#ShoeboxStories

Hairclips. Pencils. A doll. A necklace. Every item lovingly added to an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift has the potential to impact a child. Come back each Monday for the next #shoeboxstories installment and read a first-hand account of the eternal impact of a gift delivered in Jesus’ Name.
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101-year-old Seamstress Makes Dresses to Pack in Shoebox Gifts
Eva Bossenberger @ 100 yrs old, is using her talents to bring glory to God through Operation Christmas Child.
#ShoeboxStories: Anabel and a Personal Note
"A personal note meant the most to me when I received a shoebox gift in the Dominican Republic." - Anabel
#ShoeboxStories: Dania and A Radio
"Even though we were poor, prayer made us feel rich."
#ShoeboxStories: Vladimir and the Toy Car
"How could something as small as a toy car teach me about God’s love?"
#ShoeboxStories: Dana and the Hygiene Items
"The shoebox showed me that God is my provider."
#ShoeboxStories: Jaki and A Toothbrush
I can attest to the need to put toothbrushes in shoebox gifts—I shared one with nine other girls in a Guatemalan orphanage.
Shanika & Sherika and the Mittens
"We received notebooks and pencils in our shoebox gifts in Jamaica at age 8. Before this, our father cut a notebook and pencil in half so we'd have school supplies."
#ShoeboxStories: Vladimir and the Dental Floss
"I had never received a gift before."
#ShoeboxStories: Nadia and a Doll
Nadia's doll not only blessed her, but other friends in her community. #shoeboxstories
#ShoeboxStories: Kojo and a Yo-Yo
Kojo knew that his parents in Ghana loved him. But before receiving a shoebox, he didn’t realize that Jesus did.
#ShoeboxStories: Evgeniy and a Bar of Soap
After about a year-and-a-half of my friend in the orphanage hiding the soap for me for safe keeping, I was finally able to use it.
#ShoeboxStories: Mary and a Pen
I would tell my friends at school about my faith. After about a month, even my best friends wouldn’t talk to me.
#ShoeboxStories: Roselyn and a Picture Book
They shared the Gospel with such joy and excitement that I thought, This Jesus might be someone I want to get to know.
#ShoeboxStories: Emelissa and a Letter
I contemplated suicide, but then I remembered how my dad personalized John 3:16 for each child when he delivered shoeboxes.
#ShoeboxStories: Yves and a Scarf
Yves had looked hate in the eyes and seen it reflected in his. Find out what unlikely gift warmed Yves' heart