Tag: People

Off-Duty Police Officer Dressed As Mrs Claus Sees Woman Leaning Over Bridge, Pulls Over to Save Her Life

An off-duty Virginia police officer happened to be dressed as Mrs. Claus while driving home one night this December when she saw a 25-year-old woman leaning over a bridge rail. Still in costume, but no less committed to her community, the officer pulled over and took action to save a life. It was just after…


‘God Can Heal Anything’: Couple Save Their Marriage by Heeding God’s Advice, Now Helping Others

A pastor hit a crisis point in his marriage when, on their 10th wedding anniversary, his wife revealed that she had fallen out of love. But rather than echo the broken habits of the past, the pastor knelt then and there, in the footwell of his car, and surrendered to God. His wife did the same….


Family Goes Viral for Christmas Gingerbread House Contest, ‘It’s Always Been a Family Thing’

A fun-loving family is going viral for their Christmas gingerbread house contest, an annual tradition that has turned into an epic battle for the top spot—with each entry more dazzling than the last. Jack Tortora, 23, of Long Island, New York, has enjoyed his family’s holiday tradition for the last seven years. A University of…


Healthy Twin Saves Her Sister’s Life by Sending Out Distress Signals Forcing Doctors to Deliver Them Early

A Texas twin saved her sister’s life by sending out distress signals prompting doctors to deliver them—and now they are both thriving. Poppy McBride, 3, forced doctors to deliver her and her twin, Winnie, when her heart rate began to waver on the monitor at 31 weeks and 5 days. But despite being the smaller…


Girl Born Blind With Neurological Condition Amazingly ‘Cures Herself,’ Learns to Walk, Talk, Leaves Doctors in Disbelief

A blind girl has baffled doctors after she regained her sight and “cured herself” of a usually life-long brain condition. Evie-Mae Geurts was registered blind at just a few months old, and when her head started to swell some months later, her mom Amy, 28, demanded answers. Doctors discovered she had hydrocephalus—the build-up of fluid…


‘It Burned Me Inside and Out’: Aussie Survives Experimental Cancer Treatment, Learns Meaning of Life, Tells

“I started chemotherapy on May 2, 1985,” said Michael Crossland, 38, who was diagnosed with cancer at just 11 months of age. The doctors at Coffs Harbour Hospital touched his stomach and said, “Whoa, what’s going on here?” They scanned him, and Crossland was sent off to a Sydney Hospital for immediate treatment to save…


‘I Heard My Baby Sucked Out’: Teen Tormented After Being Forced to Get Abortion, Finds Healing in Jesus

A self-described daddy’s girl, Serena Dye wasn’t allowed to have boyfriends when she was 15 and still in high school. When she missed her period and tried to hide her pregnancy from her parents, her best friend’s mom let it slip, and her father flew into an uncontrollable rage. Now 38 and a mother of…


Dramatic Bodycam Footage Captures Officers Rescuing Boy, 9, and Woman From an Icy Pond

Two Illinois police officers sustained minor injuries as they rescued a 9-year-old boy and a woman from drowning in an icy pond. Their efforts saved the pair and their dramatic rescue was recorded in its entirety on their body cameras. On Nov. 23, just before 4:30 p.m., a 9-year-old boy fell into the frozen section of…


From the Crack House to the State House: Woman Overcomes Addiction and Prostitution Through God’s Love

Plagued by intrusive bad thoughts, a Maryland teen turned to drugs and sex amid the women’s liberation movement of the ’70s to escape from herself. Selling herself on the streets of the U.S. capital to pay for her daily crack cocaine, guilt and shame overcame her. It was only after becoming reacquainted with God that…


Women in Victorian High Society Considered Ankle-Length Hair a Sign of Feminine Beauty—Until This Happened …

In upper- and middle-class Victorian society, a lady’s hair was a mark of status and womanhood. It may be hard to fathom now, but many ladies in vintage times never cut their locks but preferred to grow them to extraordinary lengths instead. Apart from the aesthetic appeal of long, sensuous hair, voluminous tresses allowed for…