This series is to spotlight the Light and Love inside humanity, and the wonder and miracles that can be found around us. Please click on the headline to read the full article.
If you have any stories that you wish to share, please let me know; JesusSister2011@hotmail.com is my email.
~ESA
U.S. STORIES:
- Everything we know about the hero teachers from the California shooting The teacher present in the classroom and a classroom supervisor emerged as heroes for successfully talking the gunman into putting his shotgun down and surrendering before police arrived.
- Good Samaritans stepped up to help during fire This is a story that needs to be told of the kindness and generosity of a local family toward the victims of the Sept 4, 2011 Bastrop County fires.
- Lyman Hall 5th-grader receives HCFS Hero Award Jema Hernandez awakened early one morning last month to find her family's home filled with smoke from a fire in the living room and was able to roust the rest of the sleeping family and get them safely outside.
- Talisay City’s girl-hero gets scholarship award The 9-year-old girl from Talisay City who saved her younger brother from a fire that destroyed their house and four others last Monday is assured of a free education until college.
- LDWF agents and Good Samaritan rescue hunters Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents rescued a hunter and a good Samaritan rescued another from the Pearl River Canal in Washington Parish Jan. 11.
- Seattle commuter bus bursts into flameThe bus driver heard a couple of pops, evacuated 30-40 people off the bus, and moved them a significant distance away.
- Childhood friend turned ‘hero’ honored for life-saving actions in Rock Hill Man earns Piedmont Medical Center EMS award after accident
- Coast Guard says Good Samaritan boats aid AK fishing vessel Two other vessels, the Silver Star and Arctic Dawn, had also answered the call for help and gone to Neptune's location.
- Worried widow: 'It's a miracle - an answer to a prayer' A widow worried about losing her home after a no-show contractor left her in a lurch got some good news this week when a local company stepped up to help her out.
- Barbers find missing New Haven boy The New Haven Police Department said a 10-year-old boy that had been missing since Wednesday afternoon has been found by two vigilant barbers.
- Good Samaritan follows robber to bar, calls PDA Des Moines police report says a Good Samaritan helped them solve an early morning robbery.
- Food shelf chief stocks up on hugs Now a grandmother, she's determined to give back in order to help those in similar situations.
- Afghanistan hero gets medal of honor Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, 31, becomes only the fourth living recipient of the nation's highest award for valor from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Sun, HOPE Center fundraiser meets goal Samaritans gave $160,575 during the six-week fundraising effort. All of the proceeds from the Samaritan Fund Drive will allow HOPE to keep up with an increase in clients qualifying for emergency assistance.
- Be an Angel donors are spreading joy to Lehigh Valley children Angels are helping children in dozens of ways, including sending them to camps. There's still time to help nonprofits that also assist the elderly, schools, animals and others in the Lehigh Valley.
- Firefighters hope to prevent tragedy with donation from Sam's Club Thanks to a big donation, more than 100 people will now have detectors, and firefighters hope it helps prevent tragedy.
- Faith-Based Center of Hope supplies coats, sweaters to AHS CEO stated, “one of our major efforts each year is to provide school supplies, uniforms and warm clothing for our youth.
- More ways angel donors earn their wings Here are a few of the ways that Be an Angel donors have helped nonprofit agencies.
- Good Samaritan finds wallet stuffed with $500 in cash, then returns it I said, 'Oh, look, their address is Vero,' and my son said, 'Why don't we take it by when we get back?'"
- Thankful for ‘angel’ We, have no idea who the wonderful lady was. I thank her from the bottom of my heart for all the anguish she spared us! She was our Christmas angel!
- Hundreds walk for hope after local man's disappearance The gathering Thursday evening began with group prayer. More than 200 people walked from the Irish Rec Room about three blocks to Rusty’s Old 50.
- Helping hands from Indian Mountain School The Upper Campus students, teachers, and staff came together and each traced a hand, cut it out, and wrote a favorite inspirational word or phrase on the hand cutout.
- US war in Afghanistan winding down With the war in Afghanistan winding down after 11 years, President Barack Obama says the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own fighting.
- Rays of hope in Newtown Just three weeks after the massacre, the memorials at Sandy Hook have been replaced by signs that say things like: "We Are Sandy Hook. We Choose Love." At Newtown's Town Hall, there's a banner reading: "Together We Birth a Culture of Peace."
- Human trafficking becomes state legislative issue State Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, who led one of the programs in Trenton, created a new unit this summer to focus on combatting human trafficking, a crime believed to be widely unreported.
- Red Cross extends deadline for 'hero' nominations The Red Cross says to ask yourself: "Is there a member of your community who has done something extraordinary? Someone who exhibits care and compassion for others?"
WORLD:
- Kingsgate hero died saving me from drowning A former Kingsgate woman has hailed her husband a hero after he died rescuing her from drowning while on holiday in Australia.
- Four-year-old Miranda: mum's triple-zero hero Unable to rouse her unconscious mum, the Warrawong preschooler dialled "zero, zero, zero" and summoned a rush of emergency service workers to her home.
- Good Samaritan Janice Dunlop given replacement car by Vauxhall Janice Dunlop, a good samaritan who this week was forced to watch firefighters destroy her car to free two crash survivors, has been given a replacement car by Vauxhall.
- A Murray Christmas for charity hero Not everyone can say they have raised over £250,000 for 70 different charities, particularly while juggling a career and managing a serious health condition.
- Christian, the travel angel Before I knew it, he was on the road at the front of my car assessing the situation. Back to his truck to get a drill and tie wraps and had my car road worthy in minutes.
- Miracle amid the devastation As he stood in his blackened paddocks, the 65-year-old Yass grazier said only seven of his sheep were killed by the fire. Which was amazing, considering the fire scorched 90 per cent of his 450-hectare property, Fairview, home to about 2100 head of merinos.
- War hero passes his driving test Triple amputee Dave Watson is celebrating after he passed his driving test.
- A minor miracle for little Charlotte David and Sunny Reid never thought their daughter Charlotte would play in the park, walk the dog or go to the zoo let alone go to school but thanks to the commitment of her family, friends, the community and The Department of Education their dreams are about to come true.
- Young family cheats death as catseye flies through windscreen inches from eight year old Miss Trewhela said one or all of them could easily have been killed and that a ‘guardian angel’ must have been watching over them.
- Central African Republic signs peace deal with rebels Central African Republic's government and rebels agreed to the formation of a national unity government under a ceasefire deal on Friday to end an insurgency that swept to within striking distance of the capital.
- Czechs elect president by ballot for 1st time For the first time, citizens of the Czech Republic are electing a president, and their nine choices to replace euro-skeptic Vaclav Klaus run the full gamut: from veteran politicians to an artist whose entire body is tattooed.
- Saudi king grants women seats on advisory council Saudi Arabia's king granted women seats on the country's top advisory council for the first time on Friday, giving them a long-awaited toehold in the ultraconservative kingdom's male-dominated political system.
- Canadian PM agrees to pay more heed to native demands Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed in a meeting with native leaders on Friday to pay more attention to their demands, trying to mollify an aboriginal protest movement that has threatened to blockade roads and railways across the country.
- Venezuela, U.S. start talks to mend ties Venezuela and the U.S. are making tentative moves to improve relations even as Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez struggles to recover from an unknown type of cancer at a Cuban hospital.
- Orange angel flies in fire relief Sitting quietly on a helipad at Hume is the ACT's secret weapon - Camille, the orange bushfire fighting monster.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Horses to the rescue of Korea's Internet-addicted teens Her school suggested the Riding Healing Center, a therapy organization that uses horse-riding to cure emotional and behavioral disorders, which it believes are an underlying cause of internet addiction.
- 106 baby chicks get lost in the mail, visit the nation's capital The Washington Humane Society came to the adorable rescue of 106 fuzzy chicks after a shipping mix-up last week.
- Blind hero shows us how hat Henry was born blind and is hearing-impaired makes his successful trek up Kilimanjaro all the more remarkable. He decided to take on the grueling trek up Kilimanjaro, accompanied by other members of Team Doggies, from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.
- Paws for Hope and Faith gain 13 day pardon for dogsShane and Janet Smith, founders of Paws for Hope and Faith have gained the pardon for 36 dogs at the Macon-Bibb Animal shelter.
- Angel the injured kitten now wheeling around on mobility cart Endings don’t come much happier than the one currently being scripted for Angel the kitten, who was discovered abandoned last November at a downtown Toronto McDonald’s with a broken spine and broken ribs.
- Life lessons from McKitty, a miracle found in my backyardMcKitty has, indeed, shown me how to appreciate the simple things of life. She has taught me grit in the face of adversity and the ability to accept fate with dignity. She has taught me the importance of showing those you love that you love them.
BUSINESS:
- On the menu at Café Momentum: Hope -- and maybe a Job -- for juvenile offenders The young men cooking and serving the dinner have recently completed a four-week culinary class at Dallas County’s Youth Village juvenile detention center.
- Integrative Nutrition Donates More Than $90,000 to Charities in December 2012 The Institute for Integrative Nutrition donated more than $90,000 to charitable organizations that are working to change the future of healthcare: New York Cares, Healthy Child Healthy World, and Farm Sanctuary.
- $13,350 to Children’s Miracle Network is latest in series of charitable efforts by America’s Christian Credit Union Topping off a year of fundraising efforts that were augmented by a generous corporate match from Co-Op Financial Services, America’s Christian Credit Union (ACCU) has donated over $13,000 to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
- Friendly's Announces 32nd Annual 'Cones for Kids' Campaign for Easter Seals This January, Friendly's Ice Cream launches its 32nd annual Cones for Kids campaign to benefit Easter Seals New York and those living with disabilities or special needs.
- Hope for US economy: Young black men as entrepreneurs City Startup Labs wants to motivate, train, and deploy in inner cities around the country. This new non-profit was created to take at-risk young African American men, including ex-offenders, and teach them entrepreneurship, while creating a new set of role models and small business ambassadors along the way.
SPORTS:
- Maryland kid makes miracle buzzer-beater The Maryland youngster reportedly was playing in a church league basketball game when the clock began to wind down. Taking the pass well beyond the arc with his back facing away from the basket, the amateur hoopster tosses the rock backwards and over his head.
- Seeds of Hope Part 2: Collecting football gear for the children of Ethiopia In Lalibera, children are often seen kicking the football with bare feet, or using makeshift balls made of bundled-up socks.
- Bellwether Capital Management & Aidan Doyle announces $250k marathon fundraising campaign Mr. Doyle will be "running for the Mayors" that is all incumbent Mayors of United States major cities in an attempt to raise $250,000 for The Children's Tumor Foundation.
- LeBron James is star attraction at St. HOPE benefit LeBron James is the special guest for 16th annual St. HOPE Fundraising Dinner. The focus for the sold-out event is on the arts and St. HOPE's "commitment to providing arts education to its students and the surrounding Oak Park Community."
- Creighton Bluejays tell students at St. Patrick to put God first, self last Players talked about how their hard work, determination, teamwork and faith has helped them grow into extraordinary men and a great basketball team.
- Schmidt not ruling out a miracle "I might be naive, but I do believe in miracles," Schmidt is quoted as saying in the Irish Independent.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Two star clusters shine in night sky this week This upcoming week will be an ideal time to get out your binoculars and explore the profusion of star clusters now evident in our evening sky.
- New technology offers hope for Norco girl It's the night after Christmas, and after nearly nine years, the Glore family is about to get the ultimate gift.
- High schoolers control satellites aboard space station Ceding control of small satellites to students is part of an annual competition called the Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge, which is hosted by NASA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Amateur astronomers discover 42 alien planets Forty volunteers with the crowd-sourcing Planet Hunters project discovered the new planet candidates, which include 15 potentially habitable worlds and PH2 b, a Jupiter-size planet that the team confirmed to be in the habitable zone of its parent star.
- CES 2013: The blind see, the deaf hear, the mute can be heard At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ends Friday, we’ve seen our share of monster TVs and oversize superphones. But we’ve also seen eye-tracking, 3-D headphones and voice technology that can read anything you write in your voice.
- Breath test could sniff out infections in minutes Researchers have developed a test that can detect the presence of common infectious bacteria based just on the breath.
- A technological miracle in the desert: Seawater cucumbers After an intense ten month construction period, the first cucumbers grown in a desert greenhouse using seawater and solar power were served to participants at UN Climate Negotiations in Doha, when invited VIPs toured the Sahara Forest Project pilot facility in Qatar.
- Comet ISON could be best celestial show of 2013 By late November of this year, it should be within 1.2 km of our nearest star. That interaction should create an object as bright as the moon and visible to the naked eye in broad daylight.
- NASA's search for another Earth narrows: Meet our closest twin yet Scientists have now zeroed in on the most Earth-like of Earth-like exoplanets to date. KOI 172.02 is just a tiny bit larger than our own "Blue Marble," with a diameter 1.5 times our planet's. Its orbit is really close to Earth's own calendar year, as it takes just 242 days to circle its star.
- Alien life may exist on exoplanet moons In the search for an Earth-like alien world, astronomers have had their eyes set on planets beyond our solar system, but some moons orbiting some of these exoplanets may be just as likely to support life, scientists say.
- Have astronomers found chemical precursor to life? Astronomers have found tentative traces of a precursor chemical to the building blocks of life near a star-forming region about 1,000 light-years from Earth.
- Wood from land feeds deep sea life Scattered throughout the world's oceans are "wooden cities of life," providing oases for drifting microbes and small animals, a new study has found.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Goodwill worker discovers $12K painting When the longtime product manager at the Goodwill Donation Center in Manassas spotted a painting last month, she pulled it aside and sent it to the nonprofit’s e-commerce team in Washington, D.C., which researched the painting and found it was a work of Giovanni Battista Torriglia, a late-19th century Italian painter.
- Fixx frontman Cy Curnin to perform at New Hope Winery Along with fellow musicians like Chuck Berry and Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Nick Harper, Curnin is involved with the Love Hope Strength Foundation, a charity that raises funds for cancer research and treatment efforts through concerts at some of the world’s remotest venues.
- NY heart art made with boardwalks damaged by Sandy It's a heartfelt public art installation: A Valentine's Day sculpture will be made with New York and New Jersey boardwalk planks damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
- Experts identify new Mozart portrait Researchers at Salzburg's Mozarteum museum announced Friday that they have definitely identified the person in the picture as the musical genius.
LIFESTYLE:
- Alternative home remedies that can help you fight the flu If you’re home sick with the flu, you may be able to find some relief by boosting traditional treatments with natural ingredients that can be found in a local vitamin store.
- 5 ways to boost your immunity naturally to beat the flu With the number of flu cases spreading across the country, one health and fitness expert offers 5 ways to boost your immunity naturally.
- Be nice! Good deeds are good for you, too Instead of wishing we could all just get along, it's up to us to spread some cheer. Do something nice for a friend, neighbor, or complete stranger, and chances are, he'll feel encouraged to pay it forward in return.
- Watsonville teachers urged to counter student hardship with hope To make a difference, teachers need to understand the lives of their students and bring hope into their classrooms, the veteran Oakland teacher and San Francisco State professor told several hundred Pajaro Valley educators at Watsonville High School on Friday.
- Ancient Pompeians could go upstairs to pee The residents of the ancient city of Pompeii weren't limited to street-level plumbing, a new study finds. In fact, many in the city may have headed upstairs when nature called.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Mercenary to talk of his “God- experience” Ex mercenary John Heaton will tell the dramatic tale of how God intervened to change his life, leading him to become a life changer himself.
- A miracle in adoration No doubt a miracle. I have never forgotten that transcendent transition from the inward isolation of self-battling affliction to the complete absorption, ease, and selflessness in worship and prayer.
- God Squad rabbi shares heartache over friend’s diagnosis; to address Fellowship of Christians and Jews “We showed people that friendship can transcend boundaries in ways that ideology cannot.”
- Canberra's Indian community celebrated with kite-flying for the Makar Sankranti festival The Hindu day marks the start of the sun god's ascendancy and entry into the northern hemisphere.
- Roy Moore acknowledges God while taking oath of office as Chief Justice Moore says just as he plans to uphold the constitution, he will continue to support acknowledging God, and he wasn't alone, the Governor had the same idea.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment