We’re excited the GFTH colouring contest is back for another year!
Around the world, millions of people have had to leave their homes because of wars or disasters. Thanks to support from Charitus*, you can help! Colour in a scene from a refugee camp, and you could win up to $500 to spend donating items from our Gifts from the Heart catalogue and a small prize pack! 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 categories: 0-4 years, 5-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-17 years and 18+)
Download the colouring page, and email a photo of your completed picture to churches@clwr.org by December 13, 2026, along with your name, age, city and home church. Winners will be contacted via email the week of December 14th.
About the scene: When people have to leave home or live in a refugee camp it’s hard for families to get everything they need. This illustration shows some ways you can help through Gifts from the Heart. You can give people a water jug to collect clean water, blankets to stay warm at night or medicine for when they get sick. Or you can share fish to cook for supper, goats to start earning money or school supplies so kids can get back to learning. Find Gifts from the Heart online at clwr.org/gfth. (Illustration by Farideh Saffari)
*Special thanks to Charitus for sponsoring this year’s donation prizes. Charitus is a foundation that advances generosity through faith-based, ethical investing, charitable giving, and stewardship to support Lutheran communities and build a more just and sustainable world. 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.