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.
Dad’s Emotional Reaction Can’t Be Contained After Seeing Colors For the First Time at Age 61
A 61-year-old father broke into tears when finally seeing color in his world for the first time after receiving a special Christmas gift. Jim Gogan always had trouble seeing reds and greens. In fact, when he joined the Air Force, he wasn’t able to become a pilot...
Iraq ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict: UN Coordinator
Iraq is steaming forward with its development after years of strife and war. Just recently, the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq ended its mandate after 22 years, and the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country told journalists that the country has...
After 70 Years of Marriage, Virginia Couple Finally Had Their Dream Wedding
At the dawn of their ninth decades of live, a couple that eloped 70 years ago decided to renew their vows with the wedding they never got to have. Falling in love at a skating rink in the dawn of their second decades of life, Harold Pugh, 91, and Frances Pugh, 90,...
Buddhist Monks on Peace Walk Receive New Escort Vehicle Following Near Fatal Crash
A Texas small business owner donated a new car to a group of Buddhist monks crossing America on foot after their previous vehicle was destroyed in a collision. In October, almost 20 Buddhist monks set out from Fort Worth on a 2,300-mile walk toward Washington, DC with...
Sunken Medieval Cargo Ship Found–The Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found
For 600 years, the waters off Copenhagen have hidden an exceptional secret. Now, maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark reveal the discovery of the world’s largest “cog,” a medieval cargo ship whose size and previously unknown construction...
Fiancé Surprises His Bride with Wedding Shower in the Preschool Where They First Met as Toddlers
Engaged to be wed this month, a young Texan wrangled the support of an entire preschool class to throw his fiancée a surprise bridal shower. Walking into her preschool class at Shlenker school in Houston, Zoe Kampf was surprised by a troupe of children dressed in...
Just Like After 9-11, Town of Gander Shows Up to Help Stranded Airline Passengers During Ice Storm
When an Air Canada flight from Montreal to St. Johns was forced down on the tarmac in a small city during bad weather last week, the passengers were probably cursing their luck. But that’s only because they didn’t know at the time where they had landed. Gander,...
Number of London Homicides Falls to 11-year Low Equating to Record Lowest Homicide Rate Ever
Homicides in London have fallen to a decade low of 97 during the year just ended, a Metropolitan Police report revealed. At a rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people, it’s lower than New York (2.8), Berlin (3.2) and Milan (1.6), according to the BBC. When measured in this way,...
A Surgeon Saved His Life as a Teenage Immigrant. Now They Operate Together for Charity in Ethiopia
Each of these men had to walk a long hard road, paved with blood, sweat, and tears, to arrive at this moment, embracing each other as both patient-physician and colleague-colleague. From his birth in a powerless, waterless village in Ethiopia 41 years ago, Mesfin Yana...