Thank you for sponsoring a child! Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for giving so generously to our appeals and interventions... Wow! There are so many ways that you partner with us to enable local churches around the world to love and serve their communities. Your support empowers children and their families to overcome the immense barriers that poverty places in their paths. We’re so grateful for your faithful generosity.

Our CEO, Justin Dowds, shares:

“We are thankful for the faithful and prayerful support of our sponsors. Your partnership is transforming the lives of children living in extreme poverty, their families, and even communities around the world. You’ve helped our church partners sow hope where there was none, bring joy when people were in despair – all in the name of Jesus. Thank you.”

And that's not all!

We hope these small gestures below will be a blessing to you as we look to celebrate the arrival of God’s incredible salvation plan for the world – Jesus. Our prayer is that you will know God’s joy and love this Christmas as you celebrate the coming of our Saviour.

1.Free Digital Downloads of Stunning Christmas Artwork

Your support makes an immense difference to the effectiveness of our work. To show how thankful we are for each and every one of our 94,400 supporters, we have these stunning illustrations for you to download.

Download the portrait versions

Download the landscape versions

You can use the images to email friends and family to bless them during this season. You can put one as the background on your computer and share them on social media. We’re immensely grateful to those amongst you who advocate on behalf of the children we serve via your social channels. Raising awareness of our work online is a powerful means of strengthening support and gaining justice for people living in poverty.

2. Christmas Devotion by Singer-Songwriter Graham Kendrick 

Join Graham as he marvels at the miracle of Jesus' birth! God’s long-promised King was finally born.

We’ve also included a delightful nativity by Compassion sponsored children in Kenya to highlight the Christmas story expressed by Graham. We hope it will encourage you too.

Read the Christmas Devotion

3. How To Make Your Own Eco Wrapping Paper

We’ve gathered some environmentally friendly ideas for how to wrap your presents this Christmas. From paint-stamped brown paper to the Japanese art of fabric wrapping, we hope these creative ways to wrap your gifts will inspire and delight you and your loved ones.

Make your own eco wrapping paper

4. Christmas Designs For You To Use 

We’ve asked talented illustrator Miriam Latimer to create some downloadable festive designs for you to get into the Christmas spirit. Display the completed versions on your phone or social media, or share the colouring with your friends, family, sponsored child or church family to spread joy this Christmas.

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5. Peruvian Hot Chocolate Christmas Craft

Did anyone say hot chocolate? As it gets colder and darker, it’s so lovely to snuggle down with a warm, creamy drink... especially a sweet cup of cocoa! 

Call it a craft. Call it a recipe. No matter how you’d like to classify this, here’s a scrumptious activity all the way from Peru you can do with the entire family! 

Read the recipe

6. Bible Verses for Christmas Cards 

If you’re looking for inspiration from God’s word to encourage your friends and family this Christmas, we’ve gathered a few Christmas Bible verses for you. We hope you’ll have many opportunities to share with the people you love the true joy and hope found in Jesus.

7. Free Prayer Journals 

We’ve created free prayer journal templates and shared it with a few ways to ignite our prayer life as we approach a new year.

If you haven’t already done so, please visit our blog to download the templates and use them to enrich your walk with our Lord.

Download the template

Thank you so much for supporting children with Compassion. Your partnership is greatly appreciated. May you and your loved ones have a wonderful Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our Immanuel—God with us!

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