Maryland farmer John Helmstetter thought his life was ruined after a fire destroyed his barn and a third of his cattle. But he regained the "American Spirit" when his neighbors and local Amish banded together to help. Hundreds of Amish men worked for three days to raise the building that provided John with his livlihood.
By talking with God and reviewing every concerto he knew, a blind violinist who was trapped under the support beams of his music school in Haiti was able to stay alive until friends were able to dig him out.
Although the barge's official name is the Carribean Pride, Puerto Ricans who've loaded it with 6 million pounds of food and medicine, plus generators and tarps are calling it the "Barge of Hope."
As the lid of his coffin was about to be sealed, Josef Guzy's grieving widow made one last request for her late husband's necklace. When the undertaker reached into the coffin for the last time, he thought that he detected a faint pulse. On closer inspection, Mr Guzy was still breathing.
America's only blind marching band is set to ring in 2010 as the first ensemble of its kind to march in the Tournament of Roses' Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif.
After he had a lonely birthday, a little boy in Arkansas said, "I cried a little bit because I was so happy that they did that for me."
Who knew an ex-marine weightlifter and a frail little girl from Michigan would be best friends for life? Well, David "The Beast" Douglas has such a friend.
East Harlem restaurant owner Kevin Walters is not only known for his business savvy, he has a deep appreciation for and commitment to the community, which, like much of America, is struggling through these hard times. The Managing Director and Owner, of CREOLE Restaurant decided that he would lead a coalition in feeding the community once again and host a Thanksgiving banquet for the areas neediest residents free of charge.
When millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable British soldier smuggled himself into Auschwitz to witness the horror so he could tell others the truth and help at least one person to stay alive. He smuggled in cigarettes, which were worth more than gold, and helped his new friend earn extra favors, in exchange, that helped save his life.
Maybe the stork had a plan in mind for these newly-born cousins– or it was simply fate that delivered them at the same time.
The Save the Dream Tour is traveling across the country, stopping in cities nationwide to rewrite contracts for people whose mortgages have become unaffordable. Thousands of homeowners at each workshop get interest rates reduced immediately, often drastically, cutting rates almost in half.
Here is an amazing video montage from YouTube that honors the luckiest people in the world. Some of these lucky people avoided cars that should have plowed into them. Others avoided falls that should have taken their lives. Some just had lucky shots in sports.
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