HeroicStories

A constant worry about her son with schizophrenia is relieved with a few kind words.

The story of a woman killed in the Oklahoma bombings shows how the entire community came together.

A scruffy vagrant steps up to help when a car breaks down in the middle of the road.

Climbing Everest a group a travelers gather around and help a man with altitude sickness.

Jayleen L. Hatmaker Ohio, USA In August 1980 an ugly scene brought my 13-year marriage to an end. I fled our home with my two children, $5 and nowhere to go except my mother’s. Staying there more than a couple nights wasn’t an option. The next morning I headed out to find help. The welfare … Read more

A volunteer restores boxes of photographs that were damaged in the flood in Centralia, Washington.

A music teacher inspires generations of students with a great attitude, despite a personal handicap.

An anonymous donor delivers a winning lottery ticket to help neighbors whose homes were destroyed by a typhoon.

A kind pizza restaurant worker makes sure a pizza is delivered, even when she has to pay for it herself.

During an emergency in Germany an English speaker suddenly finds himself able to communicate clearly without knowing the language.