Moses from Kenya has to get up just as it’s getting llight, to fetch water from the pump for his family. photo: Christian Aid/Elaine Duigenan
'At the end of Lent you can look back and count all that you have been blessed with, and all you can pass on to others.'

Are you tired of the excesses of another commercialised Christmas?

Would your church or family like the opportunity to take a step back to remember all they have?

In 2005 Lent begins on 9 February, providing the perfect opportunity to start the new year with a decision to move our focus away from our immediate surroundings and obsession with the latest and best.

Count Your Blessings and the children's version, Lent Calendar, give you something to think about every day during Lent, by contrasting your lifestyle of plenty with the lives of people in poor communities around the world. They also provide an opportunity to give out of your blessing.

At the end of Lent you can look back and count all that you have been blessed with, and all you can pass on to others.

You can download both resources for free.

• Count Your Blessings - for adults (58kb PDF)
• Download Lent Calendar - for children (335kb PDF)
• Download Lent Calendar - instructions (29kb PDF)

Order FREE hard copies by calling 08700 787 788.