to understand and live according
to my words. And know that I am with you always, yes, to the end of time".
Jesus,
"God-with-us", please help us live our lives according to your
teaching ....and thank you, Matthew, for this beautiful Gospel Report
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
Pope's Message for Mission Sunday 2023
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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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Last
night I remembered to wear my black shoes to Mass as usual ...having forgotten
to change from my old brown sandals the Saturday before ...didn't notice I was
still wearing sandals until half way to the church....but it didn't really
matter ....no one noticed ... no one said anything. Come to think of it, at the
Last Supper, Jesus and his Team were ....bare-footed!
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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 Oct 21
MSF: This heart-wrenching report from Gaza made me immediately use my Visa card for a special donation to MSF
US
official resigns over arms to Israel ***
Letter to
President Biden from Jewish American writers, artists and academics
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
14. I feel obliged to make these
clarifications, which may appear obvious, because
of certain dismissive and scarcely reasonable opinions that I encounter, even
within the Catholic Church. Yet we can no longer doubt that the reason
for the unusual rapidity of these dangerous changes is a fact that cannot be
concealed: the enormous novelties that have to do with unchecked human
intervention on nature in the past two centuries. Events of natural origin that
usually cause warming, such as volcanic eruptions and others, are insufficient
to explain the proportion and speed of the changes of recent decades. The
change in average surface temperatures cannot be explained except as the result
of the increase of greenhouse gases.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra
5-6: The prophets Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people in the rebuilding of the
temple. Despite opposition, the Jews kept on rebuilding the temple.
Dear God, when anyone tries to
stop us from doing good, please give us courage to keep going
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
6: Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength.
My body is racked with pain. Please heal me, Lord. I am exhausted with my groaning.
Every night my pillow is covered with tears. Lord, please hear my prayer.
Dear Lord, please help people who are in distress of mind or body
Listen
Revelation
21.10-23: I saw the Holy City, the New
Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven. It had God's glory, and glittered like
a precious diamond. There was no temple in the city, since the
Lord God and the Lamb were themselves the temple. The city did not need sun or moon for
light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and of the Lamb
Jesus, Light of the world, Light of Heaven, we
adore you, Lord!
Listen
Luke
4.31-37: Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee.
On the Sabbath day he taught in the local prayer hall. In the hall there was a man possessed by a
devil which shouted "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of
God". Jesus said sharply "Be quiet! Come out of
him".
And the devil left the man without hurting him. People in the hall said "He gives orders
to unclean spirits and they obey him". Jesus' reputation continued to
spread through the district
Jesus, please protect my family from evil
Listen
Reflection: Jesus commanded his apostles to continue his work of helping people be freed of evil influences
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Attempt
to steal confiscated cocaine!
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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 Oct 20
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9.30am to 5pm ....
sad to meet new DD ("dangerous drug") cases ... local people as well
as people from overseas. But also surprised to see a first in all my years of
prison visits in HK: air conditioned cells in one section of the prison!
Notice mention of "pharmacies in Jordan" in this
report
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
13. It is not possible to conceal the
correlation of these global climate phenomena and the accelerated increase in
greenhouse gas emissions, particularly since the mid-twentieth century. The
overwhelming majority of scientists specializing in the climate support this
correlation, and only a very small percentage of them seek to deny the
evidence. Regrettably, the climate
crisis is not exactly a matter that interests the great economic powers, whose
concern is with the greatest profit possible at minimal cost and in the
shortest amount of time.
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra 4: Having returned from exile, the Jews started to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem.
But some enemies of Israel
tried to frighten and dishearten the Jews
from rebuilding the temple.
Dear God, when anyone tries to
stop us from doing good, please give us courage to keep going
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
5: At the start of this day I pray to you, O
Lord, my King and my God. I offer you my prayer and ask for your
help. Through the greatness of your love, I have
access to your friendship. I bow down in reverence and worship. Lead me, Lord, in the way you want me to go.
It is you, Lord, who bless good people.
You surround them with favors, as with a shield.
Lord, I adore you as my Creator
Listen
Revelation
21.5-8:
Then the One sitting on the throne said
"Now I am making the whole of creation new.
I am the Beginning and the End. I give Eternal Life to all who die in my
friendship. But for those whose evil deeds have removed
themselves from my friendship, there is Eternal Death"
Jesus, have mercy on people who are rejecting your
friendship
Listen
Luke
4.23-30: People in the prayer hall rejected Jesus.
"Who does he think he is?" they asked. "He's just the son
of Joseph". Jesus replied "No prophet is ever
accepted in his own country". The angry people then took Jesus by force to
the edge of the hill on which Nazareth was built. They planned
to throw him down the cliff.
But Jesus escaped from them and went away
Jesus, please forgive people who reject you.
Please help them accept you
Listen
Reflection: The people wanting to kill Jesus were people who knew him all his life ... people who grew up with him.... people whose judgment was blinded by the mindset "nothing local is good"
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A local Chinese saying to go with today's Gospel:
"Local ginger is not hot"!
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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 Oct
Question for President Biden: Do you care that the bombs
killing hundreds of children in Gaza were made in the US? (... c.f. weapons
used by Hamas were provided by Iran)
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
12. At the same time, we have confirmed that
in the last fifty years the temperature has risen at an unprecedented speed,
greater than any time over the past two thousand years. In this period,
the trend was a warming of 0.15 C per decade, double that of the last 150
years. From 1850 on, the global temperature has risen by 1.1 C, with even
greater impact on the polar regions. At this rate, it is possible that in just
ten years we will reach the recommended maximum global ceiling of 1.5 C. This
increase has not occurred on the earth's surface alone but also several
kilometres higher in the atmosphere, on the surface of the oceans and even in
their depths for hundreds of metres. Thus the acidification of the seas
increased and their oxygen levels were reduced. The glaciers are receding, the
snow cover is diminishing and the sea level is constantly rising.
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Ezra 2-3:
About 50,000 Jews returned to Israel
after 70 years of exile in Babylon. The returnees gathered in Jerusalem for
worship.
They were overcome with joy.
Dear God, please help all
exiles return to their homeland
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
4: At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help. O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals? Lord, you have put into my heart a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine. I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Listen
Revelation
21.1-4: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The first heaven and the first earth
had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven,
as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. I heard a voice call from the throne: "You
see this city?
Here God lives among people. He will make his home among them. They shall
be his people. He will be their God.
His name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their
eyes.
There will be no more death, no more sadness.
The world of the past has gone
Jesus, may the thought of heaven give us
courage here on earth
Listen
Luke
4.14-22: Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him,
returned to Galilee.
He taught in local prayer halls. His reputation spread. He came to his home town of Nazareth and went
to the prayer hall
on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up and read these words from the
prophet Isaiah:
"The spirit of the Lord has been given to
me. He has sent me
to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to prisoners,
to give sight to the blind, to set the downtrodden free". Jesus then sat down and said to the people in
the prayer hall "These words from Isaiah are being fulfilled today
even as you listen"
Jesus, please help me be more open to the
power of your Spirit.
O Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in my life
Listen
Reflection: Two Jerusalems mentioned in readings above ....
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Many
visitors to MercyHK's canteen yesterday .... from HK and overseas. God bless
them all!
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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 19h
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 Oct 18
Yesterday I visited the women's detention centre on Hei Ling
Chau Island .... home to about 150 asylum seekers from Indonesia, the
Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. Please God they can soon go home
and re-start their lives
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
11. It is no longer possible to doubt the
human - "anthropic"- origin of climate change. Let us see why. The
concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which causes global
warming, was stable until the nineteenth century, below 300 parts per
million in volume. But in the middle of that century, in conjunction with
industrial development, emissions began to increase. In the past fifty years,
this increase has accelerated significantly, as the Mauna Loa observatory,
which has taken daily measurements of carbon dioxide since 1958, has
confirmed. While I was writing Laudato Si, they hit a historic
high - 400 parts per million - until arriving at 423 parts per million in June
2023. More than 42% of total net emissions since the year 1850 were
produced after 1990. [8]
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Feast of Saint
Luke ("Luke"/"Acts")
Luke
1: Dear
Friend of God, there are already many reports written about Jesus. These
reports come from people who were the earliest eyewitnesses and ministers of
the Good News. After checking the whole story, I also have decided to write a
report, so that you may
see for yourself the truth and accuracy of the Good News
Jesus, help me understand your Good News
Recording
of this reading
Acts
1: Dear Friend of God, in
my first book (the Gospel of Luke)
I wrote about everything Jesus did until the day he was taken up to heaven. For
40 days after his death, he appeared to his apostles many times, and taught
them about the kingdom of God. He told them to stay in Jerusalem and wait for
what the Father had promised: "You will soon be baptized with the Holy
Spirit"
Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, increase your
influence in my life
Recording
Colossians
4.14 (St
Paul writing from prison in Rome):
Greetings from my
dear friend Luke,
the doctor
Recording
2
Timothy 4.11 (St Paul
writing from prison in Rome):
Only Luke is
with me
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
I
enjoyed this: 
David
Pawson - The Gospel of Luke
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Happy moment for me yesterday at the women's prison on
Hei Ling Chau Island when I met several women who in the next week or so will
be going home, after spending around 6 years in prison in HK
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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 18h
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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