Give up - Give life... LENT EVENT 2006

give up – give life

WHAT?
Lent Event is a project designed to get people thinking about what they have and what others may not! In a 40 day period before Easter (LENT) you are encouraged to give up something that you would normally spend money on & instead give that money to one of 4 projects in West Papua; East Timor; Sth India; & Nth Zimbabwe. Each project assists in the ongoing development of local communities.

SO HOW & WHEN?
This event is not just about JUSTICE and EQUALITY for developing communities, but it’s also a SPIRITUAL journey. Each time we stop and consider what we may give up to assist another we reflect on lives; what’s important; what we may take for granted; & whether we actually have the ability to go without! J But perhaps most importantly it dares to teach us how to empathise with other human beings in very different places to us.

Currently there is a group of young-adults connected with UOW who are committed to giving something (or things) up! Some of us are even going to get together and have dinner once a week to share the experience over the 6 ½ weeks (yes, 40 days not including Sundays!) There are also some studies & reflections based on the bible during the period that help to reflect on what all this can mean.

Lent Event kicks off on Wednesday 1^st March & runs all the way up to Easter Saturday 15^th April.

WHAT NOW?

Ready to join us? Simply grab a participants kit & get thinking about what YOU could give up! chocolate? car? beer? phone? coke? electricity? cigarettes? The choice is simple & its yours!

Contact Dave: ucchaplain@uow.edu.au