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. ~ESA
HEROS:
- Subway Hero Who Jumped Onto Tracks: "I Can't Believe I Did That" Brad Pamnani, a 24-year-old biotech student at Columbia University who jumped onto the tracks to help the victim.
- Mystery hero teens save mother from crazed man as he tries to kidnap her children in Florida park A group of teenagers helped a Florida mother fight off an alleged kidnapper as he tried to snatch her four-year-old daughter and three-year-old nephew from a park playground.
- Good Samaritan aids elderly victim I want to thank the compassionate lady who stopped to help him. She called the police and then drove him home.
HELPING HANDS:
- Church rallies to builds ramp for Forks man days after he lost a leg Forks Township man who lost a leg receives a surprise from his community.
- Project Pay It Forward Helps Sandy-Battered Businesses Long Beach volunteers help local establishments get back on their feet.
- Ohio Hospital Graduation Ceremony Fulfills Mother's Dying Wish Jennifer Linnabary's last wish after a four-year battle with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare blood cancer, was to see her son Ben graduate from high school.
- Dayton senior saves schools thousands The student has saved DPS several thousand dollars through the Ponitz High School automotive program.
- Pupils At a Shipena Donate Blood Learners of A Shipena Secondary School in Windhoek yesterday donated blood on the school premises, after the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia issued an urgent appeal for donors, saying that there is a shortage of all blood groups.
- Donated placentas could aid others Surgical Biologics of Kennesaw, Ga., said it uses the amniotic membrane or amnion, the innermost membrane, to help heal various wounds.
- Donate a phone to help kids just like kind Hemlington girl Lucy-Jo A little girl who suffers from autism is doing her bit for others with the condition.
- Good Samaritan Returns Lost Cash A large sum of cash was returned to an Elgin County woman today after a Good Samaritan brought the money into police.
- Good Samaritan returns stolen instrument A good Samaritan stepped in after a musician had her prized possession stolen from her.
- Apolinar Gonzales Named Winslow Good Samaritan Gonzales, in his mid-80s, began volunteering with the Compassion Pantry in 2008 and put in 150 volunteer hours for 2012.
- Gralls to be honored with Good Samaritan Award Bernard and Margaret Grall are the recipients of this year’s Good Samaritan Award, created to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding commitment and dedication to the community.
- A good samaritan chased a group of teens who attacked a woman in South Seattle The witness gave chase and ended up chasing two of the teenagers as others in the group split off.
- Good Samaritan helped nab suspect in Vancouver sex assault at bus stop Vancouver police have arrested a man with the help of a Good Samaritan after a violent sexual assault in the city’s downtown sent a victim to hospital.
- Miami Beach Commission honors Good Samaritan A man who chased after the woman who struck and killed a renowned chef last week was honored by the Miami Beach City Commission.
- Blood Alliance car winner pays it forward A St. Augustine man who won a car in the Blood Alliance's car promotion giveaway plans to pay it forward by donating his former car.
- Traralgon South pay it forward On the fourth anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires the students and staff of Traralgon South Primary School are lending a hand to the bushfire affected Donnelly Primary School in Tasmania.
- Elementary students donate to Child Life Program Elementary students make a small sacrifice, helping hospital stays for children more comfortable.
- Forest students donate phones for abuse shelter Student council members from Forest School have spearheaded a drive to collect old, outdated cell phones for the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County.
- Commack Scouts Donate 903 Lbs of PB & J to Needy Commack Boy Scout Troop 125 gathered an impressive collection of 903 pounds of peanut butter and jelly for donation after Hurricane Sandy.
- Order of the Rainbow for Girls donate to GRMC Copper Rose Assembly #62, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, as one of their service projects, raised funds for the Gila Regional Medical Center Guardian Angel Card Program.
- San Bernardino firefighters donate sewing supplies to nonprofit quilting class Firefighters from Local 981 unloaded five new sewing machines, two new irons, a commercial vacuum cleaner, long tables and other equipment for sewing.
- Friends of the Library donate $2,918.30 to Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library The money came from the 2012 Fall Book Sale ($2,299.30) and the Quilt Fundraiser ($619).
- "Empty Bowls" fill with hope Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square, which is home to 42 formerly homeless youth.
- Donate Your Old Shoes To Soles 4 Souls The discarded footwear will be given a second chance at life, and will be redistributed through the charity's international and domestic partners.
- National Canned Food Month February is National Canned Food Month and food banks in the area need donations of canned food year round to meet the needs of many hungry children and adults in the area.
MIRACLES/WONDERS:
- Miracle no one hurt after car crashes into Starbucks In what police describe as a “miracle,” no one was hurt after a vehicle accelerated through the window of the Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive on Sunday, Feb. 3, during what is a typically busy time of day.
- Miracle escape for trio as van wedged against wall A driver and two boys "miraculously" escaped unhurt after the van they were travelling in flipped and wedged itself against the side of an inn.
- 'God pulled me through,' says PG&E worker hit by car in Fresno Rayshawn Neely, the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. worker injured last week when a car struck him, is grateful to be alive.
- Mother and child escape their burning home on Bader Avenue in Cleveland A mother and small child were checked out at the scene but were not transported.
HOPE/PEACE:
- Philadelphia Gamechangers: The Ray Of Hope Project The group uses neighborhood donations to fix structural damage in the homes of low-income families and senior citizens.
- Chess becomes a source of hope for homeless Ugandan children “Before I didn’t have hope but now I have hope — I can become a doctor and a grandmaster.”
- Nesting a community of hope for artisans Rebecca van Bergen took it upon herself to reach out to those who couldn’t benefit because of a lack of business knowledge.
- Hugs and hope Mills has been involved in the relay for life since she was 13, and very involved in the last 10 years, since she received her last treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
- F.C. Cancer Survivor Named Hero in Fundraising Campaign Were it not for the signs around the restaurant, one might never guess that Carson had battled cancer for nearly half of his young life.
- Hope and Healing - Oxford to Cape Town in a Land Cruiser Chris Brennan, a former Marine and disabled veteran, and Celine Makolla, a biologist with a heart for children, are embarking on an overland journey across Europe and Africa to draw attention to charities that have made a personal difference in their lives.
- Robin Roberts' health struggle inspire hundreds to donate bone marrow A quick questionnaire, a few cheek swabs and these students and staff at Southeastern Louisiana University have taken the first steps to save lives.
- The Hope Express: Delivering Letters Since 2007 The Hope Express will be setting off for the sixth straight year on two grueling 135-mile and 140-mile journeys, respectively.
- Skiers, snowmobilers eager for Northeast snow A midwinter storm headed to the Northeast on Friday could drop more than a foot of snow, setting up a weekend of skiing, sledding and snowmobiling in places that have been stuck with bare ground for much of the season.
- Missouri House backs renewal of charitable tax breaks Tax credits on donations to food pantries, pregnancy resource centers and child crisis nurseries have either expired or will expire during 2013, but the measure given first-round approval on a 153-3 vote would reinstate the credits until 2019.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Chama lends a shoulder to cry on I wrapped my arms around my dog, held onto his black fur and dropped my head down onto the shoulder he offered.
- Owner, Dog Reunited After Good Samaritan Finds Wandering Pet Frozen To Ground “As soon as I got him in the car he kind of looked at me, and kind of gave me that face of “Oh, thank you!”
- Lost dog finds way back home, thanks to good Samaritan For three days Joe Henry searched for Kola, the beloved 15-year-old shepherd/labrador retriever mix that he had raised from a puppy.
- Rescued horse found 400 pounds underweight now up for adoption Her exuberance for life and a seemingly acute awareness of her second chance at life can be seen by her quick trot in her foster home's indoor arena.
BUSINESS:
- Pay It Forward "Operation Pay It Forward" began with Steinbicker Family Dentistry and Biz-Mari Hair Gallery, teaming up and offering "free" services to those in need who vowed to receive the gift and then do something for three other persons in need.
- Goodwill offers income tax help Now through April 13th, certified volunteers will help low to middle income individuals or families prepare their taxes.
- Dean Foods Foundation to Donate $300,000 to the North Texas Food Bank This is the largest corporate foundation gift in NTFB history, and will have an invaluable impact on the food bank's ability to fight childhood hunger.
- Classic Brands, Yuengling donate $10,000 to Southeast Ohio Foodbank Classic Brands Athens and Yuengling Brewery recently teamed up to support the Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action.
- Princeton University donates furniture to Trenton learning centers The city’s four learning-centers received three truckloads of furniture donated by Princeton University.
- Monmouth University faculty, students to donate supplies to Union Beach school Monmouth University faculty and students from the West Long Branch-based School of Education are donating a wide variety of items - from desk chairs to construction paper to teachers and pupils from the storm-ravaged Union Beach Memorial School.
- ShopRite LPGA Classic to donate advance ticket sales to charity partners The ShopRite LPGA Classic will contribute 100 percent of all advance ticket sales to its charity partners.
- Cleveland breweries help out West Side Market vendors after fire with beer sales All proceeds from those sales will benefit the market.
- Westconsin raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network WESTconsin Credit Union will again be raising funds in support of Children’s Miracle Network in February.
- South Plainfield officials donate $1 to American Heart Association for every ‘Like’ of their Facebook photo He issued the following challenge to South Plainfield’s 1,500-plus Facebook followers: For every “Like” they gave the photo, he’d donate $1 to the American Heart Association, up to $500.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Closest 'Alien Earth' May Be 13 Light-Years Away An Earth-like alien planet may reside right in our solar system's backyard, just 13 light-years or so away.
- Hungry Black Hole Spawns Bizarre Four-Armed Galaxy A new photo snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, combined with observations by amateur astronomers, reveals these arms in stunning detail.
- UK's space age Antarctic base can slide across ice British researchers have unveiled a futuristic Antarctic research base that can move, sliding across the frozen surface to beat the shifting ice and pounding snow that doomed its predecessors.
- 35 Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Sudan Necropolis At least 35 small pyramids, along with graves, have been discovered clustered closely together at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan.
- Half-Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone Found Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia.
- The New Way to Look for Mars Life: Follow the Salt There is probably water on Mars, but you wouldn't want to drink it.
SPORTS:
- Toddler Has Amazing, Adorable Trick Shot Video Baby Titus nails buckets from all different angles (lying down, sitting down, standing up) and at all different hoops -- everything from the arcade baskets at Chuck E. Cheese's to a 7-foot rim.
- Asheboro teen makes ‘miracle shot’ in basketball game An Asheboro teen fighting a life-threatening illness scored his first hoop in the Fayetteville Christian School basketball game on Tuesday night.
- Kobe Bryant compares dunk to Biblical miracle Kobe Bryant basically calling his dunk a miracle.
- Australians win race to top of Empire State Building Australians Mark Bourne and Suzy Walsham were the fastest man and woman to race up the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building on Wednesday in the run up of the iconic New York landmark.
- Hockey players donate pizzas Wednesday was pizza pick up day for the Rochester Youth Hockey Association, but for the first time, they were also able to drop off 1700 pizzas at the Channel One Food Bank.
- Virginia Legislature Considering 'Tim Tebow Bill' for Homeschooler Athletes The Commonwealth of Virginia considers a bill that allows school districts to let homeschoolers try out for public school sports teams.
- Rare baseball card brings $92K in Maine auction A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,000.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Toni Braxton: God Inspired Me to Raise Heart Health Awareness Toni Braxton may have sold over 60 million albums worldwide and acquired six Grammys, but the R&B singer-songwriter says that God has a bigger call for her life.
- Madonna to donate MDNA tour costumes for Sandy relief effort Madonna is preparing to auction off a number of items used on her MDNA world tour to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
- Autism-friendly 'Spider-Man' on Broadway planned The Broadway shows have been slightly altered to make those with autism more comfortable, including cutting jarring sounds and strobe lights. Quiet areas with beanbag chairs and coloring books, staffed by autism experts, also will be created inside the theater for those who might feel overwhelmed.
- Astronaut and Rocker to Premiere Space-Earth Duet Friday A song inspired by space will become the first tune to premiere via a ground-and-orbit duet.
- Tricycle with 3,000 Christmas lights pedal through Cleveland immy Kuehnle, an assistant professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art, rode his decked-out tricycle from Euclid to Cleveland State University.
LIFESTYLE:
- West Michigan woman turns 110 Lettinga is still mobile, talkative and cracking jokes at 110.
- Connecticut Couple Named 'Longest Married' in US Her father had arranged for her to wed another man, but she and John fled Bridgeport and eloped in New York. That was more than 80 years ago.
- Marriage Not There to Make You Happy; Marriage is there to make you holy "You realize that the only way the relationship is going to work is if you deny yourself. You have to give. Your marriage will never work if you are a taker."
- Odd Ability May Predict Healthy Body Image Listening to your heart may help people feel better in their own skin.
- Tai Chi May Reduce Falls in Stroke Survivors Tai chi can reduce the number of falls in adults who have survived a stroke.
- Mediterranean diet may be best for diabetes Diets lean on meat and rich in healthy fats like olive oil were most effective at promoting weight loss and lowering blood sugar among people with diabetes in a review of evidence from the last 10 years.
- Tired in Vienna? Nap for a price at new studio Tucked away behind a Gothic church and surrounded by Renaissance-era houses, the new studio is offering deal-makers, movers and shakers and foot-sore tourists respite at a price — a half-hour power nap for 11 euros (US dollar 15).
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Unconditional love is a gift from God We need to meet people where they are and we are not going to be able to do that if we cannot love them the way we’re called to.
- David Kuo invites you to work a miracle Rather than asking his friends to pray for a miracle, he has invited them to enrich their own lives by making one.
- Your Voice To Their Hearts We invite you to become a part of making this God-given dream a reality.
- Ministry provides Digital Bibles for ‘Training Camp of Love‘ “The Spirit of God is stirring millions of hearts to faith in Christ in these lands -- often through visions and dreams, and now thousands of underground house churches are emerging.”
- Obama to Speak About His Faith at Prayer Breakfast The National Prayer Breakfast is a chance for influential Americans and foreign dignitaries to hear the president talk about his faith.
- What are good reasons for believing in God? At the Veritas Forum at Cornell, MIT nuclear physicist Ian Hutchinson goes through the A, E, I, O, U of reasons for believing in God: arguments, evidences, immediate personal experience, organization, and utility.
- Creation story isn't science but reveals God's love, pope says Instead, the first chapter of Genesis reveals the fundamental truth about reality: that the world is not the result of chaos, but is born of and continually supported by God's love.
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