My
Diary (I'll try to update this each week, usually on a Thursday)
Email: [email protected]
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Zhaoqing home
phone: (86)-(758)-2903261
Mail address:
CAS Website:
www.cas.net.cn . Zhaoqing Maps Zhaoqing Weather Poverty Map
Please note: I'm due to be in Guangzhou Sunday Sep 24 & Monday 25. No phone those days...
Server is down....so this diary also going to http://china8.fortunecity.com/
2006-09-21 Dear Friends
Good morning from Zhaoqing.....mildest September since I've been here....Summer has not yet staged one of its traditional comebacks.... pollution is really high - many people with nose/throat/chest problems
Server also having problems....China8 and other sites down at moment....hope they make a fast comeback
The past week or so:
2006-09-18 Hong Kong OMI's Slawek and Thomas at Marco Polo, Bahkita and Mazenod centers
2006-09-10 Visit by Yaya and Corrado to Ricci Exhibition, Ricci Plaque and all seven centers
2006-09-08 Opening of Ricci Exhibition at Hung Lau building + new Ricci plaque next to tower (this file now complete....has all items in exhibition)
Calendar:
| 2006-09-24,25 | I'm due to go to Guangzhou (with parents take 3 year old boy for throat operation; visit Joe; visit Hamish & Matt; collect books) |
| 2006-10-01 to 07 | Holiday week in China. I'm due to go to HK for meetings |
| 2006-12-04,05 | Macau International Ladies Group due to visit poor areas |
| 2006-10-14,15 | Constance's Caritas group from HK due to visit poor areas |
+ Recent donations to help our
work for the poor: thank you and God bless you!
9/15: Milk Powder Group Y1,680
9/17: Macau Group Y2,500
+ Xavier Center has now closed because
poor people in that area had to relocate
Name "Xavier Center" DV will also move to another location. Many
thanks to
kind HK friends who sponsored Xavier Center this past year
+ I have sent small donation to help people who are trying to get help for Darfur
+ I've almost finished reading "Not Happy, John!" by Margo Kingston. Thank you PD for this book. "Must read" for responsible Australians. Margo's Webdiary
+ China Bible Quiz: Next Quiz closing 2pm HK time September 25
Thank you for a prayer for all near and dear who are sick - especially the 13 dear friends fighting cancer
God bless!
John W omi
C'mon Broncos.........and.... Fremantle!
(server is down today, Sep 21....can't update hits)
2006-09-14 Dear Friends
Good Morning from overcast Zhaoqing where rain the past week has seen temperatures fall to the point where a cover of some sort as well as a sheet is needed for sleeping at night. A pleasant change
The past week:
*
Last Friday, September 8: Opening
of magnificent new Matteo Ricci exhibition at historic Hung Lau building in
Zhaoqing + unveiling of new Ricci plaque next to river tower
(Previous Hung
Lau photos & old
plaque photos)
* Monday, Sep 11: Delivery of 515 tins of baby milk powder!
* Tuesday, Sep 12: Eviction notice for squatting migrant worker families near Xavier Center
* Same day - 3.05pm at local San Mau Hospital: a beautiful baby girl born to Marco Polo teacher Janet (Paddy's sister). Congrats to Janet & husband Mr Zhou and whole familiy. Photos coming
Calendar:
| 2006-09-14,15 | Visit to poor areas by Julie, Sakie, Canly and Bro from HK |
| 2006-09-16 | Visit to poor areas by Goretti & friends from Macau |
| 2006-09-24,25 | I'm due to go to Guangzhou (with parents take 3 year old boy for throat operation; visit Joe; visit Hamish & Matt; collect books) |
| 2006-10-01 to 07 | Holiday week in China. I'm due to go to HK for meetings |
| 2006-10-14,15 | Constance's Caritas group from HK due to visit poor areas |
+ AITECE has 54 teachers in China for this semester....many vacancies still!
+ Dafur: DV more leaders will support Kofi
+ Sign of old age? = reading death notices before other news, which is what I now do each morning, checking the OMI anniversaries for the day
+ I've just finished reading Eugene Peterson's Under the Unpredictable Plant. "Must read" for all pastors
+ China Bible Quiz: Next Quiz closing 2pm HK time September 25
Thank you for a prayer for all near and dear who are sick - especially the 13 dear friends fighting cancer
God bless!
John W omi
C'mon Broncos.....you can still do it ......and Western Bulldogs!
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2006-09-07 Dear Friends
Good morning from Zhaoqing where Summer is still hot but showing signs of cooling. Come to think of it, this is Autumn...which is why Mid-Autumn Festival (Oct 6) cakes are now on sale everywhere
The past week:
09-04 Hong Visitors Anna, Margaret & Margaret at CAS before visiting poor areas
09-05 First week of new academic year at various centers in the poor areas
09-06 Junior One (Grade 7) Oral English Classes at CAS
Calendar:
| 2006-09-08 not 10th |
Opening of Zhaoqing Museum Ricci Exhibition (Ricci arrived Zh 1583-09-10) |
| 2006-09-16 | Visit to poor areas by Goretti & friends from Macau |
| 2006-10-01 to 07 | Holiday week in China. I'm due to go to HK for meetings |
+ Last Sunday I watched Shooting Dogs....really powerful....very similar to Hotel Rawanda. Interesting to compare the two...a good exercise for older students. Films can be supplemented by An Ordinary Man (thanks to PD at Iona in Brisbane, I have a copy). And....let's keep praying that someone/somewhere/somehow will continue to stop the madness that is D A R F U R
+ Another powerful book, almost finished: Hudson Tayor and Maria....Taylor was founder of the China Inland Mission Society....Taylor's missionary spirit encouraged some 850 volunteers to go to China at a most difficult time in Chinese and world history
+ Sep 5: Monbiot on the IMF
+ China Bible Quiz: Next Quiz closing 2pm HK time September 25
+ Last week's list of donations (see below)....hope I didn't give wrong impression....this is not a wealthy operation....thanks to so many donations in July & August we have enough cash in kitty to operate for September and October....but after that we are back in the hands of Providence (per monthly/seasonal donors)
Thank you for a prayer, especially for all near and dear who are sick - particularly the 13 dear friends fighting cancer
God bless!
John W omi
C'mon Broncos and Western Bulldogs!
2006-09-01 Dear Friends
Hello from Zhaoqing at start of new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere. CHS and bless all schools, students, staff - especially here at CAS, Ricci and other local centers
School situation of migrant children in Beijing
Farewell from CAS: Toni & Marg (returned to Australia....Toni's Mum & Marg's son-in-law in hospital for major operations) & Louis (now in Beijing with Irek, starting Mandarin course) - thank you for all your work at CAS
Welcome to CAS: Cyprian (Cameroon), Nelson (USA) & Patrick (from Ireland, lived in Australia for 20+ years). Cyprian will take Go Abroad group, Nelson will be in Primary, Sean (England) will continue in kindergarten, Patrick & I will be in secondary.....a real U.N. peacekeeping force
Last Tuesday night (Sep 29) Ricci teachers Nicole and Cherry and I had meal with Mr & Mrs O whose two sons (aged 9 & 7) drowned in local fish pond on August 14 (see previous diary entries). Many thanks to Nicole for care for the parents these past two weeks, and for attending funeral on August 21. Devastated couple are still in shock....planning to move from Wai Keng area to Muk Gong. Long term possibility has been raised of couple adopting one or two abandoned children
Photos from
Australia/Hong Kong:
* August 3, St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell
* August 13, Aston's baptism, Gold Coast
*
August 15: List of names of foundation students at Iona College, Brisbane
* August 20, HK Tung Chung, youth group from St Patrick's Parish
* August 20, Zhaoqing Ricci School student Matty after heart operation at HK
Adventist Hospital
* August 23, HK Notre Dame, fund-raising group from St Edward's Parish
Calendar:
| 2006-09-10 | Opening of Zhaoqing Museum Ricci Exhibition (Ricci arrived Zh 1583-09-10) |
| 2006-12-26 to 29 | HK TS school group due to visit poor areas |
| 2007-04-17 to 21 | HK TS school group due to visit poor areas |
+
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
Also re Matteo
Ricci:
* newly discovered book A
Vision Betrayed - Full
text here!
* From this book, an
excellent map of where Ricci went in China
+ Have you heard the one about 2 Irishmen?
+ Monbiot re Lebanon & Israel & sale of weapons
+ Book published in Beijing re Religion & Philosophy
+ An articheat body cooling vest now being worn in Zhaoqing, to stop the heat causing rash (same vest as worn for sport)
+ China Bible Quiz: Next Quiz closing 2pm HK time September 25
+ Each month here in Zhaoqing we use about Y16,000 to keep our centers going:
| Center | Rent, utilities, books etc | Staff | Total |
| Ricci primary 2-6 school | Y1,200 | Y4,400 (4 teachers) Y800 (guard/cleaner) |
Y6,400 |
| Marco Polo kindergarten & primary one |
Y1,000 Y500+ for homeless resident(s) |
Y1,900 (2 teachers) Y1,000 (guard/cleaner) |
Y3,400 |
| Mazenod Center | Y800 | Y900 (1 teacher) | Y1,700 |
| Xavier Center | Y400 | Y900 (1 teacher) | Y1,300 |
| Assisi Center | Y400 | Y900 (1 teacher) | Y1,300 |
| Ricci Memorial Center | Y1,300 | Y800 (guard/cleaner) | Y2,100 |
| Total does not include medical bills (cY12,000 in July) + building maintenance/construction (cY4,000 in July) + other help for the poor etc Also: Bahkita Center is kindly maintained by sisters | Y16,200 | ||
Donations received the past two months (as recorded in my Palm....some records can only be obtained when I go to HK and update Heng Seng bankbook....so this list may not yet be complete). Special Masses have been said for all benefactors and their families. God bless all donors!:
7/1/2006 Y880.00 Zhaoqing Uni
of Finance students
7/11/2006 Peter Barry HK$6,000; Tess Cabalar HK$1,000; DB doctor
US$100
7/11/2006 Y1,500.00 Julia-China Education Fund
7/15/2006 HK$1,000 Anon
7/16/2006 Y1,300.00 Priscilla/China Education Fund
7/18/2006 Y 3,000.00 NDP friends
7/21/2006 HK$21,000.0 JR's Aust Adelaide friends
7/21/2006 HK$2,000.00 Dominic Sum DB
7/23/2006 Mui Wo friends HK$2,700; Peng Chau Tony Y HK$500
7/24/2006 HK$500.00 Susaanna DB
8/8/2006 Aud$250.00 Melbourne Prayer Group
8/8/2006 Y2,000 Carlos, Macau
8/13/2006 Aud$50.00 Ashmore church, Gold Coast
8/13/2006 Aud$500.00 Innes Fam, Brisbane
8/16/2006 Y3,000 Macau International Ladies Club
8/16/2006 Aud$50.00 Doris Kempnich, Brisbane
8/16/2006 Aud$50.00 Gayle Randall, Brisbane
8/18/2006 Aud$250.00 Gerry Conlan, Brisbane
8/19/2006 HK$250.00 ND /TC ßENS
8/19/2006 HK$350 ND Bens
8/23/2006 HK$7,016 St Edward's Parish, HK
8/24/2006 Aud$5,000 Aust OMI; HK$10,000 Jenny DB
Any mistakes, anyone forgotten?.....sorry...please let me know and I'll put correction in next week's diary
Thank you for a prayer, especially for all near and dear who are sick - particularly the 13 dear friends fighting cancer
God bless!
John W omi
