I am really really sorry - I have forgotten to post these for a week. It doesn't matter - you can just catch up!

Count your blessings - Lent 2008 - material from Christian Aid:
(The way this works is that you you keep a running total each day, according to what it says. At the end I will give you the address to send a donation in to Christian Aid if you are willing and can still afford to!)

Thursday 14th Feb
In some Indian villages, dalits - the lowest in India's caste system - are forbidden from using the same tea glasses as other customers in their local cafe.
Count the price of the last cup of tea or coffee you bought.

Friday 15th Feb
52p could pay for a notebook, pen, pencil, sharpener and chalk, allowing a woman or child to attend literacy classes in Afghanistan.
Count 52p for each personal email or note you write today.

Saturday 16th Feb
After losing both her parents, Talent moved in with her aunt. Money is tight, so free school lunches from Zimbabwean partner Christian Care keep her hunger at bay in the afternoons - but she still has only a cup of tea for breakfast.
Count 50p for each type of food and drink you had for breakfast today.

Sunday 17th Feb
"For some countries, the impacts of climate change are lifestyle threatening. In others they are life threatening." Khaled Zia Begum, former PM of Bangladesh.
Prayerfully identify one way you might consume less to lighten your tread on the earth.

Monday 18th Feb
Annual global military spending exceeds US$1 trillion - around 100 times the cost of putting every child in the world through primary school.
Count 10p for every educational course you've attended just for fun.

I think this might be enough for one day. I'll do Tuesday's and today's tomorrow. Keep counting!