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Living Water International issues a challenge for Lent

The season of Lent begins this Friday, February 25, reports MNN.

In its observation, the individual Christian imitates Jesus' withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days.

Running for 40 days, the purpose of Lent is to prepare the believer for Easter through prayer, soul searching, fasting, and giving, as modeled by Christ on the cross. To the world, it looked like weakness, but God revealed His power in the resurrection.

It's a pattern that changes lives.

Living Water International is trying to see that pattern replicated, so they're offering the H2O Challenge.

Sometime during Lent (February 25 - April 11), they urge believers to make a commitment for at least two weeks. During that period, make water your only beverage. Save the money that you would normally spend on soda, coffee, juice, milk, and sport drinks.

At the end of the two weeks, send the money saved to Living Water International for the drilling of wells in needy communities. It's a simple challenge that families, churches, youth groups, classes or Bible study groups can take.

Participants are also urged to pray during Lent for those around the world who don't have access to clean water.

At the end of the challenge, www.water.cc will post what happened in the collective project.

What difference can you make? If you saved a dollar a day for two weeks, you could provide three families with clean water for a year. If you got your friends, your church, or your youth group to do it with you, you could reach a whole village. Every bit really does make a difference.

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[02/22/2011]

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