It may not seem like much at first.
A few coins from a skipped treat. A dollar saved from a simple sacrifice. A gift placed in a Rice Bowl during Lent.
But small acts of love can travel farther than we imagine.
This Lent, you met families from around the world. They are working hard to build better futures for their children. You learned about mothers and fathers who want their families to be healthy, safe and full of hope. You met young people dreaming about what a better life could be like.
A Rice Bowl gift can do many things.
It can help bring clean water closer to home. Having water nearby frees families to care for their crops, children to attend school and parents to plan for a brighter future. It can help people learn new skills, earn more money and open doors for their children. It can help communities find solutions to the problems they face today and in the future.
But the journey of a Rice Bowl gift is more than just about water, food or new skills.
It is also about connection.
Each time you pray for your global family, fast with people who are hungry or place a gift in your Rice Bowl, you remember that you are part of one human family. You see that the problems faced by your sisters and brothers are not theirs alone. Their hopes become your own. Their struggles matter to you. Their joy becomes a reason to celebrate.
As Lent comes to a close, you remember that every act of faith matters. The sacrifices you make, the prayers you offer and the gifts you share can help create new chances for people around the world.
What begins as a small gift placed in a Rice Bowl becomes something much bigger: a sign of God’s love at work through people who care for one another.
As you get ready for Easter, may you keep walking with your global family. And may you trust that even the smallest acts of love can help build a future filled with hope.
Stories of Hope
See The World with New Eyes
Begin your Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl and discover how prayer, fasting and almsgiving help us see Christ in our global family.
A Story of Hope from Ethiopia
Clean water close to home is helping Fatuma’s family in Ethiopia grow food and dream of a brighter future.
A Story of Hope from Honduras
In Honduras, a family is turning hard work, new skills and strawberries into a brighter future for their daughter.
A Story of Hope from Lebanon
Through faith, family and the olive harvest, Zeina’s story shows how one community in Lebanon is holding on to hope amid hardship.
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Change Lives this Lent
When you give to CRS Rice Bowl, you help families around the world overcome hunger and poverty. Thank you for spreading hope and changing lives this Lent.
