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Quick-thinking California teens rescue a surfer after an ocean injury. It was meant to be a peaceful morning — but in a single heartbeat, everything changed.   AND   A North Carolina couple win the lottery and can finally go on their honeymoon after 31 years.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/quick-thinking-te...

A British man and his skydiving instructor survive, falling 11,000 feet to the ground after a parachute malfunction.   AND   An 8-year-old boy with a rare health condition experiences life as a firefighter for the day.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/man-survives-skydiving-accident.html https://www.godtube.com/blo...

Tragedy hit a family from Tennessee when both the mother and the father died just a week apart.   AND   Sometimes the most ordinary nights become the setting for the most extraordinary miracles. And sets the stage for how God can make all things come together for our good.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/grieving-...

The Castelo family found themselves standing beside a Florida lake, moments before a tragedy could have unfolded.   AND   Her dog was finally found 2,000 miles from home after going missing during a storm.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/brother-save-drowning-boy.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/dog-found-...

 A nursing home resident in Indiana gets a touch of Disney magic without leaving home.   AND   A young man and his father help their community by providing free lawn care to those in need.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/touch-of-disney-magic-in-nursing-home.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/offering-f...

 It’s not every day a 9-year-old is asked to donate stem cells, but when his dad was on the verge of death, that’s what young Stephen Mondek did.   AND   A police dog earns a yummy reward from McDonald’s when he finds a missing man with dementia.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/son-saves-dad...

Pen pals who never stopped writing finally met in England after 51 years.   AND   Peter Macdonald from Lancashire, England, was reunited with his older brother after a 50-year separation.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/pen-pals-meet-in-person.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/taken-through-a-train-window.h...

One compassionate Rhode Island bus driver helped a boy grieve the loss of his grandpa by making him her special helper.   AND   For his 103rd birthday, one veteran got the NASCAR moment of a lifetime   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/bus-driver-helps-boy-grieve.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/103rd-birthday...

A softball team shares their miracle after a bus accident, ‘God was there with us that night.’ Are you ready for your faith to be strengthened?   AND   Tim Sullivan made the most of his career as a farmer by proposing with a corn maze.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates!   https://www.godtube.com/blog/softball-team-bus-accid...

Stage 4 cancer couldn’t keep this dad from his daughter’s big day.   AND   He fell to the ground in a TJ Maxx, and a stranger rushed to help. Mike Brown had no interest in strolling through the aisles of TJ Maxx.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/daughter-has-hospital-wedding.html   https://www.godt...

Becca Johnson thought she knew what her day would hold. But a Tuesday morning in early September, her back throbbed with pain so hard she could barely stand.   AND   One Washington state middle school is getting a lot calmer after it got its own school therapy dog.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/mom-didnt-know-sh...

Tragedy hit a California family when their 4-year-old son, Ayden Fang, was hit by a car and died.   AND   One expectant Tennessee mom did the unthinkable when she was caught in a deadly house fire.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/sharing-sons-last-message.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/mother-jumps-out-o...

A woman wins the lottery and gives all her winnings to charity!   AND   How do you propose to a veterinarian? Zachary Gladnick solved the answer to this question by booking a “giraffe painting” tour.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-gives-lottery-winnings-to-charity.html   https://www.godtube...

When Kent Broussard was a young boy, he had a dream of being in LSU’s marching band. Now, as a retired accountant, he’s finally living his dream.   AND   When time was of the essence, a Texas dad did what he had to do and jumped into action to deliver his daughter in the car.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com...

In the summer of 2024, 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin was on a mother-daughter beach trip in Walton County, Florida, when she encountered a shark, and her life was forever changed.   AND   He went out for a run and ended up saving an elderly woman who was calling out for help.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/making-a-di...

A Labrador does his duty and scares off home invaders. In the stillness before dawn in Truganina, Melbourne’s west, four masked intruders crept toward the Verma family’s home.   AND   An 80-year-old Phillies fan celebrating her birthday received the most wonderful gift from a young stranger while attending a baseball game on September 10th.   To see videos and photos ref...

The actor, writer, and musician sadly passed away in a tragic drowning accident while in Costa Rica. His mother, Pamela Warner, sat down to share more about the loss of her son.   AND   3-year-old Rowan Begbie, who has Sanfilippo syndrome, recently got her heart’s desire thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her wish? A hot tub.   To see videos and photos referenced in this ep...

A retired schoolteacher had been driving home from a camping trip when she fell asleep at the wheel.   AND   A woman who had never learned to swim saved an 11-year-old girl who fell into a lake—talk about a selfless act!   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/nathan-felix-reunites-with-woman-he-saved.html   ht...

Dakota “Cody” Trenkle Jr.—the 13-year-old who survived a 240 ft fall into a ravine and went missing for 3 days—is finally home after a month-long hospital stay.   AND   It’s a story that’s been 108 years in the making; after over a century of boys, it’s a girl for this Texas firefighter’s family.   To see videos and photos referenced i...

On August 10th, an Oregon teenager, Paige Wood,16, was driving in her pickup truck when she had a horrible accident.   AND   Teens saw a house on fire, kicked down the door, and rescued two dogs.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/paige-wood-hopes-to-walk-again.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/teens-rescue-tw...

At the ripe age of 97, this man still visits the BBQ restaurant he waited a lifetime to open.   AND   It’s a miracle—a 74-year-old Arizona man was found after being stranded in the wilderness for 3 entire days.    To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/97-year-old-owner-of-bbq-restaurant.html   https:...

A little 5-year-old boy woke up one day and decided he wanted Chick-fil-A for breakfast, so he walked there all on his own.   AND   Two New Jersey police officers were hot on the trail of a stolen vehicle when they spotted smoke coming out of a second-floor building.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/boy-makes-his-w...

After a Texas school bus crashed and rolled over on Aug. 13, the San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 team decided to help the kids heal by paying them a visit.   AND   A little boy climbed onto a monorail track at Hersheypark, a good distance above the ground. He didn’t have to fear for long— a veterinarian and dad of three, John Sampson, literally jumped to the rescue. &nbs...

Unimaginable relief was felt by a whole community after a 5-year-old boy with autism is found after going missing during recess.   AND   he bride, Kristin Schnacky, was only three years old when her father died on 9/11. Kenneth Marino, 40, of FDNY Rescue 1, was killed during the collapse of the Twin Towers.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! htt...

After a lifelong battle with heart defects, Ava Cooper is happy to finally be out of the hospital and in her home with her parents–with a new heart thumping in her chest.   AND   And just when they thought life couldn’t script a more miraculous story, God surprised them both: on August 26, each gave birth to a son—just twelve hours apart.   To see videos and photos...