Shoebox gifts for bus station family
Gedeon received his shoebox in a bus station. No, he wasn’t going anywhere. Quite simply, the bus station is warm. And it has an indoor toilet and wash basin.
Gifts cheer isolated pensioners in rural hungary
A woolly hat and scarf. As a double amputee, it’s not easy for Micsu to get out and about much. But being able to stay warm indoors is just as important and the knitted goods which he received in his Blythswood shoebox are good for that, too.
The message that someone cares
2024 was a difficult year for Jovana and her family. Being an oncology patient was hard enough but then she and her family lost their home and all their belongings in a fire. David Armus who runs Blythswood Serbia delivered shoeboxes to their temporary accommodation.
Sharing the story of Jesus
Jeremy Ross joined a team from partner organisation Heritage Ukraine to distribute shoeboxes in a low-income village 15 km from Odesa. “This girl opened her box at the village well which was beside her house,” he says. “She rifled through the contents then became engrossed in the book.”
Gifts help family of field workers
This little log-built house is home to Ariana and her three brothers, Onisim, Marian and Remus. It is the last house in a lane which looks out over the flat, fertile fields of Bihor county, western Romania.
A moment of joy and love
For four-year-old Serbeze, a shoebox full of simple gifts isn’t just a present – it’s treasure!