I'm now in  Australia  (Aust mobile (61) (0)406330307), DV due to fly from Brisbane to HK  Aug 17. 
HK mobile (852) 67095674.    Due to travel from HK back to Zhaoqing Aug 28. 
I'm due to continue living at CAS, but working there only Wed & Thurs (5 classes each day). Due to have weekend classes at Ricci Memorial Center in town + Friday classes at Ricci School & Marco Polo  

2006-08-15 brief update, from Iona College  in Brisbane where I was privileged to attend Assumption Mass for whole school this morning. Many thanks Frs Gerry , Peter & Paul for kind hospitality since Aug 11

* Similar thanks to OMI Camberwell community in Melbourne for lodging Aug 3-10.  Was a special experience sitting at table with Frs Denis, Michael and Austin who taught me at Iona 48 years ago

* Melbourne days included Mass at Sunshine, OMI Sunday dinner at Springvale North, visit to homes of Aunt Dorothy and cousin Ken, trip to Moe, attendance at Ferntree Gully prayer group, sharing at Mazenod
College and St Mary's Seminary, several informal meetings - one with Fr Andrew (Wynnum 1953)

* Brisbane days have included Sunday Mass at Iona, trip to Gold Coast for baptism of Aston (photos coming), meeting with Bro Schofield (taught in HK & Shanghai) and with cousins Rhonda & Aron

God bless

John W omi

* "Must read": Monbiot (Lebanon);  Wikipedia ("Hitler's Pope")

2006-08-01 brief update:

* Thank you brother Peter & family for the past relaxing week at your place on the Gold Coast - just what the doctor ordered
* which reminds me: DG - all clear from annual skin and general health check-ups
* on arrival in Brisbane on July 25 I was able to attend funeral of Mrs Emily Sherman, mother of Fr John o.m.i. - sincere sympathy to all in family and may Emily's prayers in Heaven be powerful
* Hong Kong photos  July 23 - Mui Wo and Peng Chau between/after Masses
* Gold Coast July 29 photos -  China gathering 
* holiday reading - "Left to Tell" (about Rwanda, in all bookstores now) + this from MM
and....check strong references to Lebanon at www.china.org.cn (..see also Guardian...)

Thank you for a prayer

God bless!

John W omi

2006-07-26 brief update:

Holiday reading:
* Oh, please, this is not 'defense'
* The West

Thank you for a prayer

God bless!

John W omi

2006-07-19  Dear Friends

Good morning from Notre Dame in a very hot (33) Hong Kong.  Again I wish all (Northern Hemisphere)  students and staff a happy and safe Summer Holiday

* Thank you Marinei, Dave, Rose and group for fund-raising function in HK last Sat-Sun to help the poor in Zhaoqing

* Last Friday-Sunday: good to see old friend Pat O'Reilly OMI in HK

* Every good wish  to the groups below who are due to visit our poor areas in the coming weeks....and many thanks to HK Rosa for all the arranging

Calendar:

+ 10.30am Sunday September 10: opening of Zhaoqing Museum Ricci Exhibition, on anniversary of Matteo Ricci's arrival in Zhaoqing Sep 10, 1583.  More information from Museum Director, Professor Xiao:
(86) 13902363794.    Exhibition will be held at historic Hung Lau building in Zhaoqing

+ Thank you, Joyce for links  to update Bird Flu / Tamiflu file

+ This website  now on a server that has plenty of space. If you'd like to host your domain/subdomain on this server click here for samples/details

+ China Bible Quiz 007 results.       Many thanks to the multitude of 2 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 008, *** closing 2pm on July 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 008 

+ Lebanon situation: hard to go past The Guardian. When will Israel learn that killing people is the quickest way to produce more terrorists....?

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel ,   Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), and five other dear friends fighting cancer
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

2006-07-12  Dear Friends

Good morning from 30 degree Zhaoqing.....cold showers are great these days.  Holidays have begun....may all students and staff (especially of CAS and our centers) have a safe and happy holiday

Welcome new teacher to CAS: Patrick from (not hard to guess) Ireland. Worked for many years in Australia. 
Every good wish for Summer School & coming year

Yesterday: visit to all seven centers in few hours by Julian & group of benefactors from Hong Kong

Every good wish also to the groups below who are due to visit our poor areas in the coming weeks....and many thanks to HK Rosa for all the arranging

Calendar:

+ Bird Flu / Tamiflu update - anyone know if this info is true?

+ July 5 - Beijing University - free classes for migrant workers - an example "for society in general"

+ July 7 - most interesting background article on Britain & Afghanistan

+ New site for learning Chinese...."destined to be THE site for learning Chinese online" (also linked at top of this page .."Learn Chinese"

+ Teaching not going to get any easier ... studies in many countries are coming up with reports like this

+ This website  now on a server that has plenty of space. If you'd like to host your domain/subdomain on this server click here for samples/details

+ China Bible Quiz 007 results.       Many thanks to the multitude of 2 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 008, *** closing 2pm on July 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 008 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel ,   Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), and five other dear friends fighting cancer
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

2006-07-05  Dear Friends

Good morning from hot and sticky and sunny Zhaoqing....rain earlier this morning....clouds having a break.
Which is what all students in China will be doing from this weekend = the official start of the Summer holidays.
May everyone....especially students and staff of CAS and centers in poor areas....have a safe and happy holiday

* June 29 - Assisi Center - two very, very special children
The same day - I went to Yunfu and visited Fr Ma...now at home, walking around

* June 30 - Ricci School - brunch; Marg & Toni; staff meal;  radio guests; HK Mary; one sad photo
Mary returned to HK yesterday - thank you for spending the past two weeks here, giving hope to the poor

* July 1 - students from Guangdong University of Finance once again visited Marco Polo ...and once again made kind donation to help our work for the poor.  Zhaoqing Campus of GUF shifting to Guangzhou for start of academic year in September.  God bless all at GUF!

* During the past week - several meetings re the history of Matteo Ricci in Zhaoqing. City authorities plan a Ricci Exhibition from September 10 (the date Ricci arrived in 1583).  Also....I've heard from a reliable source that there's a strong possibility Ricci might be beatified soon (before/by 2010, the 400th anniversary of his death in Beijing on May 11)...DV!

Calendar:

+ Last week (see below) Canadian apology to Chinese. This week - June 28 - Chinese apology to Australia  01   02(= media maturity/responsibility of high order)

+ July 1 - Moving articles: The Somme after 90 years .....and....  Australians remembered

+ Updated Homosexuality File

+ Update training urgently needed for local doctors....anyone any ideas?.......a training section in a local hospital here?.....a way for local doctors to update in HK or elsewhere?

+ China Bible Quiz 007 results.       Many thanks to the multitude of 2 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 008, *** closing 2pm on July 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 008 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), and five other dear friends fighting cancer
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

2006-06-28  Dear Friends

Good morning from stormy Zhaoqing. Lighting and thunder and pelting rain.  Similar to HK where No. 1 Typhoon  and the Heavy Rain Signals are up.  Dear Lord please protect everyone....
Academic year almost over....officially finishes July 7.  Because of high temperatures + storms + danger of walking to and from school twice a day, Ricci School  children these last two weeks are starting school at 7.30am, having a "brunch" break 10-10.30, then finishing the day at 1pm.  At Marco Polo both groups of children are attending the a.m. session....afternoons too many storms around 4pm....not so many storms a.m.???

World Cupd:  hope football will follow cricket and rugby league....and introduce off-field t.v. referee. In this IT age it's crazy that the whole world can see more clearly (thanks to replays) than an often obstructed referee.  Well done Australia.  Gutsy effort.  Many people here in China were right behind Australia.  Not sure if this romance will last when both teams are in the same qualifying section for the next WC!

The past week:

06-22 Assisi Center meal with Mandy and Mary - and see notes...

06-23 Ricci School: weekly staff lunch +  HK Mary, Joe & Nancy, A-Lin

06-24 Saturday 5pm at Marco Polo Center, with Betty & Mary

06-25 aHelp  volunteers with Ricci School students on way to Ricci Memorial Center for OME

06-26 Visit by HK Tak Sun teachers to Ricci School, Marco Polo, Bahkita, Area C, Mazenod

06-26 Visit to Marco Polo, Area C, Bahkita, Mazenod, Xavier by aHelp volunteers

06-27 San Mao Hospital - baby Fong born 9 hours ago

Calendar:

+ Canada Apologizes for Racism Toward Chinese

+ At top of this page: Cheap International Phone Calls  Really good.....a big saving

+ Recently was able to obtain copy of a precious work in Chinese: Matteo Ricci in Zhaoqing

In case you didn't see last week:

* IT update 01: If www.china8.org is not working, this diary will be at http://china8.fortunecity.com
 (please make a note of it)

* IT update 02: For the past two months, Hotmail in China has often been "down" or extremely slow.
So I'm asking people to use john@china8.org or jdwomi@gmail.com instead of jdwomi@hotmail.com.      (john@china8.org now has its own account at new server, no longer going through Hotmail)

+ Historical building in Cross Road has re-opened for visitors.
Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1341 3853 765.  Visitors most welcome

+ China Bible Quiz 007 results.       Many thanks to the multitude of 2 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 008, *** closing 2pm on July 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 008 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), and four other dear friends fighting cancer
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

2006-06-21  Dear Friends

Good morning from warm and sunny Zhaoqing....fine before lunch....storm in afternoon....record rainfall the past month.  Academic year coming to a close....Senior Three students (Year 12) have finished exams and gone home, Junior Three (Year 9) are doing their public exam this week, then home. Most schools finish the year  officially on July7
CAS oral English classes have finished in primary (Damien & Monique now in Europe!), Shaun is continuing in kindergarten, Louis & Toni still have Go-Abroad classes, Marg & I have finished (secondary students now doing revision before final exams). Where has the semester/year gone?

* IT update 01: If www.china8.org is not working, this diary will be at http://china8.fortunecity.com (please make a note of it)

* IT update 02: For the past two months, Hotmail in China has often been "down" or extremely slow.
So I'm asking people to use john@china8.org or jdwomi@gmail.com instead of jdwomi@hotmail.com.      (john@china8.org now has its own account at new server, no longer going through Hotmail)

* IT update 03: all five websites are now "up" and working at their new server ( www.hostgator.com ). The past two months have been "very troublesome - ho ma fan" as the locals say....with old server in Hong Kong having many problems....in fact is still not working. I am most grateful to staff at Hostgator for help in setting up new account ("Baby" plan). Grateful also to staff at www.register.com for help in transferring DNS of the five websites to Hostgator.  Has been a big job uploading all files to new server. Like having a baby...

* Which is what has happened three times in the past week: three new babies from the poor areas, with families needing urgently needing our financial help....two caesarians & one induced....one of the caesars being for a breech angel, the other  for a horizontal angel  (+ new fact of life for me:  massaging the mother's ankles can help her deliver an overdue baby - thank you Toni!)

* Wednesday June 14: CAS staff Toni & Marg at hospital with Mrs Li & baby daughter (1/3)

* Thurs/Frid June 15-16: HK Marie & friends at Ricci Memorial Center; pm at Assisi; staff meal at Xavier; Mandy, Mrs Wong & baby (2/3)

* Mon/Tues June 19-20: Mrs Ho & new baby (3/3); welcome HK Mary - with Betty at Xavier

(hope you saw other new photo links in last week's diary, below)

Calendar:

+ Eat more fish!?

+ Fried Rice!

+ Historical building in Cross Road has re-opened for visitors.
Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1341 3853 765.  Visitors most welcome

+ China Bible Quiz 006 results.       Many thanks to the 12 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 007, *** closing 2pm on June 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 007 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), other dear friends fighting cancer
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

C'mon Australia in World Cup!

Sorry....HK server has been down again ...from June 3 to today, June 15....so no China8, JT etc.   I have applied for a new server.... hope all sites  will be operating in next few days.  Have also been able to get a free site for diary  http://china8.fortunecity.com . Please make a note of it.  Diary in future DV will be at fortunecity  as well as at China8. Have also sent message  to kind fortunecity staff:  
 Dear Staff    Many thanks for free site. Server for my own site (www.china8.org) has been down for most of the past month ...so I'm most grateful for another site as a backup to let me keep contact with the world    Just  one problem....I'm a Ca..  pr.......so could I ask you please not to put the two cows banner at top of my site. Thank you & God bless! John W
Reply: I am afraid we do not have the facility to restrict advertising on a site-by-site basis. Regards The FortuneCity Team

2006-06-15  Dear Friends

Good morning from hot and sticky and often still raining Zhaoqing.  Maybe not many people reading this until China8 back on line....however

C'mon Australia in World Cup - no China this time so my heart (often 50% China, 50% Australia) is now 100% Australia.  WC fever high in China...everyone watching.  Am using WC as talking point in class....helping students understand W = win, D = draw, L = loss  ....but when I got to GF (goals for) they thought it meant "girl friend" (a very common abbreviation in China)

The past two weeks (no diary last week because no server):

2006-06-01 International Children's Day - at Bahkita, Mazenod and Marco Polo Centers

2006-06-02 Macau visitors  + university student volunteers - two sunshine groups on a wet day!

2006-06-04 Ricci School students + Australian visitor Joachim - for English at Ricci Memorial Center

2006-06-06-09 Visit to Ricci School, Marco Polo, Bahkita & Ricci Memorial by HK OMI's Dave and John

2006-06-09  Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversaries Louis!    +    Weekly lunch for staff of 6 centers

2006-06-12,13  CAS overseas staff: watching World Cup + farewell meal for Damien & Monique

2006-06-14 CAS overseas staff Marg & Toni at Ricci Memorial Center & hospital with Mrs Li & baby

Calendar:

+ NGO file update: China's left-behind children (...when parents go to cities for work)

+ Monbiot re BP & Shell (June 13)

+ Historical building in Cross Road has re-opened for visitors.
Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1341 3853 765.  Visitors most welcome

+ China Bible Quiz 006 results.       Many thanks to the 12 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 007, *** closing 2pm on June 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 007 

+ Have just finished two wonderful books by Eugene H. Peterson: Run With The Horses (commentary on Jeremiah) and Reversed Thunder (Book of Revelation)
Also another book by China scholar Jonathan D. Spence: Emperor of China: Kang-Hsi  which includes this incredible insight re missionaries in China

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo)
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

Sorry:   Hong Kong server was "down" from May 19 to May 29....so no China8, JT etc.
I will try to put diary on another site as well as China8   to keep open the line of communication

2006-05-31  Dear Friends

Good morning from a rainy Zhaoqing....been raining for two weeks.   Happy Dragon Boat Festival....a holiday today in Hong Kong & Macau

The past week:

* Last Friday/Saturday, May 26-27: visit to CAS & Marco Polo  by Hamish & Matt....but I forgot to take my camera when they kindly helped with evening meal at Marco Polo. Sorry!  Both boys look really well and  are doing famously at their school in Guangzhou......they were on Guanzhou TV Friday May 26 in a school promotion!

* Sunday May 28: Visit to CAS & poor areas by HK Canossian teachers + Ricci School children at Ricci Memorial Center

* Monday May 29: Afternoon group at Mazenod Center + classes at Ricci School

* Yesterday, Tuesday May 30: Visit to Marco Polo, Ricci School & Mazenod Center by UK dear friend Dave & Mien + CAS staff Monique & Damien kindly volunteering at Ricci School

* Tomorrow, June 1: International Children's Day.  All primary schools in China have special activities for most of the day

* Hope you saw photos linked in last week's diary....below

Calendar:

+ Indonesian earthquake: China sends rescue team   Earthquake city of Jogjakarta is where the Oblates have many projects to help poor people (see May 27)

+ Sudan: China sends peacekeepers

+ May 25: Chain Gang - disturbing Guardian article about growing prison business in USA (where more than 2,000,000 people are now in jail)

+ Powerful Monbiot articles (Guardian):
 Owning a second home during a housing crisis ensures that other people are homeless (May 25)  
 ...and....
Building inspectors who look the other way (May 30) - including definition of "a passivhaus":  A  passivhaus is a house without radiators, fan heaters, stoves, air conditioners or any other kind of heating or cooling device. The only heat it requires is produced by sunlight coming through the windows and by the bodies of the people who live there. A study of over 100 passive homes showed they had a mean indoor temperature of 21.4 degrees during the bitter German winter. That’s 2.4 degrees warmer than the average British home.

+ As June 4 approaches, please read why  "Tiananmen Square Massacre" and "Iraq had weapons of mass destruction" are cousins

+ What do I think of G. Galloway's comments that T. Blair's assassination would be morally justifiable (because of the Iraq invasion which has killed tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers)? Iran File

+  Toni's Home Page      + Louis' Home Page

+ Historical building in Cross Road has re-opened for visitors. 
Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1341 3853 765.  Visitors most welcome

+ China Bible Quiz 006 results.       Many thanks to the 12 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 007, *** closing 2pm on June 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 007 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo)
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

What a kind group of players the Collingwood Football team are....every time they are about to play the mighty Lions, one of them disqualifies himself by rough play. Such thoughtfulness.... Go Lions on Sat nite!

update May 29: HK server was "down" May 19 to this morning.         Now (1.10pm) ok again. DG!. 
Many items to upload....

Sorry 01: Hotmail in Zhaoqing (& other parts of China?) was down May 8 to 11, then ok May 12,13,  then down May 14 to 19.  If you do not receive a reply from  jdwomi@hotmail.com or john@china8.org  in a day or two,  please resend to jdwomi@gmail.com   (.... john@china8.org goes via Hotmail)

Sorry 02: My HK server has been down from May 19 to today. If you are reading this, server is ok again!
I will try to put diary on another site as well as China8 to keep open the line of communication

2006-05-24  Dear Friends

Good morning from Zhaoqing where rain from typhoon no. 1 this Summer is now just about gone. 

The past week:

2006-05-20,21: visit to all seven (!) centers by Macau friends Clara, Cindy and Franco

2006-05-22: Children from Ricci School  at Ricci Memorial Center & at Seven Star Crags

2006-05-23: Visit to Ricci School, Marco Polo, CAS, Xavier, and Ricci Memorial Center by OMI good friend Jack from USA

Calendar:

+  Toni's Home Page      + Louis' Home Page

+ May 16:  What a powerful article by Moniot (Guardian)....must read

+ Also must read: update on Middle East File

+ As June 4 approaches, please read why  "Tiananmen Square Massacre" and "Iraq had weapons of mass destruction" are cousins

+ Historical building in Cross Road has re-opened for visitors. 
Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1341 3853 765.  Visitors most welcome

+ China Bible Quiz 005 results.       Many thanks to the 9 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 006, *** closing 2pm on May 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 006 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), 
....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

Sorry....Hotmail in Zhaoqing (& other parts of China?) was down May 8 to 11, then ok May 12,13,  then down May 14 to today.  Not sure what problem is. Have contacted www.support.msn.com     While Hotmail is down,  please use jdwomi@gmail.com (not john@china8.org which goes to jdwomi@hotmail.com )

2006-05-17  Dear Friends

Good morning from overcast Zhaoqing, starting to feel effects of this Summer's No. 1 typhoon now hitting the coast.  Last Summer there were 23 typhoons (= hurricanes = cyclones). And guess why this year some 30 are expected?

* Thank you Louis for great  site showing Zhaoqing's weather (this link now at top of diary)

* Photos from last Thursday/Friday/Saturday: meal at Assisi, thank you Olivier & Co. for more toys, welcome Kevin, thank you university students, Toni & Marg for helping at Ricci/Marco Polo

* Last Friday: historical building in Cross Road re-opened for visitors. Door man is Mr Tien,   phone (86) 1367 2336 318.  Visitors most welcome

Calendar:

+  Toni's Home Page      + Louis' Home Page

+ 2006-05-15 Darfur update (Guardian):  carnage continues, despite peace agreement.   An army trains a militia to do its dirty work....how similar to East Timor, Rwanda....
Good movie study: compare Hotel Rwanda with Shooting Dogs

+ Not to be found in ordinary media (Joan re some inspiring rabbis)

+ Issue of selecting bishops in China - some reflections

+ John Howard's overseas itinerary - notice the USA engagements.....message to JH from Cindy S

+ After 4 years....Bible talking stories recordings finally finished DG!
Talking Stories - Gospel      Talking Stories - Old Testament    Talking Stories - New Testament

+ China Bible Quiz 005 results.       Many thanks to the 9 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 006, *** closing 2pm on May 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 006 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), Mr Yiang (serious stomach illness)....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

p.s. C'mon Lions and Cowboys!

2006-05-10  Dear Friends

Good afternoon from 30+ degree Zhaoqing.....just like Brisbane.....steaming hot in day, storm late afternoon or early night.  
School is back after Labor Day Week holiday (May 1-7).  Remainder of this semester is downhill as academic year heads into final exams and Summer holidays

During the break:   Damien, Monique, Toni and Marg  had a great tour to Guilin,  following Louis' footsteps.  Photos on Toni's Home Page

Louis and I went to Hong Kong for OMI Annual retreat, joined for 3 days by Bill and Leon from Australia

On the way to HK  I stopped in Guangzou for lunch with Joe who now can climb 2 stairs at a time. Many thanks again to kind HK friends who are sponsoring Joe in his studies.  Many thanks also to all recent donors, in Australia & HK (especially Discovery Bay group in HK) for supporting our work for the poor

These past few days: visit to Zhaoqing poor areas by HK  PIME friends Joanna & Sandra 

Calendar:

April 28:  Gone are the days  (NCR)

April 29:    Koalas for Guangzhou!

+ Louis' Home Page

+ China Bible Quiz 005 results.       Many thanks to the 9 kind people who took part. 
Next Quiz is   Quiz 006, *** closing 2pm on May 25***.   To take part,  please  click Quiz 006 

Thank you for a prayer, especially for our sick friends (who are on our daily prayer list):  Mr On (at home, 95% paralysed after stroke),   Mr Wu (cancer),  Jim (going blind), Noel , Fr Ma (Yunfu, 93,  preparing for Heaven),  Bernadette (HK, chemo), Chris (HK, chemo), Mr Yiang (serious stomach illness)....and may the Good Lord bless all our benefactors!

God bless!

John W omi

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