大家好,剛收到新一期宣明會所寄來的信件,內容是希望助養者能寫聖誕卡予自己所助養的小孩。今年的設計是頭小鹿,每次寫信予我所助養的孩子時,我均感到十分興奮,亦會開始構想到底送什麼有意義的小禮物給她。
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先向大家介紹一下,她是我的助養女兒,叫作ISLAM。(為尊重她的私隱,我不打算披露她的全名及她的樣子,請見諒)
她生活在孟加拉。孟加拉對我而言是一個很遙遠的地方,我亦相信人生中難以踏足這個地方。她今年12歲了,從照片上看來,她不斷的長高不斷地在成長。她每天6時起床步行上學,下課後步行回家,約7時開始才做功課。她最喜歡的科目是孟加拉文,最擅長的是運動,另外她將來希望能成為老師。
我對ISLAM的理解僅能透過每年的進度報告而得知,說實的,在餘生有機會的話我真想到孟加拉去探望她,告訴她在遠方有一個我正在支持她,希望她能好好生活,好好讀書,以知識改變生命。
這是ISLAM在2011年時送我的畫,左手邊所畫的大概就是她的家吧?家門前有一棵大樹,樹旁有一片農地(其實我也不太看得懂有欄杆的那個是不是農地,你們覺得呢?)。而右手邊則畫上花朵及孟加拉的國旗。
2012年,ISLAM畫了紅色的花給我,我發覺她很喜歡畫花朵,喜歡花朵的人大概也是個活潑開朗的女孩吧?另外2012年週年報告顯示(見下圖)她正受惠於"生計支援"及"護贈學校文具"計劃,而她最希望唱首歌給我聽。到底會是一首怎麼樣的歌呢?縱使我不會聽得明白,但我相信她一定會唱得很動聽呢!
2013年,ISLAM同樣畫了花朵給我,亦畫了屋子。
我覺得她畫得很好,試想想,當我們平時收到花時,會感到喜悅。有房子時會感到安定及滿足,人生不也追求喜悦及安穩嗎?
2014年ISLAM同樣畫了一朵花,我在google搜尋了一下,原來她所畫的正正是孟加拉的國花-蓮花。
圖片來源請按此
ISLAM把蓮花塗成彩色,相信她很喜歡自己所居住的地方。我很欣賞她,她所居住的地方並不富裕,但她卻能真心欣賞自己的成長環境。相反,我生活在物質富裕的城市,每天勞碌工作,卻沒有時間好好的去欣賞香港這個地方。
2015年,ISLAM的年度報告顯示了她的健康狀況良好,另外報告亦是由她自己填寫。更更更重要的是,如果她和我見面,最希望對我説的是「我愛你」。其實只要她得到健康,有一個讀書的機會,我也就滿足了。
去年,她也是畫了一朵花給我,但這次並不是蓮花,而是一朵小黃花。另外亦附上了ISLAM家鄉的食品製作方法,名字叫皮塔餅。
我google了一下,有以下資料:
皮塔餅(英語:Pita),又稱「阿拉伯薄麵包」 (阿拉伯語:الخبز العربي、Arabic thin bread)是一種圓形口袋狀麵食,廣泛流行於希臘、土耳其、巴爾幹半島、地中海東部地區和阿拉伯半島。皮塔餅中的「口袋」是由蒸汽膨脹形成,麵餅冷卻後變得平坦,中間留下一個口袋。
大家也可以按照食譜上的製作方法試試看!不知道味道如何呢?
對於助養小孩,我認為我們的一點點付出,對受惠者而言是很大的幫助。每月二百多元對生活在富裕城市的我們而言可能是微不足道,甚至一頓晚餐的價錢也不止二百多元。但對生活在貧乏地區的他們,二百多元已足夠拯救他們及改善生活。所以希望大家也可以每月省下一頓晚餐的價錢,來協助遠方居於貧乏地區的他們改善生活。
大家能給我些意見我該在聖誕卡上寫什麼嗎?歡迎留言告知:)
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大愛無疆!
多謝支持!
我都想去助养一个
好呀!希望能感染更多人!
這要給一個贊啦! 想問一下,助養的小孩是不是都一定是孤兒、無家可歸的?
不一定的,就好似我的Islam是有家庭的,只是一家人生活也很貧乏,沒辦法資助她上學。
To make it a better world!大愛!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Philip:)
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