VIBErations Episode 51 - Father John wotherspoon

2024-11-06

Established in 2018 by Gary Brightman - VIBE is a Book & Music shop situated in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. This is our periodic podcast and in this episode I interview Father John Wotherspoon. ...also announcing upcoming Lantau Live Music festival on Sunday 24th November 11am until 9pm https://lantaulive.com/ https://www.ticketflap.com/lantaulive... For this week’s interview I went up to Jordon in Kowloon to interview a very special guest… Father John Wotherspoon is a Catholic priest from Brisbane, Australia who has been in HK since 1985. He is ...

Established in 2018 by Gary Brightman - VIBE is a Book & Music shop situated in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

This is our periodic podcast and in this episode I interview Father John Wotherspoon. ...also announcing upcoming Lantau Live Music festival on Sunday 24th November 11am until 9pm

https://lantaulive.com/

https://www.ticketflap.com/lantaulive...

For this week’s interview I went up to Jordon in Kowloon to interview a very special guest…

Father John Wotherspoon is a Catholic priest from Brisbane, Australia who has been in HK since 1985. He is a Correctional Services Department prison chaplain and is a founder of two NGOs Voice for Prisoners and MercyHK. MercyHK is an organization caring for homeless and other needy people in Hong Kong They have a meeting place at 187 Temple st, Kowloon and a Canteen at 191 Temple St. Voice for Prisoners are a Hong Kong-based NGO that helps prisoners overcome some of the many challenges encountered behind bars. They support prisoners through advancement of education and prison visitation programmes. Through social media they raise awareness in overseas countries of the harsh penalties in Hong Kong for drug mules. https://www.mercyhk.org/

https://www.voiceforprisoners.org/

https://www.doctorjesus.org/

10 Questions

1. Favourite book or authors? The Bible. Author Joseph F. Girzone. 'Lond Walk to Freedom' by Nelson Mandela

2. Favourite musical artists? The Seekers. John Denver. Abba. The Beatles.

3. Favourite films? 'Joseph and the coat of many colours'. 'Mulan'

4. Preferred drink? Green Tea 5. Life motto? 'Make the spreading of the good news your life's work' 2nd Timothy

6. Favourite HK walk? Big Wave Bay

7. Favourite HK restaurant? MercyHK Canteen at 191 Temple St, Kowloon. HK

8. Best advice you were given? Be good

9. Finish this sentence… I live in Hong Kong because… 40 years ago, Catholic Oblate Priests in Rome were looking for people to come to HK

10. Favourite area of Hong Kong? Big Wave Bay. Kowloon Park. West Kowloon waterfront. Temple Street and Jordon