Story Behind

Two sisters, Paige and Lilly Kummerfield, survived the flood at Camp Mystic in East Texas when the river rose 20 feet in two hours.   AND   If anyone knows the pain of experiencing an unexpected flood, it's Jonathon McComb. The Texas resident lost his wife and two children in a tragic flood ten years ago.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https...

A daughter finds a connection to the father she never knew, who died in Vietnam.   AND   A brave 12-year-old boy is honored after saving his family from a house fire.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/father-she-never-knew-died-in-vietnam.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/12-year-old-saves-family-from-house-f...

Madison Sisson knew that both of her sons would have some differences, like herself, but when doctors told her to abort, she refused.   AND   A pair of elderly pen pals have recently turned 100 years old after writing to each other for the past 80 years!   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/raising-kids-with-ladd-syndr...

Mallory Wilkerson, a single mom of a 5-year-old boy, had no idea what was happening when she suddenly lost feeling in her hands and feet.   AND   After a concerned woman hadn’t seen her neighbor, a new mom who gave birth just two weeks prior, she called the police.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/after-paral...

Grieving the loss of their daughter, they choose to keep fostering hope in ways we never thought imaginable.   AND   A shelter dog detects a stranger’s medical emergency and becomes a hero.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/lost-their-daughter-fostering-children.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/shelter...

Meet Gloria Lipman and Bernice Frank—identical twin sisters who just celebrated 100 years of life, love, and sisterhood.   AND   A father of three dies after being struck by lightning while on a golf course.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/indentical-twins-turn-100.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/st...

Mike Sullivan and Nancy Jalowiecki had both lost their spouses when they met in 2019 at a grief camp in Pennsylvania.   AND   One Alabama couple, Kevin and Wendy Wilson, were both diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in the same week.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/life-after-loss-and-a-new-beginning.html   https:/...

They were told Sugar got hit by a car and died. But by some miracle, they found their dog alive years later.   AND   She earned her degree, then gave her dad a second chance at life when she gave him her kidney.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/found-dog-alive-after-4-years.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/...

Abigail Gillon was remembered as thousands packed Ridley Park Middle School to honor the 6th grader.   AND   When a youth team’s soccer coach suddenly collapses, the community rallies around to help.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/community-remembers-abigail-gillon.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/s...

A drive on a rural highway turned into a hair-splitting rescue for aspiring rapper Nathan Felix.   AND   One Connecticut teen’s high school graduation marked so much more than an educational achievement.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/civilian-saves-woman-in-burning-car.html   https://www.godtube.com/b...

This cancer survivor shocks everyone with his fourth lottery win.   AND   It was only a week after one couple adopted a baby boy that they decided to make another huge decision—involve his birth mother as much as they possibly can.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/cancer-survivor-wins-lottery-4-times.html &nb...

When Ian learned of his passing and that the owner’s beloved dog, Floyd, was sent to a local shelter, he raced there to adopt him.   AND   On June 11, 2025, we lost one of the popular band’s co-founders, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Brian Wilson.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/mailman-adop...

From Qatar to the United Kingdom, on land and at sea, this 5-year-old pup has covered a lot of ground recently!   AND   It was no ordinary day at daycare when a little girl, Kyndal Bradley, noticed something was wrong with her teacher and ran to tell another adult.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/missing-golden-re...

Actor, musician, and supporter of the military,  Gary Sinise lost his son  Mac in January of 2024, at the age of 33.   AND   More than decades older than her classmates, Joan walked across the stage and held in her hands what she’d been denied all those years ago—a degree.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godt...

Kiya Livingston is incredibly grateful to a Good Samaritan who saved her little girl after the 3-year-old fell 15 feet into a waterfall.   AND   It comes in handy to have a wife who’s a former state trooper, Texas native Kell Morris will tell you.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/girl-is-saved-after-waterfall...

When India Williams got shot with a stray bullet while riding her bike, the Detroit police department was there to wrap her in their arms.   AND   A 9-year-old boy saves mom and newborn baby sister by calling 911, ‘My mom could have died,’ he said.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/india-williams-police-...

Kay Rempel and Marie Chipilsk are identical twins who couldn’t be more full of life.   AND   Grab a tissue and be prepared to get misty-eyed as a young boy in a wheelchair walks at his kindergarten graduation, surprising his family and friends.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/98-year-old-twins.html   ht...

Four New York teens saved a family from a fire on the night of their prom, never once stopping to think twice.   AND   In 1944, during WWII, Lt. Thomas “Tobie” Kelly was sent to New Guinea on assignment, only to be shot down mere days later. He was missing in action (MIA) for over eight decades.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! htt...

These triplets graduate from Texas Tech together, all earning degrees in media and communication.    AND   She survived three weeks lost in the wild, fighting off animals and snowstorms.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/triplets-graduate-together.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/lost-in-the-wild-for-3-...

Tonya Young was on her everyday commute on I-285 in Doraville, GA, when a semi tire suddenly flew through her windshield.   AND   One grieving mother knows that God’s divine wisdom and loving kindness are what brought about the return of a lost baby book at the most incredible time.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.co...

A man and his dog were reunited after being hit by a drunk driver.   AND   Some folks create she-sheds, but one woman ended up turning her garage into an apartment for her aging mother.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/dog-owner-hit-by-drunk-driver.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/turning-garage-into-an-apa...

A mom donates a kidney to her daughter, and now they’re graduating nursing school together.   AND   Steve Hartman and his two youngest children, Emmett and Meryl, return to a story that Steve did eleven years earlier about a nurse who fulfilled a dying mother’s wish.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/mot...

One Montclair State University student gave her friends the biggest shock of their college careers when she revealed the secret she’d been keeping for four years—that she’s the school mascot.   AND   A Nebraska mom raised concerns about her husband’s mental health before a tragic murder-suicide.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit God...

A California high school discovers they have 14 sets of twins in their graduating class! Fourteen sets of twins.   AND   Brothers discover a 1976 message in a bottle, and then find the man who wrote it!   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/14-sets-of-twins.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/brothers-find-message-...

It’s not every day that nurses rescue a teen girl from being kidnapped.   AND   A paralyzed dog named Tyrion finds a new life with his doggie wheelchair after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.   To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/nurses-rescue-teen-girl.html   https://www.godtube.com/blog/paralyzed...