求神特別眷顧印度貧農，按時降下恩雨，滋潤地土
Day 26 of Lent 18 March 2010 (Thursday)
Meditation> Story of the Poor
‘Water is the biggest problem for me: sometimes we face flood, sometimes drought. Agriculture is my one source of income, so during floods or drought my whole livelihood is threatened.’ Kasti, an Indian farmer, said.Climate change will have disastrous effects because of increasing population. A small change affects thousands and thousands of people in India. It is a threat to human development; with one disaster, years of development can be wiped away.
(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 strengthen the harvest of community development in India and establish a more firm and solid foundation to fight against climate change. Also pray for God’s mercy to the impoverished farmers in India, giving them plenty of rainfall to water their land.
> ‘Save the Resources’
From now on, please save water by reusing wasted domestic water, use dual-flush toilet and shorten your shower time.
For details of the Carbon Fast, please visit CEDAR 'I Love, I Reflect' Carbon Fast.
大齋期第26日 2010年3月18日（星期四）
默想＞貧窮人的故事
「對我來說，水是最頭痛的問題。一會兒洪水，一會兒乾旱。農耕是我唯一的收入由於人口不斷增加，氣候變化將會為印度帶來災難性的影響，小小的變化便會影響數以億計的印度人。一次災難，就可輕易摧毀數十年滅貧工作的成果，扼殺貧窮人的發展機會。
來源，因此無論是水災或旱災，都會直接威脅我的生計。」印度農民Karti說。
（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
求神堅固印度多年努力的社會發展成果，建立更穩固的發展根基，讓印度社群更能抵禦氣候變化帶來的威脅。又求神特別眷顧印度貧農，按時降下恩雨，滋潤地土，得以自給自足。
＞「六『惜』行動」
建議你從今日開始，珍惜用水，好好設定清潔家居次序 ，盡量做到一水多用；並使用設有大小沖水量的沖水馬桶，和縮短淋浴時間。
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。
