Positive Stories

A precious young man gives a heartwarming explanation of how God answers prayers.

After more than four decades, a woman has been reunited with a man stolen at birth, her son, who she was told had died.

Even after nurses and other medical professionals minimized it, a mother continued to seek care for her daughter when she was experiencing pain, which turned out to be a bite from a brown recluse.

One Alabama couple, Kevin and Wendy Wilson, were both diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in the same week. The news comes as a blow—the parents of 4 who’ve been married 18 years say they have a lot of life left to live. Their kids think so, too.

Friendly bus driver Charles Frierson used kindness and friendship to make a huge impact in the life of a struggling child, helping the boy to do a "complete 180."

When a youth team’s soccer coach suddenly collapses, the community rallies around to help. At least, that was the case for 45-year-old youth coach Andrew Philbald when he experienced a cardiac arrest at his team's match on June 4. When he fell forward, face to the ground, it was just ordinary people who helped save his life.

After spotting him on her route, a Pennsylvania mail carrier saves a victim from a car crash. Sometimes angels wear postal uniforms. Sometimes the most ordinary moments become extraordinary when we allow ourselves to be used by God's gentle hands. Sarah Van de Laar discovered this truth on a Wednesday that started like any other day on her mail route in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A drive on a rural highway turned into a hair-splitting rescue for aspiring rapper Nathan Felix. He was driving by when he saw a car on the side of the road, overturned and on fire. He instantly ran to get her out, not caring for a second that he was risking his life for a stranger, and saved the woman in the burning car.

A pregnant woman goes into cardiac arrest while chasing her dog–then God sent help and saved her life. It was just an ordinary summer evening in Green, Ohio. Tracy Anton had come home from work, slipped into the rhythm of her night, and stepped outside to let her dog run. But when the dog darted off, Tracy followed—and in an instant, her heart stopped beating.

A Massachusetts 5-year-old was playing in his yard when he fell 20 feet down his neighbor’s well. He didn’t have Lassie to rescue him, but a nearby 11-year-old heard the boy’s mom screaming and came to help. The girl saved the little boy by grabbing a ladder and calling 911.

A man never stopped looking for his little brother, and after 80 years, they finally reunited.

Four New York teens saved a family from a fire on the night of their prom, never once stopping to think twice. Their brave and selfless actions helped save the lives of a father and his two daughters before their garage completely collapsed… What would have happened if they hadn’t been there?

A new baby is quite the blessing and a reason to celebrate. One man, Cees Brinkman, “the unofficial mayor of East Nashville,” as some call him, has found a way to do so in his East Nashville neighborhood. For the last 30 years, he has placed something special in a friend or neighbor’s yard, after they have had a baby.

Twenty days alone in the wilderness. Wild animals. Snowstorms. No rescue in sight. But God was not absent.

After breaking down their camp in just 10 minutes, a family hikes 37 miles to escape a wildfire. They thought it would be three days of quiet, just the lake, the hush of pines, the tug of fish on the line, and the comfort of family gathered under canvas and stars. But sometimes the wilderness holds more than beauty. Sometimes it holds the unexpected.