An injustice of biblical proportions has occured! A local pastor/tour guide Li Chi Kwong Boaz (李志光) was arrested and put into jail by the Israeli taxman last December for the smuggling of jewelry worth HK$ 20 million. The Israelis convicted Boaz on the 24th of December 2009 and sentenced him to a three-month term. Apparently Boaz was a good boy and released prematurely on the 10th of this month. Or was it divine intervention?

Mind you, Boaz is not just another pastor. He owns the Holyland Resources Centre, a tour service provider to the “Holy Land.” An 11-day tour to Jordan, Israel and Egypt with this firm costs about HK$ 18,000 per head.

According to the pastor’s testimony, he only smuggled the jewelry to Israel for good deeds, as he was trying to help the poor Palestinian children in the occupied territories. In addition, our brave hero fasted for a whole 10 days and drank only water while in prison. At the time of release, he weighed only 153 lbs. Now did you know that every Hebrew letter is represented by a number? Adding up the numbers representing “I am God” in Hebrew gives 153! In addition, adding up his mobile phone digits gives the number 44. In Hebrew, 40 = M and 4 = D; and MD = Melekh David! HALLELUJA! We’re obviously curious what great blessing would have occured if Boaz measured his weight in kgs instead of lbs.

Anyway, all of you lost and lonely, seeking guidance and help, fear not! God is near. Just splash out HK$ 18,000 and He could be your tour guide.

Henry has a guest post on The Dark Side and is one of the founders of the Libertines Pub.