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.
Disney Superfan Lost 230-lbs So He Could Play Prince Charming and Go on Rides
A Disney superfan who was so big he couldn’t fit on the theme park rides has lost 230 pounds and now plays Prince Charming on stage. Ben Clark weighed 420 pounds and had a 48-50 inch waist before traveling to Poland for gastric sleeve surgery in October 2022. The...
Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan Plains After Two Centuries of Absence
In an inspiring return 200 years in the making, the last truly wild horse species has been reintroduced onto the open steppes of Kazakhstan. The Guardian reports that four mares from a breeding program in Berlin and a stallion and two other mares from Prague, were...
Drive-Thru Food Pantry Serves Thousands in a California Food Desert with Nutritious Groceries
In India, those of all faiths occasionally visit the places of worship of the Sikhs to get a delicious taste of ‘Seva,’ the Sikh principle of selfless service when they give out free dinners to anyone who visits. In California, Sikh organizers are capturing that...
First Human to Spend 1,000 Days in Outer Space Offers Unprecedented Opportunity to Study Rocket Man Effects
Oleg Kononenko has become the first human to accumulate 1,000 hours of spaceflight over a 16-year career visiting and living aboard the ISS. The milestone comes on his fifth flight to space and during his third stint as the commander of the ISS. In February he passed...
West Virginia Boy Celebrates Perfect Attendance from Kindergarten Through High School Graduation
A young man in West Virginia made it into the local paper when news came out that he had graduated from high school with a perfect K-12 attendance record. Wyatt Chesnut graduated from Riverside High School this year with an attendance that read 100% and a GPA that...
Woman Welcomes Baby After Strangers Donate $13,000 for Her to Undergo IVF: ‘It just went mental’
A woman who was facing only a 15 percent chance of conceiving a baby naturally was finally able to give birth to a child–after strangers donated $13,000 for her to undergo IVF. Gem Baker had always dreamed of being a mom, but she never met the right man with which to...
Watch the Moment a Dad From Public Housing Wins Stunning Home Worth 2.5 Million in Charity Drawing
A dad who grew up in public housing has won a stunning home worth 2.5 million in a prize drawing that raised over three million for charity. Chris Milnes scooped up the magnificent 5,000-sq-ft home after entering the latest Omaze charity drawing without telling his...
Missing for 12 Years, ‘Beloved’ Cat Named Artie Finally Reunited with His Family
An Englishman has been reunited with a family cat who had been lost for 12 years. Theo-Will McKenna, then just 17 years old, was attending university near the family’s home in Connah’s Quay, Wales when their cat Artie got out and never came home. McKenna remembers...
Melinda Gates is Giving $1 Billion to Support Women’s Rights–and Families with Young Men, Too
Melinda French Gates has recently announced that she will begin a new chapter of philanthropy by committing $1 billion of her personal fortune to assist in welfare programs that support women around the country, and the world. Ms. French Gates, now divorced, who...
