{"id":177404,"date":"2021-08-11T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=177404"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:39:33","slug":"shoeboxstories-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/shoeboxstories-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#ShoeboxStories"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"instalanding\">\r\n    <article>\r\n        <!-- FEATURED SECTION -->\r\n        <header id=\"insta-header\"> <!--<div class=\"hdrGradient\"><\/div>-->\r\n            <video autoplay muted loop>\r\n                    <source src=\"https:\/\/sp-comm-arkfiles.s3.theark.cloud\/website\/occ\/shoebox-stories\/Shoebox-Stories-TpVd-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\r\n                <\/video>    \r\n            <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                <h1>Lee historias sobre las cajas de regalos<\/h1>\r\n                <p class=\"insta-description\">Testimonios de primera mano de c\u00f3mo Dios cambi\u00f3 vidas a trav\u00e9s de simples regalos<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <!--<div class=\"insta-links\">\r\n                <div class=\"button-container\"><\/div>\r\n            <\/div> -->\r\n        <\/header>\r\n        <!-- END FEATURED SECTION -->\r\n        \r\n           \r\n        <!-- STANDARD SECTION -->\r\n        <section class=\"standard-section\">\r\n      \r\n            <div class=\"standard-grid-container\">\r\n\r\n             <h2 class=\"shbxstories\">Things such as a toy, some school supplies, a hygiene item, or a photo can make an eternal difference in the life of a child. We invite you to discover how just a few of the millions of shoebox gifts delivered made a lasting impression for the Kingdom of God.<\/h2>         \r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image gergana\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Gergana y un juego de malabares<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Tiene un lugar especial en mi coraz\u00f3n y me recuerda el amor de Dios.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/gergana-and-a-juggling-set\/\">Lee la historia de Gergana<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image jelyn\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Evangeline y los \u00fatiles escolares<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Creciendo en un lugar donde se bota la basura yo sol\u00eda oler cosas desagradables, pero la caja de regalos ol\u00eda muy bien.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/evangeline-and-the-school-supplies\/\">Lee la historia de Evangeline<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image karabo\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Karabo y el peine<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Fue el principio de la reapertura de mi coraz\u00f3n... y confianza en Cristo.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/karabo-and-a-comb\/\">Lee la historia de Karabo<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image nancy\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Nancy y una fotograf\u00eda<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">A trav\u00e9s de esa foto en mi caja de regalos, el amor de Dios se hizo tangible y real para m\u00ed.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/nancy-and-a-photograph\/\">Lee la historia de Nancy<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image devon\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Devon and a Slinky<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">A trav\u00e9s de esa foto en mi caja de regalos, el amor de Dios se hizo tangible y real para m\u00ed.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/devon-and-a-slinky\/\">Read Devon's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image david\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>David and a Toy Car<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">My interest in how things\u2014and people\u2014can be restored to new life probably started with that toy car.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/david-and-a-toy-car\/\">Read David's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image denis\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Denis and a Cowboy<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Woody from \"Toy Story\" reminded me of God's faithfulness.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/denis-and-a-cowboy\/\">Read Denis' Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image luis\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Luis and a Lamb<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Luis received a shoebox in Panama at age 6.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/luis-and-a-lamb\/\">Read Luis' Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image enrico\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Enrico and a Baseball<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Enrico received a shoebox in Argentina at age 8.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/enrico-and-a-baseball\/\">Read Enrico's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image desire\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>D\u00e9sir\u00e9 and the Yo-yo<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">God used a simple light-up yo-yo to remind me of His love.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/desire-and-the-yoyo\/\">Read D\u00e9sir\u00e9's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image yves\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Yves and a Scarf<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">The shoebox turned my world upside down and turned my life right side up.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/yves-and-a-scarf\/\">Read Yves' Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image kojo\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Kojo and a Yo-yo<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Kojo received a shoebox in Ghana, West Africa, at age 12.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/kojo-and-yo-yo\/\">Read Kojo's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image vladimir\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Vladimir and the Toy Car<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">How could something as small as a toy car teach me about God\u2019s love?<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/vladimir-and-the-toy-car\/\">Read Vladimir's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image alina\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Alina and a Music Box<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Alina received her shoebox at an orphanage in Romania at age 12.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/alina-and-a-music-box\/\">Read Alina's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image alina-shoes\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Alina and the Princess Shoes<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">The shoebox made me realize that Jesus hadn\u2019t abandoned me. It was a representation of His love for me.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/alina-and-the-princess-shoes\/\">Read Alina's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image nanor\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Nanor and a Doll<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">God planted a seed of faith in my heart when I received my shoebox.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/nanor-and-a-doll\/\">Read Nanor's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image dania\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Dania y el radio<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Pese a que \u00e9ramos pobres, la oraci\u00f3n me hac\u00eda sentir adinerada.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/dania-and-a-radio\/\">Read Dania's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image yuliya\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Yuliya and a Puppy<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">The stuffed dog in my shoebox became my new best friend, and I still have it 14 years later.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/yuliya-and-a-puppy\/\">Read Yuliya's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image roselyn\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Roselyn and a Picture Book<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">My life felt gray. But when my shoebox came, it was full of color.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/roselyn-and-a-picture-book\/\">Read Roselyn's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image nadia\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Nadia and a Doll<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">As a Christian from a low-income family in Ukraine, I saw my shoebox gift as an answer to my mother\u2019s prayers.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/nadia-and-a-doll\/\">Read Nadia's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image mariya\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Mariya and Her Art Supplies<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">Mariya Snizhko dreamed of becoming an artist even as she grew up in a Christian home in Ukraine.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/mariya-and-her-art-supplies\/\">Read Mariya's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image bonny\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Bonny and a Plastic Camera<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">I was forgiven and I didn\u2019t deserve forgiveness. Every time I sit down to pray, I thank God that He has shown me the path and He is still guiding me.<\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/bonny-and-a-plastic-camera\/\">Read Bonny's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image zac\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Zac and a Jump Rope<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cSomebody thought of me.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/zacs-story\/\">Read Zac's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image manar\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Manar and a Teddy Bear<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cSeveral gifts in my shoebox have become decades-long reminders of God\u2019s love.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/\/es\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/operation-christmas-child\/manar-and-quality-items\/\">Read Manar's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image twins\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Shanika &#38; Sherika and the Notebooks<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cWe knew that Good Samaritans had sent us these gifts.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/shoeboxstories-shanika-sherika-and-the-notebooks\/\">Read Their Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image elena\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Elena and a Teddy Bear<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cI learned that the truth of God\u2019s love is better than any fairy tale.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/shoebox-stories-elena-and-a-gospel-booklet\/\">Read Elena's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image livia\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Livia and a Necklace<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cThe friendship necklace in my shoebox transformed my life.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/shoebox-stories-livia-and-a-necklace\/\">Read Livia's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <!--<div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image evangeline\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Evangeline and the School Supplies<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cGrowing up in a dump site you smell smoke and other unpleasant things, but the shoebox gifts smelled so good.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/operation-christmas-child\/evangeline-and-the-school-supplies\/\">Read Evangeline's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>-->\r\n                \r\n            <div class=\"standard-insta-container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-image elizabeth\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"insta-info\">\r\n                        <h2>Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal<\/h2>\r\n                        <p class=\"standard-insta-description\">\u201cAn illustration of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms made a lasting impression on me.\u201d <\/p>\r\n                        <p class=\"text-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/elizabeth-and-the-greatest-gift\/\">Read Elizabeth's Story<\/a><\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/section>\r\n        <!-- END STANDARD SECTION -->\r\n\r\n    <\/article>\r\n<\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Read Shoebox Stories Firsthand Accounts of How God Changed Lives through Simple Gifts Things such as a toy, some school supplies, a hygiene item, or a photo can make an eternal difference in the life of a child. 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