Churches across Canada are partnering with the farmers around Lake Chad who are fighting to bring their ecosystem back to life. Thanks to the generous support of Martin Luther University College*, you can help!
Colour in the scene below from near Lake Chad, and you could win up to $500 to spend donating items from our Gifts from the Heart catalogue!
One Grand Prize Winner will win a $500 donation to CLWR and an exclusive prize pack! An additional Winner in each age group will win a $100 donation to CLWR, as well as a prize pack! (Age groups: 0-4 years, 5-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-17 years, and 18+)
About the scene: Our Tiny Hearts scene this year was drawn by Winnipeg artist Farideh Saffari. The illustration shows some of the ways that people who live near Lake Chad are working with nature to improve life in their communities. Around Lake Chad, things have gotten very hard for farmers, and for everyone, now that their ecosystem isn’t working like it used to—because of people not caring for the earth well. The lake has gotten much smaller, plants aren’t growing well, lots of families don’t have enough food, and many people aren’t able to find jobs. But these farmers—and CLWR—believe that if they take care of nature, it will be able to take care of them. They’re farming and fishing in new ways, planting many thousands of trees, growing gardens, and working with scientists to develop seeds that can grow healthy and strong even as the land gets drier. As you colour the illustration, think about how some of the things in the picture can be healthy parts of nature. And you can read more at clwr.org/nbs!
To enter: email a photo of your completed colouring page to heidi@clwr.org by December 15, 2024, along with your name, age, city and home church. Winners will be contacted via email the week of December 16th.
Click to download colouring page: PDF | JPEG
*Winners will choose items from the Gifts from the Heart catalogue, and a gift from Martin Luther University College will be made directly to CLWR. Winners are not eligible for tax receipts for the donation made by MLUC.
