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2008-12-23 Dear Friends
Happy Christmas from Adelaide where I arrived
on Sunday night…many thanks to Adelaide OMI communities – especially Fr Leo omi - for kind
hospitality
I’m due to go to
Many thanks to so many people who are continuing to pray and help behind
the scenes in HK, the Mainland and
Due
to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or
so.
Jay Tea
Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Dec 13 Sefton parishioners,
Sydney
Dec 14 Rose Long & family, Sydney
Dec 15
Dec 19 David Ferugsson,
Dec 22 Chris,
Dec 22 Brian & Judy,
Two inspiring books recently finished:
***** “The Hospital by the
River” – the story of Dr Reg and Dr Catherine Hamlin in
Dr Catherine’s website: http://www.fistulatrust.org/
***** “Jonathan Goforth” (1859 – 1936) –
most courageous man from
The book I read from the series “Christian Heroes – Then & Now”.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Goforth-China-Christian-Heroes/dp/1576581748/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230005973&sr=8-1
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Goforth
Seasonal forgiveness has a limit. Bush & his cronies must face a reckoning:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Thank you for a prayer
Wishing everyone, especially people
fighting big sicknesses,
the peace of Christmas and a Happy 2009!
John W omi
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Monbiot - tax havens – amazing article: http://www.monbiot.com/
Happy Christmas…..
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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2008-12-16 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from
This coming Sunday, Dec 21, I’m hoping to go to
In case I’m unable to update this diary next
week, I wish everyone the special peace of Christmas and a Happy 2009
Many thanks to so many people who are continuing to pray and help behind
the scenes in HK, the Mainland and
Due
to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or
so.
Jay Tea camera ok...please email me for address if necessary
Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Dec 10 Kath Marson,
Dec 11
Dec 12 Kath Guilfoyle,
Dec 12 Pat Guilfoyle,
Dec 13 Sr
Teresa Seeto RSM,
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December donors from Wo Jai Brings Hope Group: Total - $2,088 |
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Christina TSUI - $99 Gloria FONG - $99 Bassanio SHUM - $99 |
Connie CHUNG - $99 Chi Hing CHUNG - $99 David YUEN - $99 |
George CHEUNG - $100 Yvonne LEE - $99 Danny YU - $99 Maggie YEUNG - $99 |
Carrie NG - $99 Betty KEUNG - $99 Anonymous - $399 Connie & Bassanio(Medical
Specific)-$500 |
2009 Public Holidays in
http://www.china.org.cn/travel/news/2008-12/11/content_16933757.htm
Important article re legal recognition of NGOs
in
http://www.china.org.cn/china/national/2008-12/10/content_16927898.htm
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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2008-12-10 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from Sydney where I arrived last Sunday ...thank you
Sefton OMI community for kind hospitality.
Next Monday I'm hoping to go to Perth if I can get a ticket for that day
Sydney really is a United Nations city....people of all
nations...something very special
Many thanks to so many people who are praying and helping behind the
scenes in HK, the Mainland and Australia to help my application for a new Cathy
MasterCard
Thanks also to the Good Lord for all clear once again for all annual
health checks
Due
to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or
so.
Jay Tea camera ok...please email me for address if necessary
Recent donor who has helped support China8's work
for the poor in Zhaoqing -God
bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Dec 10 Thomas Cheung, Sydney
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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2008-12-04 Dear Friends
Good morning from Gold Coast in Australia……thank you Pete & family
for kind hospitality….and thank you Iona community for gracious hospitality last
week in Brisbane
Due to have minor skin operation this afternoon…..and due to get back
annual blood check results on Sat morning….then DV to
Length of stay in
Due to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or so. Jay Tea camera ok...please email me for address if necessary
Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc
Nov 30 Doris Kempnich,
Brisbane
Dec 2 Graham & Tineke
Edwards, Melbourne
Spot the difference in these reports: 01 02 03
Thank you for a prayer!
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
(Using Word instead of FrontPage….sometimes can result in lines/words changing places in previous updates)
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2008-11-27 Dear Friends
Happy Thanksgiving Day from Iona College in Brisbane, Australia where I arrived last night after
flights from Macau to Sydney and Sydney to Brisbane.
Hope to put
This morning the first time to use computer in two days….hope to check email
later today
Length of stay in
Length of stay in
Due to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or so. Jay Tea camera ok...please email me for address if necessary
Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc
Nov 25
Hope to write more next time. This simple update to let you know phone
number etc
Thank you for a prayer!
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
(Using Word instead of FrontPage….sometimes can result in lines/words changing places in previous updates)
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2008-11-20 Dear Friends
Hello again from
Please email me for black box record
Many thanks to HK friends for gatherings this past
week. Yesterday I also visited some special friends in Shek Pik & Ma Po Ping prisons
(where I used to visit each week when working on
Next Tuesday, Nov 25, I'm due to fly from Macau to Australia ....delayed
Australian holiday...after usual check up on Gold Coast, hope to head South and
maybe even West before returning to Macau/HK after a month or so.
My first time to visit Macau for some 15 years....hope to visit
Will try to update this diary each week as usual
Due to technical renovations, China8 camera is on holidays for a month or so. JT camera ok...please email me for address
Recent donors who have helped support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing -God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Nov0 9 Notre Dame Parish Friends, HK
Nov 13, Pauline Hannelly,
Nov 15 Doris Kempnich, Brisbane
Nov 16 Notre Dame Parish friends, HK
Nov 18 Mrs Zhong & group from Sydney
Nov 19 DB3 & friend
Kangaroos originally came from....China! (not a joke, fair dinkum)
Important article "Clearing up the economic mess"
Could World War I have been prevented? Has lessons for the present
Thank you for a prayer!
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
Text for the week (with one significant change to original text):
(Habakkuk 3:16) "We calmly wait for the blessing that will fall on those
who assail us"
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2008-11-12 Dear Friends
Hello again from
Please email me for black box record
Beautiful letter from 85 year old Vincent Cronin, author of "The Wise Man from the West"
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities |
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2008-12-19 to 22 |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
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Recent donors who have helped support China8's work
for the poor in Zhaoqing -God
bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Oct 24 Anon, HK
Oct 26 Stephen Lam, HK
Oct 30 Frank Redmond,
Nov 2 Maria, Dominic, Rayond, HK
Nov 4 MM, HK
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November donors from Wo Jai Brings Hope Group: Total - $7,288 |
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Christina TSUI - $99 Maria Hung - $99 Gloria FONG - $99 Bassanio SHUM - $99 |
Connie CHUNG - $99 George CHEUNG - $100 Chi Hing CHUNG - $99 David YUEN - $99 |
Yvonne LEE - $99 Danny YU - $99 Maggie YEUNG - $99 Betty KEUNG - $99 |
Teresa LAU - $200 (for Nov & Dec) Anonymous - $399 Connie
& Bassanio - Medical Specific - $500 |
The USA has truly overcome - and the world is rejoicing - moving article
2007: a young, sincere, intelligent person elected Prime Minister
of
2008: a young, sincere, intelligent person elected President of
2009: ? dare we
dream ? African states?
10 steps to spark China's economy - most important article
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
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2008-11-05 Dear Friends
Quick hello from Hong Kong where I'm spending a few days for meetings
etc.
Diary on holiday this week....due to be updated next week DV
Thank you for a prayer
God bless!
John W omi
As Barack Obama said a few hours ago: "We can"!
2008-10-29 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from
Senior welfare officer yesterday at MP said that his department looks forward
to working with China8 to help some of the hundreds of handicapped children in Zhaoqing who at present have no schooling available for
them.
80 of our primary children have left MP, at arrangement by Education Office,
for other schools - 54 of them to local San Mao school.
Met a San Mao School teacher last night while shopping....she has some of the
former MP children....she said her other students were going to take up a
collection of unwanted school uniforms and give them to the MP children....very
kind. Primary 1,2,3,4 MP children at local school all in their correct
levels (i.e. P1 in P1 class etc)....not combined into two classes as reported
in last week's diary.
Last week when the MP children registered at local school, one primary 4 MP boy
was seen crying as he left the local school.
Why was he crying? Because a non-MP boy at the school
hit him. Why did the boy hit him? Because he, I'm not sure
why, first hit the non-MP boy!
As Barak Obama said
yesterday: "We
are one (week) from change but it won't be easy"
And....to be fair to Ed Office re their concerns about building standards/safety at MP.....it's been pointed out by a friend in Shanghai that Zhaoqing is on an earthquake fault and had a double earthquake when Ricci was here in 1584!
Photo reports of the past week: due to technical problems, some to do with computers, some of the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious variety, photo reports for the time being are in limbo. If you'd like limbo's location, please email me john@china8.org
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2008-11-02, 03 |
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2008-11-03, 04 05, 06 |
Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo for poor people |
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2008-11-02 to 07 |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-19 to 24 |
Former CAS teacher Paul C from |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-03,04 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting |
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2008-12-09, 10 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-19 to 22 |
Macau Martin & group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Oct 24 Ms Zhong
Li, Dongguan - Y1,000
Oct 29 Many State School, Brisbane - AUD$650
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Economy: Most most important article by Will Hutton: "Don't expect China to get the West out this mess" China taking steps to prevent property market from collapsing UN report: Beijing now the most egalitarian city in the world (report also list world's 19 largest cities....no. 1 is? ...starts with a "t") |
Excellent Monbiot piece: Why morons succeed in US politics
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A few days ago I finished reading 1434.
A must for anyone interested in the history of What especially appealed to me was the frequent comparisons between Robert Morrison (RM)
and Matteo Ricci (MR). Two hundred years apart, each the first in
his field, both faced the very same issues. Both had the same insight:
"that the heart of A vision that led to the
establishment of the pioneering A vision that stayed clear of
Anglican/Catholic type clericalism that keeps church power/activity in the
hands of an exclusive ordained group: "As the world of Christians
now is, I wonder how any good man can adhere to a system which unchurches
thousands of the ablest ministers of Christ, and tens of thousands of the
most devoted Christians" (p. 237) Like Ricci, Morrison commended
accommodation to Chinese culture, whereas "his heirs inclined to
confrontation; where Morrison immersed himself in China and Chinese, his more
numerous successdors drifted towards cultural ghettosim and imperialist elitism; where Morrison built
bridges, others demolished them; and, where they erected barricades, he
trusted friendship and respect" (p. 6). "He not only put Thank you Christopher Hancok for an absorbing work. ------ Morrison is buried in |
Any mistakes in English or Chinese?
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
November 1 - All
Saints Day.
November 4 - Melbourne
Cup Day. Won't mention names of three Australians, one of them typing
this, the others from Melbourne, who got mixed up and thought MC was yesterday.
(My late father would turn in his grave to know that son forgot MC date).
But if there's a quadruped with a name something like "door closing",
"door opening"...it might be worth getting a handle on
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2008-10-22 Dear Friends
Good morning from the revolving door that is our
Two days ago Education Office No. 1 man came again with new order: all our 106
primary students (except a dozen or so handicapped children) must go to local
schools from tomorrow. Primary 1 & 2 will be combined into a new
primary one class at local
Our 70 kindergarten children are in limbo....we
are working on a solution (Ed Office has said "no more kindergarten at
MP").
Main reasons for most of our troubles: too many children, too much recent
adverse publicity re Ed Office, Marco Polo landlord broke many rules (and
fooled many people, especially myself) in putting up and renting buildings to
us
Yet....ok for Marco Polo to have activities as usual on weekends and
outside school hours. DV Sat morning activities
from Nov 1.
Clinic also ok to continue...as first aid center
And...yesterday... Welfare
Office No. 1 man (for section dealing with handicapped children) came to Marco
Polo....very friendly....has made kind offer to help us register as a special center for handicapped and disadvantaged children...in
partnership with his department.....either on present site (if it can be
re-zoned and divorced from landlord) or on new adjacent site
How do we feel? Mixed feelings:
- happy for children finally to be accepted at local school for free (..has been a long battle...)
- concerned that local schools may not exactly welcome our children (..as happened three years ago when Ed Office forced them to
take a group).....local schools + Ed Office arrangement once again a shotgun
affair
- "Rachel weeping for her children"
- Ruth being proposed to by Boaz after a time of mourning
"One day at a time Dear Lord!"
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-10-19 Visit to Yunfu Leper Center - thank you David, Peter & Trudy
2008-10-20 Visit to Cheng Zhong Primary School in Sihui - thank you Christopher, David, Trudy & Iris
2008-10-21 Parents' meeting at Marco Polo; visit to Marco Polo by Welfare Office leaders
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2008-10-24 |
Guangzhou kindergarten group due to visit Marco Polo |
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2008-10-27 to 30 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-02, 03 |
I'm due to go to HK for meeting |
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2008-11-03, 04 05, 06 |
Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo for poor people |
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2008-11-02 to 07 |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-19 to 24 |
Former CAS teacher Paul C from |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-09, 10 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-19 to 22 |
Macau Martin & group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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Recent donors who have helped support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing -God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Oct 13 Graham & Tineke
Edwards, Melbourne - AUD$250
Oct 16 Zhaoqing Foreign Language College - Y500
Oct 20 Mr Lee Po Sang,
Oct 21 Shangrila Investments - a special donation
Oct 22 Zhongshan Buddhist Group - Y6,100 + fruit
& other items
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The Economy: Toy
firm lays off 6,500 + 1,500
+ 50%
of toy firms going under Each day a new downturn story on
government website....I interpret this as a way of preparing people for
what's to come as world crisis impacts on China. Premier Wen Jiabo: |
New rules coming soon for entering/leaving and living in China
Any mistakes in English or Chinese?
Over past few days....our server in
"Typhoon season" not yet over Thank you for a prayer for "fine weather"!
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
Was it an omen? Last Sunday morning....several hundred crows put on an airshow above our area. So longs since crows in this area that many locals didn't know what they were.
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2008-10-15 Dear Friends
Hello from
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-10-11
Visit to Marco Polo Center by Macau China8 supporters
Fr Yuen, Thomas, Aquinas & Vinsa
2008-10-12,13
Visit to Deqing: Blind friends; Temple of
Confucius; Number 3 Primary School (with special handicapped center)
2008-10-14
Visit to Marco Polo Center by Guangzhou/Dongguan members of Vision Team; Johnny & Wendy
making progress after therapy
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-02, 03 |
I'm due to go to HK for meeting |
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2008-11-(03, 04 05) |
Macau Hope Group to run clinic at Marco Polo for poor people |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-19 to 24 |
Former CAS teacher Paul C from |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-19 to 22 |
Macau Martin & group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donors who have helped support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing -God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Oct 11 Mr Joe
Zhou, Foshan - Y10,000 (blessings on his
company: www.globalmetals.com
and www.globalmetals.cn
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October donors from Wo Jai Brings Hope Group: Total - HKD3,889 |
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1. Christina TSUI - $99 2. Philip LAI - $500 3. Gloria FONG - $99 4. Bassanio SHUM - $99 |
5. Connie CHUNG - $99 6. George CHEUNG - $100 7. Water CHAN - $300 ( Oct - Dec ) 8. David YUEN - $99 |
9. Chi Hing CHUNG - $99 10.Yvonne LEE - $99 11. Danny YU - $99 12. Betty KEUNG - $99 |
13. Mary HUEN - $1099 14. Anonymous - $399 15. Teresa LAU - $100 16. Connie & Bassanio - Medical Specific - $500 |
Articles:
Maybe the editor who wrote "Kill them and kill them soon" in an
Australian newspaper re the
USA national debt now 10 trillion
Economic
crisis - Hutton - excellent
American
city coffers running out of money
If China spends its trillions, recession could be avoided
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Happy Birthday today HK Ling - & Happy Anniversary today same Ling & Peter!
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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I'm due to be away from Zhaoqing Sunday Oct 12 and
Monday Oct 13 - can be reached on
2008-10-08 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from
Hope all locals had a happy Golden Week
Photo reports of past two weeks:
2008-10-06 Christopher (HK), David & Trudy (Australia), Chris & TaTa (Guangzhou), Peter (HK/UK) - historic day...Day One for PIM
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2008-10-10,11 |
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-02, 03 |
I'm due to go to HK for meeting |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-19 to 24 |
Former CAS teacher Paul C from |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-19 to 22 |
Macau Martin & group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donors who have helped support China8's
work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
(I've been advised not to put amounts as in past)
Sep 22 St John's Parish, HK - HK$600
Sep 25 Stephen Lam, HK - HK$1,000
Sep 26 Ms Zhu, Zhaoqing - Y500
Sep 26 Mr Wong & friends, Macau - Y20,000
Sep 29 Ayau, HK - HK$5,500
Sep 29 Ms Cheng, Zhaoqing - Y1,300
Oct 2 "DB3" & friend, HK
Oct 8 Ms Chen Rong Ping, Zhaoqing
& Mr Men, HK - Y500
Australian volunteers David & Trudy got
broadband connected at their hotel today....less than 24 hours after requesting
it from local phone company...at cost of Y500 for 13 months (unlimited 24 hour
use)
Have found a kind person to translate English into Chinese....name is G.Oogle....does
a great job changing any language into any other language
In his fascinating book
1421, Gavin
Menzies details how Chinese fleets sailed the world many years before
Columbus, Magellan & Cook.
Now Menzies has a new book - 1434, The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to
Italy and Ignited the Renaissance.
I for one, having started it a few days ago, cannot
put it down. Riveting. Which is why
link at top of this page has been changed from "1421" to "1421 + 1434"
Another book recently devoured in a week: "A Persistent Peace", the autobiography of John Dear. ("must read")
Some important recent articles:
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Maternity leave around the world |
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Since 2003, some 15,000 (!) US soldiers have committed suicide after returning from Iraq |
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Newsweek: Interview with Premier Wen Jiabo China's slow down coming soon |
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
Last week in HK I obtained a 6 month multiple entry visa. HK Peter obtained a 3 year multiple entry visa. Both visas available at moment only to HK permanent ID holders. Both visas also only allow a maximum stay of 30 days each entry
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I'm due to go to HK Sep 29 for
meetings. Due to return to Zhaoqing Oct 4.
HK mobile: (852) 6709 5674
Next diary: 2008-10-08 DV
2008-09-24 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from Wet n' Wild Zhaoqing. Typhoon Hagupit
(sic) hitting
Latest re Marco Polo: negotiations are continuing, locally between Marco
Polo staff and Education Office officials, and in Hong Kong among China8
friends, for continuation of Marco Polo. Light
appearing at end of tunnel DG.
As HK Peter said a week or so ago ....a lot of good will come out of
this....future situation DV will be better than past
National Day "Golden Week" of holidays in
Wishing everyone a Happy National Day!
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-09-18 Weekly staff meating at Marco Polo Center
2008-09-22 Marco Polo Center for school-less children, especially handicapped school-less children
2008-09-23,24 David & Grace, Zhaoqing visitors at Marco Polo; typhoon damage to our new rooves
2008-09-24
Visit to Marco Polo Center by members of Zhongshan Heng Lan Si Fang Shan Zhong
Calendar
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2008-09-27 to 29 |
HK Christopher and group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-09-29 to Oct 4 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting |
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2008-10-04 |
David & Trudy ( |
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-09 to 12 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing -God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Aug 26 Stephen Lam, HK - HK$1,000
Sep 01 St John the Apostle Parish, HK - HK$2,000
Sep 02 "DB3" and friend, HK - HK$8,000
Sep 08 St John the Apostle Parish, HK - HK$952
Sep 10 Mr Lee, Guangzhou - Y3,000
Sep 17 Sisy Chow, HK - HK$12,000 (to assist Deqing university students)
Sep 18 Ayau, HK - HK$16,00 (to assist Deqing university students)
Sep 18 Iona College Library, Brisbane - AUD$471
Sep 19 Peter McCrickard, Sydney - AUD$300 (to assist Deqing university students)
Sep 24 Zhongshan Heng
Lan Si Fang Shan Zhong -
Y10,000 & cartons of fruit (see photos above, 2008-09-24)
Media reports say that
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Baby milk powder / contaminated milk |
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China reminds us of the benefits of breastfeeding - excellent article |
What a hard-hitting article....unusual to see this in Chinese media |
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Problem known 3 years ago.....whole thing reflects moral crisis |
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Shenzhen Daily article, taken, with some errors, from Guangzhou Daily
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
This Saturday afternoon, Sep 27, AFL Grand Final between
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I'm due to go to HK tomorrow, Thursday September 18 for one
night, due to return to Zhaoqing Friday afternoon Sep
19 - HK mobile: (852) 6709 5674
If any HK friends would like to have a get-together: Friday Sep 19, noon,
Mariners' Club Buffet Restaurant (next to T.S.T. post office)
2008-09-17 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-09-11 to 2008-09-14 Marco Polo Center - many visitors after reading Guangzhou Daily
Calendar
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2008-09-18, 19 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting |
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2008-10-01 to 04 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting |
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2008-10-04 |
David & Trudy ( |
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-09 to 12 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donations to
support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Sep 11 Mr Poon, Guangzhou - Y200
Sep 11 Mr Kwong Sik Gong, Foshan - many books and other items for poor children
Sep 12 Mr Zhou, Foshan - many toys/books and other
items for poor children
Sep 12 Deqing Welfare Center
- Y1,200 (to support Ming Ming)
Sep 12 Anon, Italy - HK$10,000
Sep 13 Sue Peng & family, Foshan
- Y12,000 (+ many gifts for poor families)
Sep 13, 14 St John's Parish, HK - 29 cartons of books/clothes + milk
powder from Sam & Pinky
Sep 14 Victor Liang, Guangzhou Zhongshan University,
Y300
Sep 15 Mr Lin Zhi Song, Foshan
- Y3,700
Sep 17 Mr Tien, Zhaoqing -
Y500
Donors of HK "Woi
Zhai Brings Hope Group" for the month of
September: Total - HKD6,085
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1. Christina TSUI - $99 2. Maria HUNG - $99 3. Philip LAI - $500 4. Gloria FONG - $99 5. Bassanio SHUM - $99 |
6. Connie CHUNG - $99 7. George CHEUNG - $100 8. Chi Hing CHUNG - $99 9. David YUEN - $99 10. Yvonne LEE - $99 |
11. Danny YU - $99 12. Maggie YEUNG - $99 13. Carrie NG - $99 14. Betty KEUNG - $99 15. Alice SHUM - $99 |
17. Bassanio & Connie ( Medical Specific ) - $500 New donors: 18. Mary HUEN - $2,099 19. Josephine LEE - $1,200 |
Government
department set up for charity work - good news! - hope
Contaminated baby milk powder update 01 update 02 ABC update
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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From an email today: "By the way, xxxx tells me there was a lot of support for you in the ZQ online forums, once rumours got out about a potential closure. I am told the local TV hotline was jammed. One guy wrote a three page essay in support of you – very unusual I am told. So looks like the community is behind you"
Reflection: when you get into trouble, best time is a Thurs/Friday....then
the word can get out Frid/Sat....then
groups/congregations all over the world can lobby and storm Heaven for you on
Sunday....to let the sun shine on Monday.
Many many thanks to so many people in so many places
around the world who prayed and lobbied on our behalf since Sep 11.
My own situation is ok again now DG (..from when I
was told on night of Sep 12 that I would not be allowed to re-enter China
once my visa expired Sep 18, until decision was reversed midday
Sep15, was like three days on death row)...........and negotiations are
continuing to arrange a secure future for our Marco Polo Center.
MP situation is quite complicated: e.g. many
of our children are "no. 3" and "no.4" and they are
just not allowed to be educated until their parents have paid a penalty fee of
some Y20,000
back in their home town. Yet if they have no school, they're just going
to roam the streets and be a nuisance to society (see
photo report 2008-09-15,16 above!)
Spot on text message: 2 Cor 4.8 (where "all"
sure means "all")
2008-09-10 Dear Friends
Good evening from
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Premier Wen Jiabo's words for Teacher's Day: (Full report) Wen supported a call for establishing parent-run schools . He urged teachers to love students, students to respect teachers, and society to give priority to education. "Set students free, and not only allow them more hours to play, also give them more time for sport, reflection and understanding society," said the premier. He urged teachers to be more creative and make greater effort to obtain new knowledge to keep pace with the times. At the end of his speech, Wen expressed his profound gratitude, love and respect for teachers, especially those working in remote, rural and poverty-stricken areas |
Also on this day....425 years ago....Matteo Ricci arrived in Zhaoqing
Bejing Paralympics at half way mark: - Paralympics at
Marco Polo...our newest handicapped orphans
Next Sunday night: The Mid-Autumn Festival ....moonwatching
...mooncakes....summed
up in this e-card (thank you Louis).
Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn!
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-09-04 San Mao Railway Hotel, 15 mins walk from Marco Polo Center
2008-09-04 Newly renovated Mazenod Center; team from Guangzhou Daily at Marco Polo Center
2008-09-07 Time to repair/replace windows/frames of Marco Polo Center kindergarten block
2008-09-08
Visit to Marco Polo, Mazenod and Bahkita
by Fr Paul & group from St Benedict's Parish in Shatin
in HK
2008-09-09
Story re Marco Polo in today's Guangzhou Daily + CAS teachers' meal
New video on China8.org - re Marco Polo Handicapped Center - thank you
Calendar
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2008-09-08 |
HK Shatin St Benedicts' group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-09-13 to 18 |
I'm due to be in HK for meetings etc |
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2008-10-01 to 04 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting + new visa |
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2008-10-04 |
David & Trudy ( |
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-09 to 12 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donations to support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing -God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
July 27 Tineke &
Graham Edwards, Melbourne - AUD$300
Aug 28 Fr Donal & parishioners, Sydney - AUD$430
Sep 02 Mr & Mrs Zhong, Zhaoqing
- Y20,000 (for Marco Polo orphanage work)
Sep 08 Mr & Mrs Zhong, Zhaoqing
- Y11,800 (for Marco Polo orphanage work)
Sep 09 Ms Liu, Zhaoqing - Y100
Sep 09 St Benedict's Parish group, HK - baby milk powder & many other
items
Sep 10 Mr Liao, Zhaoqing University - Y300
Sep 10 Ken & group, Zhaoqing - mooncakes & other items for children
Sep 10 Mr Joe Zhao, Foshan - www.globalmetals.cn - Y10,000
Sep 10 Chris and group, Zhaoqing - mooncakes & other items for children
Sep 10 Ian, former CAS student - Y50
Fake milk powder still around - which is why local poor people are most grateful for friends who bring in tins from HK/Macau
Most important Monbiot article re free (?) trade
Any HK/Macau or overseas Chinese friends
able to help with some translation from English to Chinese please? A number of jobs outstanding. Thank you if you can
help:
john@china8.org
Not forgetting one more anniversary ....36 years today: 1972-09-10
Thank you for a prayer
God bless everyone, especially dear friends local and abroad who are
fighting big sicknesses
John W omi
p.s. Now that I'm not working at CAS, please note new mailing address at top of this page
p.s.2: why World Teacher's Day on Sep 10 & not Oct 5? Because
in
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2008-09-03 Dear Friends
Good afternoon from
For all students, teachers, staff, parents - may this year be a good
one...for which we say CHS!
Easy to tell it's the start of a new academic year: my home is next to one of
the Marco Polo toilet blocks...and these days I have many times heard the lower
kindergarten staff asking their children outside my window
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
Photo reports of the past week:
2008-08-28,29,30
Renovations; HK Sr Stella & Mrs Zhong; Ricci moving to Marco Polo
2008-08-31 Mr & Mrs Zhong to sponsor orphanage
section of Marco Polo; Thank you Zhaoqing
Deng Fung BBS group for clothes and books;
preparations...
Today
2008-09-03 at Marco Polo
Calendar
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2008-09-08 |
HK Shatin St Benedicts' group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-09-18 |
I'm due to go to HK for meeting |
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2008-10-01 to 04 |
I'm due to be in HK for meeting + new visa |
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2008-10-04 |
David & Trudy ( |
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2008-10-28 to 31 |
HK Dave omi due to visit Zhaoqing |
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2008-11-11 to 17 |
Siobhan ( |
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2008-11-28 to 30 |
HK Notre Dame & OMI Primary School group due to visit poor areas |
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2008-12-09 to 12 |
OMI "ROPE" group to visit poor areas (during these days I won't be free to go with any other groups) |
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2008-12-(14),15 |
HK St Margaret's Parish group due to run Christmas activities at Marco Polo |
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2008-12-25 to 29 |
Macau St Lawrence Parish group due to run activities at Marco Polo and Mazenod Centers |
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2009 late June |
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Recent donations to
support China8's work for the poor in Zhaoqing
-God bless all donors! : (Please let me know of any mistakes/omissions etc)
Aug 31 Zhaoqing Deng
Fung BBS group - books and clothes for children at
Marco Polo
Sep 1 Sale of furniture at Cross Road Center - Y2,000 (thank you PB)
Sep 3 China Banking Regulatory Commission group - many school items (see photos
today 2008-09-03)
Sep 3 Zhaoqing Evangelical Church group (see photos
today 2008-09-03) - Y1,000 ....a most beautiful and moving gesture...
With considerable sadness the move of our
primary 2-6 section from Ricci School to Marco Polo was made last Friday
(see report above).
Ricci was too small and lacked many basic facilities. The local education
department recommended a move.
And yesterday HK Peter and I closed down the
Thank you Lord for all the happy memories at both above centers. Please bless everyone who studied, worked
at, visited, supported the two centers.
Primary 1 to 9 - free education for all children in China from Monday ....not sure which China or what Monday is being referred to......here in Zhaoqing education fees for non-local children have gone up, not away.....maybe they will go up, up and away?
Number of poor people in China = ?
This is the sort of thing that got me to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize
Any HK or overseas Chinese friends able to help with
some translation from English to Chinese please? A number of jobs outstanding. Thank you if you can
help:
john@china8.org
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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