Story Behind

Almost 100 years ago, a firefighter named Wesley A. Williams, the first Black officer in the New York City Fire Department, rescued people from a tenement building fire. AND An 18-year-old climber survives a 260-foot fall down a mountain against all odds. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/rescue-connects-two-families.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/18-year-old-survives-fall.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Hospital staff rally to help a couple say ‘I Do’ amid the bride’s rare cancer diagnosis, and she gets the wedding she dreamed of. AND A Chicago crossing guard goes the extra mile to help kids cross the street after it flooded. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/hospital-staff-help-couple-get-married.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/crossing-guard-goes-the-extra-mile.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

An off-duty firefighter saved a football coach in Orange County, CA, after the coach suddenly fell unconscious. AND A young boy with autism finds friendship and support at his neighborhood grocery store. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/firefighter-saves-football-coach.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/boy-with-autism-finds-support.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The American Olympic bobsledder and most-decorated Black Winter Olympic athlete is also a mother of two. She has competed in every Winter Olympics since 2010. AND After a 500-foot fall, this paraglider’s survival feels nothing short of a miracle! To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/motherhood-fuels-elana-meyers-taylor.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The family of a young boy who almost drowned gets to meet the 911 dispatcher who helped save his life. AND A Florida man was driving on a busy road when he suddenly stopped, saving toddlers from a busy street. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/family-meets-911-dispatcher.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/saving-toddlers-from-busy-street.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A woman receives a letter in the mail from 1953 and figures out who it belongs to. A woman expecting only bills and grocery store ads. And then a letter. AND A heroic neighbor saves a mother and her children after their townhouse caught on fire in Baltimore. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/letter-from-70-years-ago.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/neighbor-saves-mother-and-children.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

After his truck became a meme, the community stepped up with a huge act of kindness. Mo Riles’ pickup truck was impossible to miss. AND If you walk into the Hilton in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you might find two dogs at the hotel, running up and down the aisles. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/huge-act-of-kindness-from-community.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/dogs-at-the-hotel.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

An act of kindness at a pharmacy broke through barriers one December day when a mom of two couldn’t afford medicine for her baby. AND A woman gives birth without knowing she was pregnant, leaving her and her husband in awe. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/act-of-kindness-at-a-pharmacy.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-didnt-know-she-was-pregnant.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

200 hamburgers, endless smiles: shelter dogs get a feast they’ll never forget. AND This couple's path to parenthood isn’t anything like what they imagined. They were expecting two babies at once—and they aren’t twins. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/hamburgers-for-dogs.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/couples-path-to-parenthood.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A simple flea market visit in Kentucky leads to an incredible family reunion with the past. AND What began as a DNA test became a father-son reunion years in the making. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/family-reunion-with-the-past.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/father-son-reunion-in-georgia.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.