appreciation, gratitude, miracles, recuer, rescue, reunion

An Emotional Reunion as a Man Meets His Rescuer 50 Years Later

In the summer of 1973, a 17-year-old teen was saved from the jaws of death. Loren Oelkers was swimming in the murky waters of Montana’s Canyon’s Ferry Lake on the 4th of July when things went wrong. Two strangers rescued him and saved his life that day, but unfortunately, Loren never thanked them for this ...

Nathan Machoka

Loren Oelkers (left) and Rick Goff.

Saving Others Is Saving Oneself (Part 2)

Though the world may not have insight into the outcomes, good and evil form a cycle of cause and effect as mandated by heaven, and one’s deeds will be repaid in like-kind. Thus, saving others is actually saving oneself. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Yingming, a native of Xuning, Anhui Province, ...

Helen London

Yangtze river close to Three Gorges Dam, China.

Shepherd Saves 6 Runners in Deadly Gansu Ultramarathon

The Gansu ultramarathon held on Saturday, May 22, met with extreme weather that killed 21 runners. Among those who survived was Zhang Xiaotao, ranked as one of the top six runners in the race. Zhang Xiaotao wrote a message on the Chinese social media site Weibo thanking his savior, Zhu Keming, a shepherd, for rescuing him ...

Helen London

People running a marathon.

Whether You Encounter Misfortunes or Blessings Are God’s Grace

Those situations in life that you may at first think are misfortunes, when you take a moment and look a little deeper, you will see that God’s grace encompasses all things, all events, and all situations. Look a little closer and you will find the pearls and blessings in disguise. Following an accidental shipwreck, Jimmy ...

Michael Segarty

A shipwreck.

The Righteous Way Is the Most Valuable

The journey has many turns and twists. The righteous way of dealing with all conditions and circumstances of life is the most valuable, as eventually, the outcome is always rewarding and fruitful. Toward the end of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), a plague spread in a village in southern China. A road through the village divided ...

Emma Lu

A woman in water praying.