前日收到世界宣明会的一封邮件，呼吁人们关注全球性的粮食危机，并奉献爱心。邮件原文如下：

全球粮食危机 — 无声的海啸

亲爱的伙伴：

我们每个人或多或少都受到最近的粮食涨价影响。香港、中国内地以至蒙古及莱索托的人民都努力寻求应对方法。全球的贫穷地区更是首当其冲，备受威胁；而贫困儿童往往最易受害。

粮食价格暴涨夺去许多儿童的基本健康和接受教育的权利，实在令人痛心。

飢饿就像一场「无声的海啸」，威胁着地球上数以百万计的人。世界宣明会正努力在全球37个受粮食危机影响的国家中，帮助最贫穷的人。请浏览本会网页「全球粮食危机」，了解这场危机和世界宣明会有关的工作。

鑑于需要庞大，请传送资料予你的朋友，使更多人参与和支持宣明会的粮食救援项目。你更可以助养备受影响的儿童，给他们希望和长远的支持。

多谢你及时的帮助。

香港世界宣明会
总干事
赵焕明　谨启

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I received an e-mail from World Vision a few days ago. They appeal to people to pay attention to the global food crisis, and to show kindness for hungry people. Below is the original e-mail:

Global Food Crisis – A Silent Tsunami

Dear Partner,

No doubt the recent spiraling food prices have affected every one of us in one way or another. People from Hong Kong to mainland China and Mongolia to Lesotho are finding ways to cope. Throughout the world impoverished communities are the first to suffer and the children of such communities are often the hardest hit.

It is heartbreaking to see how skyrocketing food prices have deprived many children of their rights to basic health and nutrition as well as education.

A ‘silent tsunami’ of hunger is now threatening millions of people on every continent. World Vision is helping the poorest of the poor in 37 countries currently under threat of the global food crisis. To learn more about the crisis and how World Vision is responding, please browse our webpage.

The need is massive. Please forward the information to your friends so that more people can participate by supporting World Vision’s hunger relief projects in these poor countries. You could also give hope and long-term support to the affected children by sponsoring them.

Thank you for your support during times of need.

Yours truly,
Kevin Chiu
Chief Executive Officer
World Vision Hong Kong

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