Category: People

Two Moms, a CEO and a Physician, Step Up to Homeschool Kids: ‘You Will Never Ever Regret’

Over the last decade, there has been an exponential rise in homeschooling across the United States. What is driving parents to make this choice, and some to even leave their careers to do so? I had a chance to speak to two faith-centered moms—one from the corporate sector and the other a physician—who embarked on…


Doctor Who Attended Funeral of Couple’s Late Son Cries Tears of Joy as Their Daughter Is Born

After a serendipitous encounter in the hospital between a doctor and the father of a newborn baby, the doctor was invited to hold the baby girl. He was moved to tears as two years prior, he had gone above and beyond his call of duty to help the couple’s son, who died just 36 hours…


Doctor Schedules Abortion for Baby With Down Syndrome, Parents Refuse and Now She’s Thriving

An Australian couple who were informed that their unborn child was diagnosed with Down syndrome were shocked when their doctor scheduled an abortion for them. Refusing to terminate their baby, they went ahead with the pregnancy, and now their little girl has beaten all the odds and is thriving. “We are blessed with the most…


2 Babies Survive After a Tornado in Kentucky Carried Them Away in a Bathtub

Two babies survived a tornado in Kentucky that ripped the bathtub they were sheltering in out of the ground and tossed it with them inside, their grandmother said. Clara Lutz told WFIE-TV that she put 15-month-old Kaden and 3-month-old Dallas in the bathtub on Dec. 10 with a blanket, a pillow, and a Bible. Then the house…


Four Men Jailed for Bid to Smuggle 69 People Into UK on Converted Fishing Boat

Four men have been jailed for trying to smuggle 69 people, including two pregnant women, into the UK on a converted fishing boat. A single trip stood to make more than £1 million for the criminals involved, and trips were planned to happen at least weekly, Chelmsford Crown Court was told. But the crew caught…


A New York Schoolgirl’s Christmas Wish: ‘Ask the Chinese Government to Release My Parents’

A 16-year-old Chinese girl, who is studying music in New York, hopes her one simple Christmas wish could be granted: the unconditional release of her parents who are detained in China for practicing Falun Gong. It has been more than a year since Grace Chen Fayuan, a talented erhu player, heard any news of what…


Uber Eats Driver Brings Disabled Customer to Tears With a Kind Note and Care Package

Unable to forget her interaction with a customer who’d lost his ability to use his left arm and hand after a stroke, an Uber Eats driver returned to the address and left a curated care package on his doorstep. The kind gesture brought the man to tears. “It was Sunday morning on Halloween, and [Tim…


Train-Obsessed Man Spent 8 Years and $330,000 to Build UK’s Biggest Model Railway Set

A train-obsessed businessman has spent a whopping 250,000 pounds (approx. US$330,000) and a staggering eight years to painstakingly build Britain’s biggest model railway. Simon George, 53, funded the 200-foot-long project by selling his share in a supercar driving experience company and created an incredible replica of a train line, set in 1980s Yorkshire, England. The…


Man Who Just Had Double Bypass Surgery Wins $1 Million Lottery by Scratching Word ‘Heart’ on Ticket

One Massachusetts man who recently had double bypass heart surgery encountered a stroke of good luck, fortuitously winning a $1 million lottery after scratching out the word “heart” on his ticket. Alex McLeish, from Attleboro, in November was gifted three tickets along with a get well soon card from his childhood friend Larry. Upon scratching…


Stray Dog Gets Stranded on Mexico’s Highest Mountain for a Month—Until Rescuers Come for Him

A stray mixed-breed dog, hungry and searching for food, back in October tagged along with some hikers south of the border who were feeding him, and together they scaled Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico. But when it came time for the humans to make the treacherous decent back down, the dog straggled…