A trainer at the 'Family Life Programme' model home in Lowero, Uganda showing 'bitter berries' which are grown to help reduce blood pressure
Lent is a time to consider how balanced our lives are, sometimes by fasting or giving something up – a chance to get things in perspective.
Counting the blessings we have is a great way to regain this balance, and this year we’re focusing again on Mothers’ Union’s Family Life work in Uganda.
The Family Life Programme is such a wonderful example of helping people to reassess their lives and change small things – their diet, household or finances. Often in the face of serious poverty, this process can help people get themselves standing on their own two feet. Families and communities are being changed for the better in Uganda.
We hope that each day the ideas on the sheets you can download here: MU-CountYourBlessings-Lent2012 will help you focus on what you have been blessed with. The ideas are just suggestions for what you might give in response to the blessing that you have received – please do not feel that you have to give everything that is asked. A gift, however small, will make a difference. By taking part and giving what you can, we will all be joined together in prayer, reflection and in supporting Mothers’ Union’s work in Uganda. After Lent there is a small form to complete and send to Mothers’ Union with your donation.
You can also follow the Mothers’ Union ‘Count Your Blessing’ campaign by following @MothersUnion on Twitter with the campaign hashtag #CountYourBlessings. By doing so you will be extending the reach of conversation about this campaign and the Mothers’ Union Family Life Programme in Uganda.
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