Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
Town Devastated by Wildfires Wins Half-a-Billion Christmas Lottery: ‘Something that has fallen from the heavens’
A Spanish town devastated by wildfires in spring has seen its luck turn with a hundred-million-dollar windfall from a national lottery program. Left with 120,000 acres of scorched woodland and 8,000 displaced residents, La Bañeza, in the region of Castilla y León, was...
Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them
In Atlanta, what began as an emergency helping hand to the community has been extended to a Christmas giveaway, where 100 families received free meals, gifts, and more. The Santa’s Workshop event held on Monday surprised dozens of Midtown Atlanta families with new...
Single Mom Given 10 Months to Live Asks for Christmas Cards and Thousands Respond
A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was...
Firefighters Rappel Down the Windows of Children’s Cancer Hospital in Unforgettable Christmas Surprise
On Friday, a Georgia fire department undertook an unusual Christmas tradition. In place of decking the halls, the men and women of the Sandy Springs Fire Department (SSFD) link up with Santa, and rappel down the walls of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to surprise...
Over 600 Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs Restored Across the Whole of India by Divinely-Inspired Nonprofit
Recently, an Indian environmentalist and editor was invited to share his incredible work restoring hundreds of natural and man-made water sources all across India with a unique style of landscape engineering. His nonprofit has cleaned and reshaped more than 600 bodies...
Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos
Santa has arrived early in Idaho—in the form of a mystery donor who is giving away a million dollars to families in crisis. The Secret Santa of The Gem State started making Christmas magic a couple of months ago and will continue spreading joy through the end of the...
Blind BBQ Master in Dallas Blows Away Guests with Brisket Cooked by Touch and Smell
When clients ask Christopher Jones how he cooks the delicious barbequed meat at his restaurant, he answers, “‘Just like you, except I have to concentrate a little harder.'” The extra concentration, for a blind man, is a necessity not an option. But as is so often the...
Lost Dog Found Chained to Pole 2,000 Miles Away Reunited with Family in Time for Christmas
A sweet little lost pooch has come home in time for Christmas—to a bigger family than the one he left. That’s because little Choco was gone for 5 years. But his hominid mama Patricia never gave up hope of finding him again. It was 2022 when Choco disappeared from his...
Colossal Statues of Ancient Pharoah Stand Again in Luxor After 30 Years of Work
On Sunday, Egyptian authorities unveiled the completed restoration works on two colossal alabaster statues of a notable Egyptian king. Located in Luxor, and standing over 30 feet tall, the two statues were destroyed in an earthquake 1,200 years ago, making their...
