Kid Sends Gift to Poor Country, Not Knowing the Recipient Would be His Future Wife — Story of the Day
A child participated in a campaign that supplied less fortunate kids from other countries with gifts for Christmas — he ended up marrying the girl who received his gift.
Tyler was looking forward to Christmas day. It was an exciting day in their household, especially since it meant there would be a lot of goodies being exchanged.
A day to Christmas, he joined his mother in a campaign organized by their church for less fortunate kids from developing countries.
Tyler sends a kid in Cambodia a Christmas gift. | Photo: Shutterstock
It was called the Operation Christmas Child campaign, and participating was one of the things Tyler enjoyed doing because his mother would often let him decide what he wanted to give away.
That year, it had taken quite a bit of brainstorming on his part to come up with a list of things to donate. First, he considered giving away his old pair of Nike sneakers, but he still felt attached to them, and he did not want to regret his decision to give.
His mother had told him that once a giver regrets his or her decision to give, the blessing attached to the action gets stripped away.
After hours of trying to decide, Tyler thought about school. He was going to the 6th grade when the school resumed, which means he would have a lot of stuff he wouldn’t be needing from the previous year. That gave him an idea; he could send his old school stationery as a gift knowing whoever received it would enjoy using them.
Tyler had his Christmas gift of stationaries packaged to be sent. | Photo: Shutterstock
He picked out an empty shoebox and stacked it with school supplies like crayons, felt-tip pens, a letter of encouragement, and a photograph of himself. The letter read:
“Hi! How are you? My name is Tyler Stockholm and I’m writing you this letter to tell you about how fun school is. It is a great place to learn and make friends. I’m will be in my 6th grade next year and I can’t wait to see my friends and make new ones. I’ve put in some school materials for you as well so make sure you attend school wherever you are. I hope my gift is useful to you.”
Tyler wrapped the box in wrapping paper and handed it over to his parents, who took...