Category: People

Student Who Became Quadriplegic 4 Months After Meeting Boyfriend Says He’s Not Left Her Side

Erin Field and John Benziger began a relationship just four months before a devastating accident rendered Erin quadriplegic. Throughout her painstaking rehabilitation, Erin reassured her new love that he didn’t have to stay. But John, whom Erin calls Jack, never left her side, and the two have been together for almost four years now. Jack…


Persecuted Teacher Loses Unborn Child, Dies After Enduring Years of Torture

An exemplary school teacher narrowly escaped an attempted forced abortion after she was arrested in China for her faith. To avoid persecution and protect her unborn child, she was forced to go homeless, which led to the death of her unborn baby in her womb. Sadly, her courage to honor her faith and exercise her…


Family Eatery Rewards Loyal Army Veteran With 100 Meals for His 100th Birthday

A family-run restaurant in Ohio has found the perfect way to honor their favorite customer on his milestone birthday. The restaurant is gifting its loyal patron, a U.S. Army veteran, 100 meals when he turns 100 years of age at the end of this month. Ben & Joy’s Restaurant in Mount Sterling launched a campaign,…


Harmon Brothers: Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs in the Family

For many tech entrepreneurs, a first venture starts with an angel investor and a promising idea. For Neal Harmon, it all began with a cow. “I saved up money when I was 11 and bought my first cow,” he said. His brother Jeffrey had some color to add to the story. “And then he had…


How a Perilous Sahara Journey Ended in Faith, Strength, and Courage

British model Kristina Hurrell dunked her head in the pool of water just steps ahead of her, frantically trying to shake out the countless insects that had dropped into her hair when she took a garden shortcut. Only upon lifting her head, did she see the nearby Brigitte Bardot, nakedly emerging from a swim. It…


Miracle Preemie Who Was Born at 1lb 3oz Beats the Odds to Survive and Is Now 9 Months Old

One of Britain’s tiniest babies was born 17 weeks premature, weighing just a little over a pound. Doctors gave him a slim chance of survival. However, the newborn fought hard for his life for six long months, and is now thriving and meeting some impossible milestones. Parents Chloé and Adam Hemmett, of Hertfordshire, England, share…


Disused Underground Parking Lot Repurposed as Organic Mushroom Farm Under Streets of Paris

A dormant underground parking lot in Paris has found new purpose serving as a farm for growing organic fungi. The low-light produce is then sold to local organic grocery stores, shortening the distance from farm to table a step further. “La Caverne,” or “The Cave,” is one of three converted subterranean spaces founded together by agronomist…


Woman Who Suffered Acid Attack for Rejecting Marriage Proposal Finds Love, Marries Man She Met in Hospital

An acid attack survivor has tied the knot with the man she met in a hospital while recovering over the last few years. Pramodini Roul, 28, married Saroj Sahoo, 29, on March 1 in her hometown Jagatsinhpur, Odisha, after first meeting in 2018. Saroj’s friend was a nurse and would regularly visit the hospital where…


Mom of Miracle Preemie Writes Touching Book on Helping Families Experiencing Premature Birth

A young boy who was born prematurely, weighing just under 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) survived amid numerous health complications. Now he is a thriving teen and is his mother’s miracle. Sam Cassell, 13, has even become the inspiration for a book, “Sammie the Salmon,” written by his mother to help parents of premature babies, and…


Police Officer Shot in Head in Line of Duty Promoted Honorary Detective 5 Years Later

An Illinois police officer who sustained three gunshot wounds to the neck and jaw has since managed to fulfil a dream. Five years after the tragic incident, having suffered a traumatic brain injury, he has been honorarily promoted to the rank of detective. Park Forest police officer Timothy Jones, 29, was new on the force…