Christmas Bowl’s 60th Year

• The Christmas Bowl is a program of act for peace, the international aid agency of the NCCA.

• Prayer for the Christmas Bowl

The Christmas Bowl Reduces Poverty - Zimbabwe

• Woman & children walk 7kms for water

• Locals trained on tank construction, water conservation & hygiene

• Builds a sense of community

“Each day I come to school, I am happy to be able to drink clean water from the tank, and I seem to get less sick”.

– local school boy

Rainwater Tanks in Zimbabwe

• Opens up agricultural & income generating activities

• Women work in the garden 3 times a week

• Take turns in watering the garden everyday

“We earn about SAR (Rands) $30/day and I am able to pay for my children’s fees, exercise books and uniforms. We can also buy mealie meal when it is available.

Our greatest challenge is the difficulty of accessing basic commodities”

• Give to the Christmas Bowl• Become an act for peace

Regular Giver & help people year round

• Visit our website for more information:

www.actforpeace.org.au

How Can I Help?

Give to the Christmas BowlA PRAYER FOR PEACE & UNITYGod, you have made us of one blood, your common people,and sent Jesus to restore us by the shedding of his blood; help us, by your Spirit, to recover our common humanityso that your world may be renewed in peace.Bring your peace to this world, a peace we cannot make ourselves.Awaken the consciousness of all peoples and their leaders,raise up those who can speak and act for peace,and show us new ways in which hatred can be left behind,wounds can be healed, and unity restored.We pray in the name of Jesus who is our peace. Amen.