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Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Lent which began on Ash Wednesday and lasts for forty days.  The first Sunday tells the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert (Matthew 4:1-11) when despite the temptations and hardships experienced, he chose to follow God.  There are three ways in which we can renew and enrich our lives during the season of Lent: to pray, fast and give alms. We can pray for ourselves and others who are poor in spirit and have need of our love and support.  We can fast by giving up something which is important to us as we think of those that are in need. We can give alms by giving to CARITAS or giving our time; for example visiting lonely or elderly people or helping our parents with jobs.

This week at Holy Spirit, we value stewardship.  The earth and all life on it are part of God’s creation and we are called to respect this gift.  We are responsible for taking care of the world we live in and for sharing all the wonders and resources the earth gives us.  Our changing environment prompts us to stop and think about how we live on our planet.  As stewards of God’s creation, we are called to respond and to adopt new ways of living as Pope Francis highlights in his encyclical, Laudato Si': On the Care of our Common Home. Project Compassion is Caritas Australia's annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal.  Millions of Australians come together in solidarity with the world's poor to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.  

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This week our Project Compassion feature story is Phany from Cambodia.  Twenty-seven-year-old Phany, lives in a village in western Cambodia. Struggling to earn a living as a rice farmer, she was forced to leave her daughter behind in the village, to take up construction work in the city.  Then in 2016, Phany joined a Caritas supported program, learning more productive farming and irrigation techniques. Her community learned to work together for better water management, to combat drought. 

 

Over 70 percent of Cambodia's population live in rural communities – and the farming families living in poverty are the most food insecure. Thirteen percent of Cambodians live below the poverty line, while 35 out of every 1000 babies die due to malnutrition.

In 2016, Phany joined the Upholding Community Dignity Together program, where she learned new farming techniques, such as a drip irrigation system which enabled her to get a better yield from her vegetable crops and to conserve water for drier periods. She also learned how to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. Phany’s community also took part in training in health, nutrition, hygiene and disaster preparedness, arming them with better strategies to cope with environmental changes. 

With your help, mothers like Phany can continue to uplift their communities and provide food for their families. A brighter future for women, men and their families can start today. Let’s Go Further, Together.

For more information on Phany, please visit https://lent.caritas.org.au/page/week-2

 

Have a great week.

God bless

Caroline Fuller