Angels Among Us

Ashton Buswell felt four hands comforting him as he cried and prayed. Later, when he asked who else had been there, the man who had come to help answered: “It was just me.” In “Four Hands, One Person,” Ashton joins Brent and Mikaela on Angels Among Us Podcast to share his personal account of an angel encounter, his children’s faith, and the everyday moments that have helped his family recognize Go...

He felt four hands comforting him. But when he asked who else had been there, the answer was: “It was just me.” Ashton Buswell shares that sacred experience—and the everyday moments that have helped his family recognize God’s love. Here’s a glimpse of our conversation. The full episode, “Four Hands, One Person,” is available Sunday, October 18th. Follow Angels Among Us so you don’t miss it. Go loo...

When a sudden storm capsized a family’s boat at Fish Lake, Greg Page and a group of young men stepped in to help. In this episode of Angels Among Us: Short Story Wednesday, Greg shares the rescuer’s perspective on Ryan and Heather’s “Angels on the Water” story. From a prayer that prompted him to attend camp to the moments that brought the group to the roadside, Greg reflects on the events leading...

The Fish Lake rescue story continues as Ryan and Heather West share how strangers helped bring their family to safety—and the miracles they believe surrounded them. This is Part 2 of their conversation with Brent and Mikaela. If you haven’t heard Part 1, start there. We return to the moment Ryan pleads for someone to rescue Heather after their boat sank with all five of their boys aboard. Ryan and...

An open garage door. A thoughtful neighbor. A phone call that changed our family forever. This Short Story Wednesday, we’re celebrating three years since Reese and Teagon’s adoptions became official on the very same day—October 6, 2023. We’re sharing the recording of our actual adoption hearing and inviting you into one of the most meaningful days of our lives. After years of infertility, the unce...

A fishing trip at a place their family had loved for generations became a fight for survival when Ryan and Heather West’s boat sank with all five of their boys aboard. In the freezing water of Fish Lake, their nine-year-old prayed. Their oldest stayed beside his mom and youngest brother. And strangers were making their way toward the very stretch of road where the family would need help. All seven...

Sometimes being an angel starts with noticing what someone needs. In this Angel of the Week episode, Brent and Mikaela help Brent’s brother Tyler surprise two people who have made a lasting difference for his family: Tammy and Jeremy. As Tyler and Becca faced an uncertain move to Colorado, Tammy and Jeremy offered a home to rent, encouragement to trust God, and kindness that continued long after m...

“Just give it one more day.” Wendy McCarthy never forgot those words from her mother. Years after surviving a life-threatening blood clot during pregnancy, she held onto them through a dark season of postpartum depression. On this Short Story Wednesday, Wendy joins Brent and Mikaela to share the comfort she felt from an unseen presence in her hospital room, the love of a mother who held her while...

What does a miracle look like when you’re still living with the thing you prayed would change? At 15, Natalie sustained a spinal cord injury in a skiing accident. During her emergency helicopter transport, she had an experience she describes as entering a place that felt like home—an experience she kept to herself for ten years. Natalie joins Brent and Mikaela to share what came afterward: the str...

A birthday cake. Taco leftovers. An extra pan of lasagna. Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness mean more than we could ever know. This Short Story Wednesday, Brent and Mikaela revisit Adam Trask’s story of delivering cake ingredients to a man who had been praying for a way to celebrate his wife’s birthday. They also share listeners’ experiences of following a prompting—and showing up with exact...

How do you learn to trust God when you’ve spent so much of your life feeling abandoned? Adam Trask grew up with homelessness, abuse, and addiction in his family. This week, he joins Brent and Mikaela to share how he began recognizing Christ’s presence in his life... and how that changed the way he cares for others. From birthday-cake ingredients delivered at just the right time to a prompting that...

Thanks for joining us for our very first Angel of the Week! 🤍 This episode was recorded live, but we kept the broadcast private as a test run while we worked out all the details. From here on out, we’ll actually be LIVE with all of you—reading your comments, answering questions, and hopefully sharing some really special moments together. We haven’t decided on an official day or time yet, but we’l...

Will He Know Me? This week on Short Story Wednesday, Mikaela reads a talk she recently gave at church about what it really means to know Jesus Christ and make Him a part of our homes and our everyday lives. She shares honestly about infertility, unanswered prayers, imperfect homes, and why following Christ doesn’t mean life will always go the way we hoped. Sometimes the miracle isn’t God removing...

Elisha Trask grew up surrounded by homelessness, addiction, and abuse. When she was six years old, she prayed for help during a terrifying encounter with her father—and saw two men dressed in white appear behind him. That moment taught Elisha that she could call on God. Years later, urgent spiritual impressions would lead her to pray for her son while he was in danger on a mountain, find her toddl...

For today’s Short Story Wednesday, we’re rewinding to the third and final chapter of our own story—the story that helped inspire Angels Among Us. Looking back on the miracles that brought our family together still blows us away. We’re grateful for the chance to remember where this journey began, reflect on how far we’ve come, and share it with you once again. Thank you for being here. We hope you...

After losing multiple babies, LaRee Baker found herself grieving, afraid, and questioning the identity she had built around motherhood. Then, while praying in her closet, she heard a little girl’s voice say, “Thomas isn’t here yet.” LaRee shares how that moment led her to Thomas, what happened after doctors said he was blind, and the experience that helped her believe the children she lost were st...

This week’s Short Story Wednesday is a little different. We’re sharing two recent moments from our own lives that have had us thinking a lot about gratitude, purpose, and what might be ahead. First, we share a little about our recent trip to the Oregon Coast—a place that holds a lot of meaning for Mikaela. Years ago, she went there during one of the hardest seasons of our infertility journey, wond...

In a matter of seconds, Hunter Rasmussen’s life changed forever. While hunting with his cousin, Hunter was accidentally shot in the leg. As he was being carried toward a Life Flight helicopter, unsure of what was going to happen, he asked God, “Is everything going to be okay?” The answer came clearly: “Hunter, everything’s gonna be okay. It’s gonna work out.” What followed included emergency surge...

Short Story Wednesday… on a Thursday. 😂 This week we're sharing a few life updates, an incredible act of generosity from one of our own “angels,” and a simple challenge that we're bringing into our home: choosing a scripture each week to ponder, memorize, and carry with us. And this week's scripture couldn't fit Angels Among Us any better: “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they th...

Tracey’s life began in circumstances no child should ever have to endure. After entering the foster care system as a baby, he experienced severe childhood trauma and abuse that eventually led to addiction, treatment facilities, suicide attempts, and years of trying to outrun his past. But God kept placing people in his path who refused to give up on him. His adoptive parents. A caseworker who foug...

In this week’s Short Story Wednesday, it’s just Brent and Mikaela, and things get a little bit all over the place. 😂 We’re calling out a few states that apparently need to step up their Angels Among Us listening game, talking about hitting more than 100 episodes, dreaming about some new Angels Among Us merch, and sharing a beautiful story about a little boy who remembered the grandfather who “bro...

What happens when the miracle isn’t the ending you prayed for? In this powerful episode of Angels Among Us , Melody shares the story of her son Adam—a little boy whose life was filled with unmistakable moments of faith, miracles, and angels. Years before Adam became sick, their family survived a terrifying car accident. Just before the crash, six-year-old Adam turned around and grabbed onto the se...

In this episode, Jason Koger shares his incredible story of survival, faith, and perseverance. After being electrocuted by 7,200 volts of electricity, Jason lost both of his arms and by all odds, shouldn’t have survived. But God had other plans. Jason became the first person in the world to be fitted with two bionic hands, and since then, he’s used his story to inspire others around the world. Fea...

What happens when life doesn't go the way you prayed it would? In this powerful episode, Fonzy and Heather Haskell share a lifetime of experiences that taught them to trust God through both miracles and heartbreak. From multiple miscarriages and the devastating loss of their infant son, to adopting three boys from Ukraine, to a near-fatal ranch accident where Fonzie heard the words, *"I'm not read...

Have you ever looked back on an inconvenience and realized it may have been one of God's greatest blessings? In this Short Story Wednesday, Brent is joined by his younger brother, Michael Wyatt, who shares a simple but powerful experience from a family road trip that changed the way they see miracles. When their vehicle suddenly developed brake problems after more than 1,000 miles on the road, fru...