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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Jan 14
Hello again from Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia where yesterday morning our core team had a long planning meeting with a local friend who will be with us each day in Addis. In the afternoon the same friend went with some of us for a visit to a special place. Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
40
years ago - Thank you Jesus!
My
Gaza Prayer ***
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Deuteronomy
9: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen, Israel, you are soon to cross the Jordan River,
to dispossess nations greater and stronger than yourself.
Know that the Lord your God will go in front of you.
So often in the past you forgot the Lord.
So often you were rebels and did not obey the Lord.
In future you must rebel no more."
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever rebel against you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
146: My soul, give
praise to the Lord.
I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust in princes,
in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay
and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth,
the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives
bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who
gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who
protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who
loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for
ever,
Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust
and faith in you
Listen
Acts 1.6-11: On the day he was taken up to heaven, Jesus
said to his apostles "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses in every part of the
world". As he said this, he was lifted up while they
watched.
A cloud took him from their sight. Then two angels appeared to them and said
"Jesus who has been taken up from you, will come back some day in the
same way as you have seen him leave"
Jesus, help me be your witness by the way I
think and speak and live
Listen
Luke
8.4-15:
One day Jesus told the people this story: A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them.
Some seeds fell on rocky ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among
thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on
good soil
and produced a rich harvest. People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up. People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the word. People who hear God's
word with good will and
put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest
Jesus, please help me be
good seed!
Listen
Reflection: Surely the problem in today's Gospel was not the seed but the ground! We should pray to be good soil!
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In Kampala wherever I went .... right through the day and
night ....there were motorbikes buzzing in every direction like swarming bees.
Here in Addis after two days I have yet to see even one single motobike!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 14th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jilin
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Guinea-Bissau
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 13
Hello from Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia where our core team of 4 people arrived late yesterday afternoon from Kampala in Uganda. Our take-off from Kampala was delayed for an hour because of a special passenger - Mr T. A. Selassie, the President of Ethiopia! We did not actually see him but we spoke with some of his security personnel. A good example to other world leaders: fly on common flights rather than your own private plane
My
Gaza Prayer ***
Israel
murders more in Gaza school attack - SHAME, ISRAEL AND USA FOR THIS
GENOCIDE. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!
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Book Blog:
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Deuteronomy
8: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Remember how the Lord your God
led you for 40 years in the wilderness,
to humble you, to test you, to know your inmost heart
- whether you would keep his commandments or not.
He humbled you, he fed you with manna,
to make you understand that we do not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Learn from this that the Lord your God was training you
as a man trains his child.
Keep the commandments of the Lord your God.
Follow his ways and reverence him.
When you become prosperous in the land that God is giving you,
do not become proud and say your own efforts have brought you success.
Take care and do not forget the Lord your God."
Dear
Lord, don't let me ever forget all you have done for me
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God my king.
I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works, shall speak of your splendour and glory. The Lord is kind and full of
compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and tell all the world of your love. The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down. The eyes of all creatures look to you and you give them their food
each day. The Lord is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. Let the whole world bless the Lord's holy
name,
for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love.
Thank you for your love
Listen
Acts 1.1-5: 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
Listen
Luke
8.1-3: Jesus went to many towns and villages,
proclaiming the Good News.
The 12 apostles went with him, as did a group of women who had been healed
of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna and
several others.
These women used their own money to support Jesus and the apostles
Jesus, thank you for all the women who support
the spread of the Good News in today's world
Listen
Reflection: Luke's Gospel gives special importance to women .... at a time when all cultures were male dominated
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Two days ago some of our team in Kampala were near a market where
traffic had been diverted, because the President of Uganda was visiting there.
Then yesterday on our plane we had the President of Ethiopia. Two presidents in
2 days!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 13th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangxi
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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Jan 12 Feast of the Baptism of Jesus
Hello one last time from Kampala in Uganda. Today our overseas core team of 4 people is due to go to another country, while local members of the team will return to their homes in Uganda and Kenya.
Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
Jan 9 report in Kenya's Nation
about Faith
Omollo who arrived back in Kenya on Dec 6, 2024 after being on death row
in Malaysia - here
(Jan 9). Faith has been part of our team in Kenya and Uganda
Fossil
fuel driven climate change fanning LA fires ((a fact not mentioned by many
people commenting and offering sympathy))
Birth
of baby on crowded refugee boat - a moving article
After reading this
disturbing article about no more fact checking on Meta, I hope other
countries will follow Australia's
example and stop younger students from using social media
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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 on the above readings: On this day in previous years, Pope Francis has reminded us to remember and celebrate our own day of baptism, just as we remember and celebrate our day of birth (... my baptism: November 3).TThis is the only time in the Bible where the Three Persons of the Trinity can be 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 for today led to the composition of this little song
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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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 8.00
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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Name
of shop in Kampala: JOSEPH AND MARIA HARDWARE !
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Jiangsu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 12th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Guinea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Jan 11
Hello again from Kampala in Uganda where yesterday our team was joined by a media man whose report will hopefully be published tomorrow or Monday ... with the aim of warning people about the danger of being tricked/recruited for drug trafficking. Tomorrow our team is due to go to another country.
Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
Not far from where I am: Genocide
in Sudan
My
Gaza Prayer ***
Gaza
death toll much higher than so far reported
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Book Blog:
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Deuteronomy
7: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"You are a people consecrated to the Lord your God.
It is you that the Lord our God has chosen
to be his very own people out of all the peoples on the earth.
But know this:
if the Lord set his heart on you and chose you,
it was not because you outnumbered other peoples.
In fact you were the least of all peoples.
It was for love of you and to keep his promise to our ancestors
that the Lord chose you.
Listen then to these ordinances, be true to them and observe them,
and in return the Lord your God will be true to you.
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers.
He will bless the fruit of your body and the produce of your soil,
your corn, your wine, your oil, the issue of your cattle,
the young of your flock.
No man or woman among will shall be barren,
no male or female of your beasts infertile.
The Lord will keep all sickness far from you.
Be loyal then to the Lord
and have nothing to do with the religious practices
of the people you will conquer."
Dear
God, please help us to love you as we should
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02
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God my king.
I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works, shall speak of your splendor and glory.
The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and tell all the world of your love. The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down. The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food each day. The Lord is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. Let the whole world bless the Lord's holy
name,
for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love.
Thank you for your love
Listen
Revelation
22.16-22: "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
7.36-50: A religious leader invited Jesus for a meal.
A woman who had a bad name heard that Jesus was at the leader's home.
She entered the house and knelt behind Jesus, crying. Her tears fell on
Jesus' feet and she wiped them away with her hair. She covered his feet
with kisses, and put ointment on them.
The leader was thinking "If Jesus is a prophet, he would know what
sort of woman is now touching him". So Jesus said to the leader "I
came into your house and you did not follow the custom of pouring water on
my feet. But this woman has poured out her tears on my feet. You gave me no welcoming kiss, but she has
been covering my feet with kisses. You gave me no welcoming oil on my
head, but she has anointed my feet. And I tell you that her sins must have been
forgiven, or she would not have shown such great love. People who are forgiven little,
show little love".
Jesus, please forgive my sins. Help me
show great love
Listen
Reflection: Water, kiss and oil .... the leader got 0/3, the woman got 3/3
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Clever headline here
.... "jab"!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Jan 10
Hello again from Kampala in Uganda where yesterday our team, now comprising 10 people held a most worthwhile joint meeting before and during lunch ... then some of us went into the centre of Kampala for another special meeting.
Early in the morning there was a blackout in our area ... and at 6.30am I had a shave by the light of my mobile. Blackout reminded me: in places like Uganda, keep your mobile and laptop fully charged all the time!
Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
My
Gaza Prayer ***
NY
Times refusal to carry adv using "genocide"
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Book Blog:
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Deuteronomy 6: Moses continued his
speech to the people:
"Listen Israel. You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.
Let these words I urge on you today
be written on your heart.
You shall repeat them to your children and say them
when you are resting in your house or going for a walk,
when you are lying down and when you get up.
You shall fasten them on your hand as a sign
and on your forehead as a circlet.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates"
Dear
Lord, please help us to love you with all our hearts
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
144: Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who gives me strength for every situation. He is my love, my fortress.
He is my stronghold, my savior. To you, O God, will I sing a new song,
you who so often rescued David your servant. Happy the people whose God is the Lord.
Please continue to bless your people, Lord. Let our sons flourish like saplings
grown tall and strong from their youth;
our daughters graceful as columns,
adorned as though for a palace.
Let our crops and stock be blessed.
May there be no sound of weeping on our streets.
Lord, please help us love and
honor you every day.
Don't let us ever forget your love
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
7.18-30: John the Baptist, imprisoned by King Herod,
heard the news about Jesus. John sent two of his friends to
ask Jesus "Are you the promised One?"
Jesus replied "Go and tell John
what you have seen today: the blind see again, the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is
proclaimed to the poor". Jesus then spoke to the people about John:
"Everyone who accepted baptism from John acknowledged God's plan. But
by refusing baptism from him, the religious leaders thwarted what God had
in mind for them"
Jesus, please don't let me do anything to
thwart your plan for my life
Listen
Reflection: The Promised One's followers also must show special care for the blind, the lame, lepers, the deaf etc
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During the blackout yesterday morning, as I said Mass in
the dark using light from my mobile, yesterday's reading from Revelation (see
below) was especially appropriate: " The city did not need sun or moon for
light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and of the Lamb"!
... with the same idea in today's reading from Revelation (above)!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hubei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 10th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Eritreauinea
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 9
Hello again from Kampala in Uganda where yesterday our team was joined by several local people for some most worthwhile discussions. Interesting, not once since I left HK on Dec 27 have I used an umbrella .... weather has been fine and dry and sometimes very hot and dusty, but no rain yet.
Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
Epiphany
homily by Fr Luis O.M.I.
My
Gaza Prayer ***
Gaza
a deepening disaster (Guardian
editorial)
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Deuteronomy 5:
Moses reminded the people of
the Ten Commandments:
1:
I am the Lord your God. Do not worship anyone or anything else.
2: Use my name with respect. Do not insult my name.
3: Make the Sabbath a holy day each week.
4: Honor your father and your mother.
5: Do not kill.
6: Do not commit adultery.
7: Do not steal.
8: Do not tell lies about other people.
9: Do not desire someone else's wife.
10: Do not desire what belongs to someone else
Dear God,
please help us to put these commandments into practice
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
140-143: Lord, save me from
people who do evil,
you who do justice for the needy. I have no way out of
this situation.
And no one wants to help me. Lord, I beg you tonight
to make haste and give me an answer,
for my spirit fails within me. In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble
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 7.11-17: Jesus and his disciples went to a town called
Nain. Many other people went with them. As they reached the town, a
dead man was being carried out for burial, the only son of his mother, and
she was a widow. When the Lord saw her, he felt sorry for her.
"Do not cry" he said. Then he said "Young man, I tell you
to get up". The dead man sat up and began to talk, and
Jesus gave him to his mother. Everyone was filled with awe and praised God
saying "A great prophet has appeared among us. God has visited his
people"
Jesus, please give me the faith to pray that
dead people will come back to life - you who once told your disciples
"to raise the dead"
Listen
Reflection: The widow in today's Gospel was in a "no way out situation (Psalms). Jesus is not only The Way, he is also The Way Out!
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My
hotel room is on a busy road, but as a resident of Temple Street in Jordan I am
used to noitse. In fact two nights ago I slept solidly for 9 hours without even
one toilet break!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 9th 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 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 8
Hello
again from Kampala in Uganda where
all but one of our team yesterday visited some of the centres of an NGO which
helps children of prisoners. I was the one who did not go ... needed to do some
other jobs.
On my early morning walk ... going a different way from 2 days ago ... I
discovered a
most beautiful little church right opposite our hotel. On my afternoon walk
I discovered that 2 young men whose on-site bread I have been buying the past
few days ... are from next door Sudan where civil war is raging. I gave them a
little to send to their families in Sudan.
Thank you for a prayer for the trip. God bless all who made the trip possible
My
Gaza Prayer ***
Israel
murders 31 more in Gaza
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Readings are from
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Deuteronomy 2-4:
Moses continued his
talk to the Israelites:
"God has been with us these 40 years,
watching over us and providing for us.
God gave us many victories
and continually told us not to be afraid of any enemies.
So now, Israel, do not forget God's goodness and help and laws.
Do not forget the things your eyes have seen.
Make sure to tell these things to your children's children.
God has brought you out of Egypt to be his special people.
If you seek God with all your heart and soul
you will find him
Understand this today, therefore, and take it to heart:
The Lord is God indeed, in heaven above as on earth below,
he and no other.
Keep his laws and commandments as I give them to you today,
so that you and your children may prosper and live long
in the land that the Lord your God gives you forever."
Lord,
please help me to seek you with all my heart
01
02
Psalm 139: O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on in my life,
all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my understanding,
too high, beyond my reach. It was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you for the wonder of my life,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of
life. Please help me follow the path to eternal life
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
7.1-10: Jesus went to the town of Capernaum. In the
town there was a Roman soldier, a centurion, who had a dear servant who
was sick and close to death. Having heard about Jesus, the centurion sent
some Jewish friends to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. The Jewish friends said to Jesus "He
deserves this of you. He is friendly to our people. He is the one who
built our prayer hall". Jesus went with them, but before they
reached the house the centurion sent some servants with the message
"Sir, I am not worthy to receive you into my house. This is why I
didn't come to you personally. Just say a word, and my servant will
be healed". When Jesus heard these words, he said to the
crowd following him
"I have not found faith as great as this man's". When the messengers got back to the house,
they saw that the servant was healed and in perfect health
"Jesus, I am not worthy to receive
you. Say but the word and I shall be healed" (prayer
from Communion service)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In today's Gospel, as in most of the reports of healing in the Gospel ... faith an essential element
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On my early morning walk yesterday I discovered not only a
beautiful little church, but also ... a beautiful little pizza shop (from which
lunch for our team is due to come today!)
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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 people
in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 8th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Heilongjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierra
Leone
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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