2007 Diary - September, October, November, December
2007-12-26 Dear Friends
Good
evening from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing.....again wishing everyone a Merry
Christmas....and...next week....a Happy New Year!
May we be blessed with good health and safety right through 2008
Beautiful
full moons here the past two nights....Christmas Day cloudy but fine....many,
many Christmas activities.
Presume you know Christmas is not a holiday here....it's a working/school
day....so...many activities were held over the weekend...
(for Guiness Book of Records? - four midnight Masses before 6pm Dec 24!....one
last Sat, one last Sun, two Mon afternoon).
Students of our centers had wonderful Christmas parties (photos in next few days
DV....no electricity in local area from about 8am to about
7pm...so...photos could not be processed today....which also is why this report
is an evening edition).
Many thanks again to HK Lantau "Anon2" for sponsoring Christmas
party/meal at Marco Polo (for 200 students/staff/parents)
and CECI HK
for lovely clothing and gifts for children
Photo reports of the past week:
2007-12-21
HK/USA Fr David omi, Colette, Jack; Macau Salesian
Secondary School Fr Martin & team; clothing
from CECI HK
2007-12-22
Christmas card game a.m. at Ricci Memorial Center & a'noon at Xinxing after
Mass - with Fr David omi, Colette & Jack
Calendar
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | Macau St Joseph the Worker Parish group due to visit poor areas |
| 207-12-26 to 28 | Macau Thomas and friends due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-27 to 29 | HK Notre Dame Fr Slawek o.m.i. and MAMI group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-28,29 | HK Lam family group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-05,06 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-13,14 | HK St John's Parish group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-21,22 | Australia Joan and family to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers, + teachers from
Xinqiao & Ng Chuen schools - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK
friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a
(simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Dec 26 Fr Martin sdb - Macau - Y1,500
Dec 26 Cheung and Wong Families - Macau - Y1,500
Dec 26 Kao De lei Sat & Ki Fong Ji Ge - Macau - Y5,000
Dec 26 Thomas Wong - Macau - Y4,500
|
Dream
now begun
- thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas. |
Joe in Guangzhou has new phone number: (86) 1342 2309 147
Cheney accused of blocking California bid to cut car fumes (coming soon - his impeachment?)
Drought now a nationwide problem for China
God
bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting
sickness/sadness.
May Christmas give everyone, no matter what our situation,
a bit more hope/peace/courage/strength/joy for the New Year!
John
W omi
(still way behind in email....still trying to catch up)
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2007-12-19 Dear Friends
Happy
Christmas to everyone! May this Christmas give our troubled world a little
bit more hope, a little bit more peace.
I especially wish all China8 'frequent flyers' the peace and joy of
Christmas
Photo reports of the past week:
2007-12-16 Christmas Card game at Yunfu
2007-12-18 Sihui - baby Ho now much better - Biliary Artresia in retreat
Calendar
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | HK Dave o.m.i. + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-24,25 | HK Jimmy & friend to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | Macau St Joseph the Worker Parish group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-27 to 29 | HK Notre Dame Fr Slawek o.m.i. and MAMI group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-28,29 | HK Lam family group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-05,06 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-13,14 | HK St John's Parish group to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers, + teachers from
Xinqiao & Ng Chuen schools - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK
friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a
(simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Dec 15 - Sefton Paulian Group, Sydney - AUD$50
Dec 17 - Macau Hope Medical Group - many items for the sick and poor
Dec 17 - HK Olivier and Guangzhou factory team - another truck full of toys
& other items
Dream
now begun
- thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas.
HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in
this project. Building can continue as soon as more donations
received. Construction and setting up cost: about
Y40,000. (Donations so far: Y10,000 - God
bless donors)
Monthly running cost: about Y8,000
(staff of three + daily transport + meals etc)
It's official - three new public holidays for China....and goodbye May 2-7 ...really good to see Chinese culture re-surfacing
Bali global warming conference - Monbiot's appraisal ....a most important article
December
31 will soon be here....thanks to CAS John ( www.scotsman.china8.org
)d
I now know that Auld Lang Syne
was composed by Robbie Burns
US church to follow Dutch church? - rebellion or ???
God
bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting
sickness/sadness.
May this Christmas give everyone, no matter what our situation,
a bit more hope/peace/courage/strength/joy!
John
W omi
(still way behind in email....trying to catch up)
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2007-12-12 Dear Friends
Good
afternoon from fine and hot (30 something degrees) Zhaoqing....on a Winter's
day....which reminds me to keep praying for success of Bali Global
Warming meeting now in its final days.
Thirteen days to Christmas....many hotels/shops in Zhaoqing have decorations up
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-12-08 Saturday night English Corner at Ricci Memorial Centre. Thank you Claire, Garth and John
2007-12-09 Simone now back at Marco Polo Center after eight months at Wong Kong Hospital
2007-12-11 Hong Kong Notre Dame - with visitors Fr Don & Fr Vin
2007-12-12 Latest update re A-Lin (cancer on neck) ....now living at Marco Polo Center
Calendar
| 2007-12-16-17 | Macau Hope Medical Group due to run clinics at Marco Polo |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | HK Dave o.m.i. + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | Macau St Joseph the Worker Parish group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-27 to 29 | HK Notre Dame Fr Slawek o.m.i. and MAMI group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-28,29 | HK Lam family group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-05,06 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-13,14 | HK St John's Parish group to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
(will send personal thank you emails ...for donations recorded
here this week and last weeke....but I'm way behind in email...hope to catch up in next week)
Oct 24 Stephen Lam, Hong Kong - Y1,000
Nov 2 "DB3" and friend, Hong Kong - Y6,000
Nov 30 Stephen Lam, Hong Kong - Y1,000
Dec 4 "DB3" and friend, Hong Kong - Y6,000
Dec 5 Local village computer shop owners A-Bing & wife A-Lin -
donation of books/pencils etc
Dec 11 David & Trudy Maiden, Melbourne - books/dvds
Dec 11 John & Marie-Louise Felton, HK - blankets for the poor
Dec 11 Teresa Knight and friends, Adelaide - HK$1,681
Dec 11 HK Notre Dame Parish Mrs Chung HK$100 and her son Mr Lau Shek Kan
HK$2,000
Dec 11 HK Notre Dame Parish Chu family (Marian, Raymond, Dominic) HK$500
Dec 11 HK PIME Sisters & their friends in Italy HK$6,000 and
their HK teachers another HK$5,000
| Dream
now begun
- thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas. HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in this project. Building can commence as soon as donations received. Construction and setting up cost: about Y40,000. (Donations so far: Y10,000 - God bless donors) Monthly running cost: about Y8,000 (staff of three + daily transport + meals etc) |
Shanghai 18,000 ! (Beijing 17,000,000)
New public holidays for China - each of three days
Yangtze River drying up because of global warming
Australians have bad reputation overseas
AITECE needs more foreign teachers to work in China - see latest newsletter: Dear Aitece Teacher, I hope you are taking care as the flu season moves in with the cooler weather. The visits we made during the past month have ended successfully. Margaret, William and myself appreciate the welcome and help we received from our teachers, and the local foreign affairs offices, as we went around. Margaret had the longest list of places to visit and unfortunately caught a virus along the way. However she was able to complete her schedule and after a few days rest here in Hong Kong was able to return to Australia. She is almost back to normal now and we thank her for all the effort she put into the visit and the attention she gave to all the teachers. Since then I have attended the annual meeting called by the State Administration for Foreign Experts Affairs. This year it was held in Shenzhen, just across the border. As usual it was part of a four day gathering. The first two days were for the fifty or so Cultural and Education groups, of which we are part. The final two days were spent participating in a major international conference/exhibition of all organizations concerned with introducing foreign experts to China. There must have been over five hundred booths involved. Aitece was also provided with a booth but I’m afraid business was slack as we had very few new teachers to offer for next semester. However I did have visits from some of the members of the foreign affairs offices with which we have close relationships. Of greatest interest to us was the two hour meeting our groups had with the top officials of the SAFEA office in Beijing. A number of issues were raised with which the officials showed sympathy. One was the age limit: most groups felt that 65 was too early as many foreigner teachers would be retiring at that age and have much too offer. The officials stated that the 65 limit was ‘in principle’ and there might be exceptions. They also promised to do what they could to improve salary and other conditions in the poorer provinces which suffered in comparison with the richer regions. Mention was made of some discrimination against people who, while have good qualifications and experience, seem to be excluded from jobs because of their nationality or racial background. Again, the officials were aware of this and agreed that there should be no discrimination. Before the opening ceremony on the third day, I was asked to be one of those personally greeted by the State Leader who presided, Mr Huo Jian Min, Secretary General of the State Council. All the leaders showed great warmth and appreciation for the contribution made by the foreign teachers. One of leaders from SAFEA said that even more important that the English taught was the long-lasting relationships this led to between the teachers and the students, between Chinese and foreigners. The organization of the meeting was excellent and everything possible was done to ensure the convenience of the delegates. Some final items: Besides the four prizes for best foreign expert won by our teachers this year, and mentioned in our last newsletter, we learnt that Leslie McNamara also won the Lushan Prize in Jiangxi province. Congratulations, Leslie. Our representatives in Ireland have set up a website to make Aitece better known: www. aitece.ie We hope it attracts many candidates as the number of new teachers for March 2008 seems to be quite small. We hope you get a free day for Christmas and have an opportunity to celebrate with other Aitece teachers or your neighbors. With best wishes from all in Aitece, Hong Kong, Hugh, William and Rita |
Iona College Brisbane loyal helper from earliest days 50 years ago, Bob Bonny, went home to Heaven earlier this week. Sincere sympathy to Shirley and rest of family. May Bob and all his old mates in Heaven help us daily with their prayers
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting sickness/sadness
John W omi
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2007-12-05 Dear Friends
Good
afternoon from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing.....very, very dry in this
part of world....hope meeting in Bali/Indonesia this week
can help get some action on global warming. (How
urgent the problem is!)
Twenty days to Christmas....Santa Claus a frequent visitor to English classes
these days
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-11-27 Congratulations Mazenod teacher Lina and Ricci School guard Danny on birth of little brother for Lily (updated 2007-11-28)
Friday Nov 30: Welcome back former CAS teacher Garth from Sydney - on university (working) holidays once again
2007-12-03 Thank you CAS for again allowing poor children to have their sports day at CAS
2007-11-21 Update re A-Lin (cancer on neck) (further updated 2007-11-28 and 2007-12-04)
Calendar
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-16-17 | Macau Hope Medical Group due to run clinics at Marco Polo |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave o.m.i. + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | Macau St Joseph the Worker Parish group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-27 to 29 | HK Notre Dame Fr Slawek o.m.i. and MAMI group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Nov 16 Fr Donal Madigan o.m.i.,Sydney - AUD$100
Nov 26 Pauline Hannelly, Sydney - AUD$300
Nov 28 Melalanie & Fran, Macau; Vickie & Terry, Australia:
Y2,800
Nov 29 Anon, Brisbane AUD$100
Dec 1 HK "DB3" - HK$10,000 for new center for handicapped
children
Dec 5 MAMI Australia - HK$20,000 for hospital treatment for a handicapped
child in Zhaoqing
Dec 5 Oblate China Education Fund - HK$21,091 - to support salaries of
three teachers in poor centers for one semester
Dec 5 Hong Kong Mui Wo anon - Y2,000 for Christmas party/meal at Marco
Polo 12/25 for children from all centers
| Dream now
on drawing board - thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas. HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in this project. Building can commence as soon as donations received. Construction and setting up cost: about Y40,000. (Donations so far: Y10,000 - God bless donors) Monthly running cost: about Y8,000 (staff of three + daily transport + meals etc) |
Important articles: It's not the economy, stupid No peace in Israel-Palestine
New bishop in Guangzho....and ...more than 50,000,000 Bibles have been printed in China
Beijing's population now over 17,000,000 (c.f. Australia 21,000,000)
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting sickness/sadness
John W omi
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2007-11-28 Dear Friends
Good morning from cool but sunny Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing....where children are on new outdoor stage preparing items for Christmas concerts. They are really good....any scouts around from Beijing Olympics opening ceremony?
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-11-19 Overnight visit to Deqing
2007-11-19
Zhaoqing Xijiang Newspaper report on fatal traffic accident near railway station
(+ JW's report)
Anyone in HK/Macau/overseas have access to supply of push bike helmets for
our children?
2007-11-21 Update re A-Lin (cancer on neck)
2007-11-23 Thank you CECI HK group for taking Ricci School students for outing to Zhaoqing Seven Star Crags (photos coming)
2007-11-23,25 Marco Polo primary one student Gary at San Mao hospital after finger operation
Calendar
| 2007-12-01 | HK St John's group - one day visit |
| 2007-12-03 | Sports day at CAS (..thank you CAS!) for children from our centers |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | Macau St Joseph the Worker Parish group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Nov 25 HK Eva Leung and friend May in Shunde factory - scarves for
children and families (see photos above, Nov 23)
Nov 26 Pauline Hannelly, Sydney - AUD$300
Nov 27 Annette Rebgetz, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia - carton of goodies for
children
| Dream now
on drawing board - thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas. HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in this project. Building can commence as soon as donations received. Construction and setting up cost: about Y40,000. (Donations so far: Y10,000 - God bless donors) Monthly running cost: about Y8,000 (staff of three + daily transport + meals etc) |
and did you know... Asia's largest aluminium processor is in....Zhaoqing!
Missing a signature, mother and baby die
The moral disintegration of Burma's military
School of the Americas - annual gathering
Australia's
new prime minister Kevin Rudd once worked in Australian Embassy in
Beijing....and speaks fluent Mandarin.
His Chinese name, as I heard it from a taxi driver in Yunfu last Sunday, is Lu
Ke Wen (Lu & Ke both high falling tones; Wen high rising?).
May China and Australia continue to develop warm friendship. May more
schools in Australia teach Mandarin.
.....Maybe former prime minister John Howard can find a job at War Crimes
Commission, as
a defendant (add "Howard" to "Blair")
China Bible Quiz is no longer at www.chinabiblequiz.com (this site has expired). CBQ is now at www.cbq.china8.org
December 1, Saturday, is World Aids Day
December 2 is First Sunday of Advent .....I continue to dream that it might become Santa Sunday
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting sickness/sadness
John W omi
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2007-11-21 Dear Friends
Good
afternoon from under the Australian Gum trees which cover our Marco Polo Center
and provide lovely shade.
Only five weeks to Christmas....get the reindeer ready
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-11-14 Volunteers from Zhaoqing Guandong Jin Rong College - with children at Marco Polo Center
2007-11-16 Happy Birthday Marco Polo teacher Leanne
Same day....no photos....just couldn't bring myself to use camera: I
was on way back to Ricci School after lunch visit to home of new baby in Mok
Gong....about to cross highway not far from railway station ...when I came
across terrible accident that had happened only five minutes before: a
huge sand truck and a motorcycle had collided. Nine year old primary
three boy (not one of our students) on back of bike was thrown to road and died
instantly from massive head injuries...his skull was wide open and his whole
brain was on road beside his head. His father had been taking him to
school for start of afternoon session (2.30pm). Father has broken pelvis
and is local San Mao Hospital for a month.
If boy had been wearing a helmet......probably no serious injury.....we are now
campaigning for all children to wear helmets...and to hang on...often see tiny
un-helmeted children (some not yet three years old) perched on back and not
hanging on. Majority of adults who wear helmets leave them un-strapped
At scene of accident there were dozens of onlookers, but not one helper
(..."not the custom"..."best not to get
involved"..."too troublesome"....).
Hundreds of cars, trucks, buses, bikes kept passing by, but no one stopped.
Father was (most understandably) weeping and howling in middle of road beside
his son's dead body.
I took his hand....rang police (..long time coming...close to 15 minutes..)
helped father ring his wife (..his phone not working)...she came...and I had two
hands to hold. I got them to hold each others hands to support each
other...praying all the time for the Lord to give them courage.
Ambulance came....nurse and ambulance man took one look at body and drove
off....all without a word to parents....also not a word from police....after
nearly 30 minutes of agony, a truck from crematorium came....body was put in
box....man used one hand to pick up brain and put it with body....parents
inconsolable.
Eventually kind policeman drove parents and myself to nearby San Mao hospital
where after x-rays and sounds tests, father was admitted.
Mother all the time weeping loudly...especially when her sister
came.
I phoned HK Ling and she came to hospital to help support the parents.
I'm now visiting father each day....gave him a New Testament the second day
to give him courage.
Huge need for developing China: paramedics/ counselors for situations like
this + more traffic lights + enforcement of helmet laws + a reversal of
present trend - most noticeable in past year - for traffic in Zhaoqing to be
more and more Wild West.
Thank you for prayers for this very sad family.
Should add: deceased boy has a younger brother, about 3 months old...who
DV...will give his parents the will to keep going
2007-11-19 Overnight visit to Deqing
Calendar
| 2007-11-27 | USA Brent Johnson due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-01 | HK St John's group - one day visit |
| 2007-12-03 | Sports day at CAS (..thank you CAS!) for children from our centers |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Nov 19 Terry and his work unit in Zhaoqing - donation of used clothing
(see photo report above Nov 20)
Nov 20 Joseph from Italy - Y200
| Dream now
on drawing board - thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas. Other HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in this project. Building can commence as soon as donations received. Construction and setting up cost: about Y40,000. Monthly running cost: about Y8,000 (staff of three + daily transport + meals etc) |
Recent discovery 01: on re-reading "Something Beautiful for God" - Mother Teresa and her co-founder of Brothers of Charity, Bro Andrew (who used to stay at Notre Dame in HK) have same birthday - August 27. MT in 1910, BA in 1918
Recent discovery 02: stupidcensorship.com - lets you access any blocked site
Ban the bomb, but only in Iran - most important article. See also where lobbying for Iran invasion is coming from (2+2=4)
Cardinal Francis George, OMI of Chicago, a good friend of HK & Australian Oblates, has been elected president of the U.S. bishops' conference for a three-year term beginning in 2008
Australians named as world's worst polluters
Australian elections this weekend.....Kim Beazley for next ambassador to USA/UN?....and Kevin Rudd speaks Mandarin!
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting sickness/sadness
John W omi
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2007-11-14 Dear Friends
Good morning from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing. Lovely and peaceful here in rural area at base of mountain....birds chirping, light breeze, sunshine ... + Beethoven in background...+ three classes of children quietly working in their classrooms
Before
anything else: many, many thanks to UK David and Min for modernizing this
website
... and making it available in Chinese as well as English.
Hope everyone has clicked " Our Stories" link on main page for
beautiful stories about the migrant worker families we are helping
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-11-08 Happy get-together for former CAS staff Ling & Peter from HK with Paul from Adelaide
2007-11-09 Visit to all centers in poor areas by member of International Ladies Club of Macau
2007-11-13 Four HK China8 supporters - Jennie, Michael, Ling & Peter - visit to Simone and A-Lin (with info re Cansema cancer cure)
Dream now
on drawing board - thanks to Jennie, Michael, Ling, Peter and other HK
friends: a new building at Marco Polo ....a day care therapy center
for handicapped poor children ...there are quite a number of them in our
poor areas.
Other HK, Macau, Mainland and overseas friends most welcome to obtain shares in
this project.
Construction and setting up cost: about
Y40,000. Monthly running cost: about Y8,000
(staff of three + daily transport + meals etc)
Also: 2007-10 Visit to Zhaoqing by USA Frank Redmond - for volunteer work at Zhaoqing School for the Deaf
Calendar
| 2007-11-18,19 | I'm due to be in Deqing for meeting + English classes |
| 2007-11-20 | Professor Francesco & group from Italy due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-27 | USA Brent Johnson due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-03 | Sports day at CAS (..thank you CAS!) for children from our centers |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Fr Gervais and St Peter & Paul's Yuen Long group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Nov 8 Macau International Ladies Club members - Penny & R. Y1,000;
Anon HK$500; Sherene & Mother Y680
Nov 13 Michael Mok, HK - Y2,100 and HK$1,000
Nov 13 Macau International Ladies Club - deposit transferred from Macau -
Y9,326.66
Chinese Internet use pushes television towards extinction
Urgent need for more Australian students to learn Mandarin
May "Golden Week" of holidays to be dropped?
Don't
believe everything you read in CathNews re Olympic ban on Bibles....not true
- see summary report in Guardian
(5 days after posting incorrect report, CathNews still has not made
correction. Yes, they know...I sent them an email last Saturday..)
US food aid = $1.2 billion per year = cost of war in Iraq for two days
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
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you do not receive a reply within 2 days, please send email again
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2007-11-07 Dear Friends
Sunny good morning from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing....glorious weather here...like Gold Coast Winter. Hope you had Efficient in Melbourne Cup yesterday
Speaking of efficiency.....this website is about to undergo a face change in coming days....will have professional style...and will be in both Chinese and English. Many thanks UK David and Min for all your work!
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-10-31 Welcome back HK Nancy + Maria + HK Ling & Peter + Ricci School volunteer Mr Choi
2007-11-05 Death of former HK Notre Dame English Club student Dr Rosie Fan Hiu-yi (with article from HK South China Morning Post)
2007-11-05 Welcome back for a visit former CAS teacher Paul from Adelaide
2007-11-05 Prayers please for A-Lin, cancer of neck/face + rice harvesting
Calendar
| 2007-11-03 to 08 | Australia Paul C due to visit Zhaoqing |
| 2007-11-07,08 | UK Dave due to visit poor areas; HK Ling & Peter due back for more volunteer work |
| 2007-11-11 to 13 | HK Jennie & group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-18,19 | I'm due to be in Deqing for meeting + English classes |
| 2007-12-03 | Sports day at CAS (..thank you CAS!) for children from our centers |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi + Jack & Colette due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-20 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donation to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Sep 10 Bob Cullen, Brisbane - AUD$200
Heavy machinery stolen from Australia being used to build Beijing Olympic sites?????? - anyone who has been to China knows that there's more heavy machinery in any one province here than in just about any other country of the world....China doesn't need stolen machinery to do its most important construction work....maybe some stolen goods are entering the country (...which country doesn't receive stolen goods?)...but to suggest that stolen machinery is needed for or being used on Olympic sites gets a gold medal for imagination. Bit like saying Sydney Opera House & Harbor Bridge needed/used steel girders stolen from New Zealand
Fact or fiction? * Climate wars threaten billions * Latest re oil shortage * Agricultural crime against humanity
Another website change: from end of this month, www.chinabiblequiz.com will be changed to www.cbq.china8.org
Thank you for a prayer, especially for A-Lin (photo link above 2007-11-05)
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
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2007-10-31 Dear Friends
Good
morning from Zhaoqing ....wishing everyone a happy eve of All Saints
...All Hallows... tonight - Hallow+eve - Halloween.
My seven classes at CAS tomorrow will be singing "O When the
Saints"
Lovely rain here this morning ...after a very dry three weeks....ahead of a scheduled cool change, preparing the way for Winter
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-10-27 English classes at Xinxing + English Corner in Zhaoqing
2007-10-28 Yunfu: farewell for Sr Imelda
2007-10-30
Visit by HK volunteers Ling & Peter to Marco Polo, Ricci, Mazenod, Bahkita.
Also at Bahkita: HK Clare & Margaret
2007-10-31
Visit to Marco Polo Center by Zhaoqing China8 supporter Joe Chen and his driver
Mr Chen
Photos of CECI group's recent visit to poor areas
Calendar
| 2007-11-03 to 08 | Australia Paul C due to visit Zhaoqing |
| 2007-11-07,08 | UK Dave due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-11 to 13 | HK Jennie & group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-18,19 | I'm due to be in Deqing for meeting + English classes |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi and group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-21 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-12-23 to 26 | HK Eva and group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-26 to 28 | HK Canossian group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a (simple) meal?! .... john@china8.org Sponsors so far: two - thank you! |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Oct 26 Kath Marsen, Sydney - AUD$100
Oct 27 Macau Hope Medical Group, Y1,000 (for spinal MRI for 13 year
old semi-paralysed Gordon)
Oct 31 Joe Chen, Zhaoqing - Y1,000
How many percent in a McDonald's premium chicken?
Climate change - does anyone care?
Olympic Games tickets.....system down after 8,000,000 hits in first hour
Baby born with birth defects every 30 seconds
Not suitable for children: execution photos from Myanmar (Burma)
US torture - does anyone care?
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
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2007-10-24 Dear Friends
Good
morning from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing on United Nations Day.
Very dry here...no rain for 2-3 weeks
Photo reports
Also:
Golden Jubilee photos from Iona College in Brisbane (at bottom of link)
Calendar
| 2007-10-25 | HK Peter & Ling due for volunteer work ....welcome back! |
| 2007-10-26, 27 | Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo center |
| 2007-10-30 | COCS director Ge Li due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-03 to 08 | Australia Paul C due to visit Zhaoqing |
| 2007-11-07,08 | UK Dave due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-11 to 13 | HK Jennie & group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-18,19 | I'm due to be in Deqing for meeting + English classes |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi and group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-21 to 23 | Macau Fr Martin & group due for programs in poor areas |
| 2007-01-03 to 05 | USA university student group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a meal?! .... john@china8.org |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Oct 16 Guangzhou Insurance College - Y1,000
Oct 16 Doris Kempnich, Brisbane - AUD$20 + medicine for the sick
Oct 21 Frank Redmond, USA - Y200
Not long ago I finished reading "My Israel Question" by Antony Loewenstein - most informative....highly recommended
Anyone coming to Hong Kong from Australia in the near future? .....could use this repeller please/thank you: http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/Y2324 (available in Dick Smith stores)
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
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2007-10-17 Dear Friends
Good
evening from Marco Parco Center in Zhaoqing.
People here now wearing light jumpers + using light blanket/cover at night time
as Winter gets ready to take center stage
Photo reports from the past week:
2007-10-12 Happy Birthday Mazenod Center teacher Lina!
2007-10-16 First Breaking of Bread in Deqing church for 50 years
2007-10-16 First visit to Deqing Shiyan Government Primary School
Calendar
| 2007-10-20,21 | HK Caritas group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-26, 27, 28 | Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo center |
| 2007-10-28,29,30 | HK Jennie & group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-03 to 08 | Australia Paul C due to visit Zhaoqing |
| 2007-11-07,08 | UK Dave due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-11-18,19 | I'm due to be in Deqing for meeting + English classes |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi and group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a meal?! .... john@china8.org |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent
donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
September - Sr Maria Lit, HK - thank you for recording beautiful CD to raise
funds for supporting Zhaoqing's poor children
Oct 17 New Life Group, Waipara, North Centerury, New Zealand - Y250
New article (in Italian) re Matteo Ricci's first house in Zhaoqing - by Professor Francesco Maglioccola
|
China
has joined other countries in signing a UN declaration calling for change in
Myanmar. (In February 2001) I was transferred to the largest prison in Myanmar,
in the middle of Yangon (Rangoon) City. I've seen the inside of many prisons, but none came close to matching the terrible living conditions in this place. Yangon is one of the hottest and most humid cities in the world. Every day the temperature was in the mid-to-high 30s Celsius (90s to low 100s Fahrenheit), with 85-90% humidity. We sweated continually in the steaming, putrid air In the humid, filthy conditions, bacteria and diseases grew and spread quickly. In our cell, one hundred men had to use the same toilet. As a result a horrible plague struck, causing many prisoners to die. Infection entered men's bodies through their backsides and private parts. For several weeks when the plague was at its worst, several prisoners died each night. The disease felt like fire in the stomach. The afflicted would roll around in dire agony before succumbing I was also infected with the terrible disease at this time, and was unable to digest any solid food for a month. Along with the other prisoners, all I could do was lie down and scratch all day. Parasites were rampant in my body. Sometimes I would look down at my stomach and actually see a worm moving under the surface of my skin. Occasionally its tiny tail could be seen sticking out through the pores of my skin (Yun was released in September 2001) |
Movie highly recommended by John Dear: The Camden 28
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
2007-10-10 Dear Friends
Good morning from Marco Polo in Zhaoqing....on the "Double Tenth", a day of hoping/praying that the Mainland and Taiwan will continue to cement ties of friendship
Photo reports from the past two weeks:
2007-09-29/30 David & Trudy from Australia: Xinxing, Zhaoqing, Yunfu, leper center
2007-10-01
After BoB at home of HK Rosa & Magdalene - with group from HK Kwai Chung +
Trudy & David from Australia
Oct 1 - Golden Jubilee
of Iona
College, Brisbane.
Congratulations ...and God bless everyone at Iona!
2007-10-04 Hong Kong: former CAS teacher Patrick...now working at Pei Zheng College near Guangzhou
2007-10-05 Two year old Johnny - "water on the brain" (hydrocephalus).....help needed please
2007-10-06 Wedding Day in Xinxing for Mr Ku and Miss Lo
Calendar
| 2007-10 | HK Ahyau and friends due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-15 to 19 | Abacus HK Heather & group to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-20,21 | HK Caritas group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-26, 27, 28 | Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo center |
| 2007-11-03 to 08 | Australia Paul C due to visit Zhaoqing |
| 2007-11-11,12 | HK Jennie & friend due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-12-10,11 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
| 2007-12-20 to 24 | HK Dave omi and group due to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV
In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS
teachers HK 2002 tour. Tour will include visit to a number of HK
schools and learning centers. I'm due to be with the group the whole
time. Any HK friends like to help me? Any HK friends like to invite us for a meal?! .... john@china8.org |
| 2008-02-11,12 | I'm due to be in HK for meetings |
Recent donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless all donors!):
Sep
25 Stephen Lam, HK - HK$1,000
Oct 2 David & Trudy,
Melbourne - Y470
Oct 2 Matt Carpenter, Guizhou - Y600
Oct 3 Anon, HK - HK$6,000
Oct 3 "DB3" & friend, HK - HK$6,000
Oct 4 Daisy, HK - HK$500
Oct 4 Fanny, HK - HK$500
Sorry....Oct 4-9 www.jesustower.com was down because this old man forgot to pay annual subscription to www.register.com
New book about Rwanda massacre: "I Shook Hands with the Devil" by Canadian General Dallaire (in charge of UN mission at the time)
Where the push for an attack on Iran is coming from (surprise, surprise)
Why 40% of New York people feel there's been a big cover-up about 9/11: www.911truth.org
One for the road: Drinking marathon saves poisoned tourist
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
I'm
due to be in Hong Kong October 1-5 for meetings & opening of new OMI
primary school
Next diary October 10 DV
HK mobile number at top of this page
Most recent photos
2007-09-26 Dear Friends
Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival hello from Marco Polo.... where full moon could be seen at 9.30pm last night after earlier hiding behind many clouds. A holiday today in Hong Kong and other places.....and hopefully a holiday on the Mainland in near future
Photo reports
2007-09-22 Saturday morning English at Ricci Memorial Center for primary students
2007-09-25 to 10-01 Visit to all centers by Australian OMI mission partners Trudy & David
Calendar
| 2007-09-25 to Oct 1 | Melbourne David & Trudy due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-26,27,28 | HK David omi due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-30 to Oct 1 | HK St John's Parish service group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-01 to 05 | I'm due to go to HK for omi meetings & attend opening of new omi primary school |
| 2007-10-08+ | HK Ahyau and friends due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-15 to 19 | Abacus HK Heather & group to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS teachers HK 2002 tour |
Recent donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless all donors!):
Aug
25 Stephen Lam, HK - HK$1,000
Sep 04 "DB3" & Friend, HK - HK$6,000
Sep
25 Teresa Knight & friends, Adelaide - HK$19,606
Sep 25 Loretta, Macau - Y2,000
Re Michael Moore's movie "Sicko" - interviews with 16 NHS workers in
Britain....is the NHS as good as Moore paints it?
John
Dear's recommendation and summary of great new documentary "The Camden
28"
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting big sicknesses!
John W omi
AFL Grand Final this Sat night - Geelong, you deserve it!
Please
note - Sep 24/25 I'm due to go to HK to renew my visa.
HK mobile number at top of this page
2007-09-19 Dear Friends
Good
afternoon from Marco Polo where electricity was off from 6.30am to 2.30pm....and
where land phone line + internet are optimistically due to
be connected in the next few days DV.
May everyone have a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoy a beautiful full moon +
moon cakes next Tuesday night!
2007-09-15 Thank you Ramon & Teray for visiting Saturday night English Corner
Last Monday, Sep 17: welcome Hong Kong volunteer Mr Choi - thank you for helping with English at Ricci School
2007-09-18
Visit to all centers by Matthew Carpenter & Thomas Li of New
China Link.
See this report re need for
a special technical school in Zhaoqinq? (just
when I thought I was beginning my retirement at Marco Polo!)
Calendar
| 2007-09-24,25 | I'm due to go to HK to renew my visa |
| 2007-09-25 to Oct 1 | Melbourne David & Trudy due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-26,27,28 | HK David omi due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-30 to Oct 1 | HK St John's Parish service group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-01 to 05 | I'm due to go to HK for omi meetings & attend opening of new omi primary school |
| 2007-10-08+ | HK Ahyau and friends due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-15 to 19 | Abacus HK Heather & group to visit poor areas |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS teachers HK 2002 tour |
Recent
donations to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
July/Aug - HK Resurrection Parish - Y100 (left at Ricci Memorial Center in town)
Sep 14 Thomas Wong, Macau - Y1,500 (+ portable speaker!)
Sep 14 Wong Yuk Ling, Macau - Y200
Sep 18 Joe Chen, Zhaoqing - Y1,000 (to be used tonight to buy new tv for
Assisi Center!)
Sep 18 Zhaoqing KFC (next to Good World) - another donation of children's
items
Found guilty....and due to be sentenced in next week or so....John Dear (..google.com: john dear)
Now reading - "Heat" by George Monbiot (..."must read"...)
Thank
you for a prayer
God bless everyone - especially dear friends local and abroad who are fighting
big sicknesses ...for whom we pray every day
John W omi
AFL: Guess I have to go for Geelong!
2007-09-12 Dear Friends
Wednesday afternoon hello from Marco Polo Center in Zhaoqing. Diary in future on Wed, not Thursday because Thurs is now my one and only day at CAS (7 classes of primary one and two!)
Second week of new school year is going well at all centers....72 children at Marco Polo (primary one and kindergarten), 44 at Ricci School (primary 2-6), 35 at Mazenod Center (kindergarten/pre-school) and about 60 at Bahkita Center (pre-school + study/tuition)....+ 1,800 at CAS
Sorry for internet difficulties the past week or so....problem has been my computer (not well) and absence of my own internet connection (hope to have i.c. soon)....so some in-need-of-correction China8 photo files have not been opening on internet
2007-08-31 After final BoB at CAS 2111 before move to Marco Polo
2007-09-07,08 Macau Hope Medical Group: visit to poor areas, clinic at Marco Polo, English Corner
Today - welcome Fr David omi from HK....here to check possibilities of more HK and overseas volunteers working for the poor in this area
Calendar
| 2007-09-14,15 | Macau Thomas due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-17,18 | New China Link Matt & Thomas due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-24,25 | I'm due to go to HK to renew my visa |
| 2007-09-25 to Oct 1 | Melbourne David & Trudy due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-26,27,28 | HK David omi due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-09-30 to Oct 1 | HK St John's Parish service group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-10-01 to 05 | I'm due to go to HK for meetings |
| 2008-01-28 to 02-02 | DV In-service tour to HK by staff of our various centers - c.f. CAS teachers HK 2002 tour |
Recent
donation to support China8 work for the poor in Zhaoqing (God bless
all donors!):
Sep 9 USA/Macau Claudia - US$40
My
weekly schedule:
Sunday - Yunfu
Mon/Tues/Wed - usually "at home"
Thurs - classes at CAS (8.30am - 4.45pm)
Frid - classes at Marco Polo / Mazenod / Ricci (+ weekly
lunch/meeting with staff from various centers)
Sat - am class at Ricci Memorial Center, afternoon to Xinxing, evening English
Corner at R.M.C.
....Visitors almost most, most welcome....but best days to come are Mon, Tues,
Wed
Thank you for a prayer for all in the China8 team and the poor people we serve
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad with big sicknesses!
John W omi
p.s. Nestles coffee packet here....has photo of one person ...an expectant mother... enjoying a drink that is good for her???