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14 Years After Receiving Christmas Shoebox Gift, Woman Marries The Stranger Who Sent It

This love-without-borders narrative is what holidays are made of, and it’s fit for TV but made for real life.

A gift from the farthest reaches of the universe Most love tales don’t start with two kids from opposite sides of the world, but this one is unique.

Tyrel Wolfe, then seven years old, was helping his parents pack Christmas shoebox gifts for children in the Philippines in the year 2000. School supplies, toiletries, and small gifts were packed as part of Operation Christmas Child’s operation, which was coordinated by Samaritan’s Purse. Read the full story here ▶