My Mother and Her “Special One” by Charlotte Lewington

Some people say Charlotte should never have been born, but she had different ideas.

An inspiring story for anyone who has ever asked ‘why was I born?’

The Wisest Woman I Have Ever Known by Sasha Frugone

A confronting story about the deep hurt inflicted by prejudice and the wise words that brought healing into a young woman’s troubled life.  In my seventeenth year of life, I was privileged to visit a woman who lived in a shanty that was supported on stilts above a swamp, with dirt-packed floors and a thatched […]

Lady Who Saved Many Lives | Real-Life Hero Story, Kenya

Real life hero story.  In one night Mary went from being a shy, unknown volunteer in her community to the “The Lady That Saved Many Lives”When the police car arrived at the clinic with the first survivor, a one-month old baby boy, I had no idea what would lay ahead for myself and the clinic […]

Refugee Stories| Images Etched In My Mind by Lynda Elliott

Refugee Stories From Lynda Elliot, Founder of the Refugee Buddy Network If this whole experience has taught me one thing, it is this: The only thing that matters is love.  The greatest gift we have as humans is our ability to empathize and connect with others.  It is that part of us that knows we are […]

Marble Steps | Story of a Refugee by Lynda Elliott

A moving composition, based on the true experiences of young Syrian refugees.   This story is about their stories and Lynda Elliott, a woman whose offer to help turned into a huge network that would touch thousands… You used to have a business.  Well, a family business.  Successful. Yes. The whole family was educated, clever, proud. Life […]

Storms and Rainbows | My Triumph Over Domestic Abuse by Kathy Butler

Kathy’s childhood was filled with horrors. As an adult she endures a bad marriage, emotional abuse and domestic violence. Her life seems to be filled with darkness until she remembers who she really is …

The Boy Who Hated Santa Claus

Inspiring story about a boy who rises above the circumstances life offers him. Antony is the boy who hated Santa

Woman of Iron and Lace, Power and Grace

Story about Soula … a woman who can carry a gun in one hand, while accepting a delicate rose in the other.

Cancer Saved My Life … by Chaya Lev

I was just forty years old. A few weeks earlier, I had booked an appointment with my doctor for a “routine” breast examination ..

The Tunnel of Life … by Monica Hunold

Living on the streets of Ecuador, only garbage bags for luggage. Monica shares her inspiring story of how hope coupled with hard-work lead her from homelessness to living her dream in Tuscany