不足十年內，估計非洲會有2.5億人嚴重缺水
Day 8 of Lent 25 February 2010 (Thursday)
Meditation> Story of the Poor
"I am 51. I remember that when I was young it rained a lot in my village; it was nice and cool and the river flowed all year round. I would pass through a beautiful forest on my way to school. Such beauty does not exist anymore," a Malawian farmer recounted sadly.Rainfall is becoming more erratic and there is less each year. The streams and rivers are drying up – which are the source of drinking water. Many rural areas do not have adequate water. The water table is now deeper than before. Many years ago, October was the month when rains would come. Now, it has changed to December and it is never consistent. The agriculture cycle is negatively affected and brings food insecurity.
(Source: Rachel Roach, Dried Up, Drowned Out -- Voices from the Developing World on a Changing Climate, London: Tearfund UK, 2005)
Carbon Fast> Pray for the poor
Pray that God will moisten the farmland in Malawi with rain, so that the crops will grow and the farmers can earn their living.
For details of the Carbon Fast, please visit CEDAR "I Love, I Reflect" Carbon Fast.
大齋期第8日 2010年2月25日（星期四）
默想＞貧窮人的故事
「我現年51歲。仍記得少年時，我的村子經常下雨，氣候涼快，河流整年淙淙不斷。上學時，我會路經一個美麗叢林。這些漂亮風景，現在已沒有了。」非洲馬拉維一個農民沉重地道出心聲。馬拉維的降雨越來越飄忽，雨量亦逐年遞減，供應食水的河流正漸漸乾涸。許多鄉村地區缺乏可飲用的食水，水位亦遠較過去低。以往，馬拉維每年10月份進入雨季，但現在延至12月份才不規則降雨。當地農耕週期受影響，帶來糧荒威脅。
（資料來源：Rachel Roach, Dried Up, Drowned Out -- Voices from the Developing World on a Changing Climate, London: Tearfund UK, 2005）
減碳行動＞代求
為馬拉維的農民禱告，求神按時賜下恩雨，滋潤土地，使作物得以成長，農民得以維生。
關於大齋期減碳行動詳情，請參閱施達「我愛‧我省察」大齋期減碳行動。
