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Jesus, today please bless the people of  South East Asia & the Pacific

 Thursday  July 26,  2012                      Daily Blog                  John W                   Previous 2012 blogs

Dear Friends

Yesterday in HK's Central area, on my way home from Hei Ling Chau Island drug centre, I saw a badly disabled young beggar kneeling, with head down ....and no arms, but  asking alms

Man is one of many who come (are brought) to HK by a well-organised group/gang. The disabled people enter HK on a 7-day visa, stay in the same flat in Jordan, near Jordan Metro Station (Exit B), and are put on display to get money. Possibly some of them were deliberately maimed/deformed at birth to be beggars

I never give them money, but offer them something to eat (if they have a hand). And lately I've been trying to share a few words with them...asking where they're from ....how long they're staying etc...then putting my hand on their shoulder I clumsily try to say something like "In this life, you don't have arms/legs, but in the next life you'll have arms/legs. This terrible problem is a temporary one. This is Jesus (showing my Cross). He loves you and will bless you in the next life"

What else can one say?
Can one just walk by on the other side?

Then I give them a little picture of the Cross, or a booklet if they can read. All pretty heavy stuff when you hear it for the first time. 
But probably it's the only time in their lives they will ever meet a priest

Last year I got to know three such people fairly well....they came to HK several times. We had a couple of canteen meals, and once they came to my home in Jordan

This 2008 report says that China has 83 million disabled people. Most of them receive almost nothing from the government.  According to 3 friends in above photos...daily allowance from government is enough to buy one bottle of water

Which is why some of them come to HK....to try to get money for themselves and their families

They should be in special centres, from their youngest days...or at least have access to special centres ...for regular therapy etc.

This is a mind-blowing area waiting for NGOs, churches and other groups to work with the government for the great benefit of society.
I am sad to think how few of the 83,000,000 are receiving any help at the moment from the government, NGOs, churches or other groups 

I help start a little centre in Zhaoqing, but it got closed down.
Photos:  01 (third line of photos),  02,  03, 04
Centre had individual homes for 6 families, with a large common room,
so that families with handicapped children could live on site.
Maybe this could still be a model for the future....rather than putting handicapped children into a place away from their families

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As usual each Thursday, my Calendar:

July 27, Friday:   Lai Chi Kok Detention Center
July 28, Sat:        6pm Chinese Mass at St Alfred's, Tai Wai
July 29, Sun:       7.30am Chinese Mass at St Alfred's, Tai Wai + 11am Chinese Mass at Ng Wah, San Po Kong
July 30, Mon:      Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre
July 31, Tues:     Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre
Aug 01, Wed:     Hei Ling Chau Drug Treatment Centre 
Aug 02, Thur:     Lai Chi Kok Detention Centre

Recent photos  - see link below ("Recent HK photos") 

This week's smile 

On this 26th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Xinjiang
(Please join me in praying for one part of China each day of the month)

God bless all on my sick list, in HK, Australia, China and other places,
- especially dear friends battling cancer.....

Today's English editorial in the Ming Pao newspaper (HK),
"An All-Weather Railway System Needed" 
and my recording of same, 
can be accessed here  from midday today HK time  to mid-evening tonight HK time better
understanding of "Of course I want to heal/help you" Jesus

Thank you for a prayer

God bless!

John W

Why recordings?