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A Girl’s Journey Through a Flood to Enlightenment

A flood in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces during the Yuan Dynasty submerged many villages and farmlands. Fortunately, it happened in the daytime, so many people who got the news made it out in time, but one family consisting of a 15-year-old daughter and her mother had trouble walking and were not as fortunate. Their house was ...

Emma Lu

A raging flood.

In Times of Drought or Flood, One Emperor’s Personal Appeal to Heaven

Throughout history, mankind has turned to prayer when the land was ravaged by floods and droughts. Whatever the circumstances, changing the will of Heaven was never easy. Emperor Xuanzong, ruler of the Tang Dynasty from 712-756, once made a personal appeal to Heaven for fair weather for the sake of his people, and this benevolent ...

Nspirement Staff

A flooding river.

Hurricane Harvey: Acts of Heroism, Acts of Kindness

They say everything is big in Texas. This must include big hearts as well. Examples of heroism and kindness were seen aplenty as Texans came together in the southeast of the Lone Star state to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey, the worst rainfall disaster in U.S. history. The death toll of the disaster has ...

James Burke

Texas National Guardsmen.