OCC Stories

See how simple shoebox gifts changed the lives of the children who received them.
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a close up of a flower with a quote on the bottom that says, when i got my shoe box, i heard the words i love you for the first time in my life
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Dominika was raised in Slovakia, and her family was very poor. When she was four years old, her father left them, and her mother had no money to buy gifts for Christmas. That year, Dominika received a shoe box gift from Operation Christmas Child. For the first time, as she read the note in her box talking about Jesus' love, she felt that someone loved her.
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Sorina was 11-years-old when she received her shoe box gift from Operation Christmas Child. Growing up in communist Romania, her family didn’t have much. That particular Christmas she had wished for a scarf and gloves because of the harsh winters. When Sorina opened her box, she found the very things she had hoped for: a brand new scarf, hat and mitten set. At the age of 17 she accepted Christ into her heart and was baptized shortly after.
a quote from yuliya shoe box recipient looking back it was't about any of the items, but what god did in my heart through the gift
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Yuliya received a beautiful purple shoebox gift from Operation Christmas Child when she was in the 4th grade. Even though Yuliya did not understand why someone from the U.S. would send her a gift, she was excited to receive so many beautiful new things. At the time, Yuliya’s favorite item in the shoebox was a stuffed dog. Now looking back, she realizes that the letter from the girl who sent the gift was the most important item.
a quote from andy shoe box recipient that reads i took each item out of my box one by one i wanted to rejoice for everything
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Andy grew up in communist Romania. When she was 7 yrs old, her mother took Andy & her siblings to church where they all received OCC shoe box gifts.
some white flowers with a quote from the poem when i got my box, i wondered what i felt in my heart that made it beat so fast
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Nastia was raised by a dysfunctional family living in the Ukraine. In & out of orphanages, Nastia received a shoebox gift from OCC as a 3-yr-old. She wasn’t allowed to keep anything when she was adopted from the orphanage, except the Gospel booklet she slept with under her pillow every night. When she was adopted, Nastia attended an OCC assembly at her school. She shared her testimony for her classmates & now packs shoebox gifts with them.
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Julia was born in Ukraine into a family full of poverty, pain & addiction. One day, children in Julia’s church received brightly colored shoeboxes from OCC. Julia not only got a gift that day, but finally something to call her own. In her box she found candy, make-up, jewelry and other girl items. Julia began dreaming of moving to the USA. She would save her candy wrappers because they said “Made in USA” which gave her hope of a safe place.
the quote grace is the word that describes my entire life
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Dana grew up in Romania with parents who neglected her. When she was in high school, she received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box gift. She gave her life to the Lord, and now works in America with groups of deaf college students to spread the joy of salvation. Her goal is to eventually establish a Christian School for the Deaf in Romania!
Out of the millions of shoeboxes collected worldwide, God guides the right one into the hands of a girl in Mexico. Read how Duce received a shoebox gift from a long lost friend here: http://bit.ly/DuceStoryPinterest Samaritan's Purse Shoebox Ideas, Shoe Box Ideas Samaritan's Purse, Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child, Shoebox Gifts Operation Christmas Child, Operation Christmas Child Box Ideas 10-14 Boys, Operation Christmas Child Boxes, Operation Christmas Child Shoebox, Writing Humor, Samaritan's Purse
Out of the millions of shoeboxes collected worldwide, God guides the right one into the hands of a girl in Mexico. Read how Duce received a shoebox gift from a long lost friend here: http://bit.ly/DuceStoryPinterest
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