Story Behind

A 9-year-old Minnesota girl gives out free compliments just to make her neighbor’s day. AND A school bus driver’s split-second decision saves a 4-year-old from Lake Owasso. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/girl-gives-our-free-compliments.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/school-bus-driver-saves-child.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In their deepest grief, a family looks to God for hope after losing their six-year-old son, Abel Torres-Aquino. AND When doctors said he had zero percent chance of survival, 15-year-old Riley Shoemaker proved that God still writes stories no human doctor can predict. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/hope-after-losing-son.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/teen-burn-victim-goes-home.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Two teens, Jack Borowski and Brodie Perry, came across a young woman who simply could not make it down the mountain on her own. AND An Elementary school in New Jersey loves their deaf therapy dog so much that the whole school threw him a birthday party. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/carrying-injured-hiker-to-safety.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/students-learn-sign-language-for-dog.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Lyle and Eleanor Gittens met over 80 years ago and are now considered the oldest living married couple. AND A baby born at 24 weeks is finally coming home after spending the first 18 months of her life in the hospital. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/couple-married-83-years.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/baby-born-at-24-weeks.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What happens when two seniors fall in love at the Y? Why, they get married in the pool, of course. AND For Maria Carlin, a 36-year-old mother from Long Island, that moment came on a July morning when she placed her four-year-old son, Jack, into his car seat and began racing him to the hospital. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/seniors-marry-in-a-pool.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/god-worked-a-miracle.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A woman gets a glimpse of the past when she finds a love letter from WWI in her attic. AND A Hawaii lifeguard, still recovering 11 days after a shark attack, describes the moment it struck. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/love-letter-from-wwi.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/lifeguard-bit-by-shark.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

When George Lynn was a mere toddler, doctors gave him a diagnosis that could have written the story of his life before he ever had a chance to hold the pen. AND You might think a WWII vet would be resting at home or making frequent visits to the doctor, but one special New York WWII veteran works at Lowe's 3 days a week. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/inspiring-others-with-autism.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/98-veteran-works-at-lowes.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A Secret Santa had a very special surprise for a certain Mrs. Claus in Eastern Idaho. First-grade teacher Sherri Empey, a widow of Santa, received a gift that blew her away. AND A Texas woman finds her wedding ring after she thought it was lost in a fire. This miracle is what we like to call a God wink. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/widow-of-santa-received-gift.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/wedding-ring-found-in-fire.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

A special family donated a very special spruce to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree this year. But for Judy Russ, it’s as much a gift for her and her family as it is for America. AND She wasn’t supposed to live past 4; now, at 20, this woman, who was born without a brain, is a living miracle. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/2025-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-born-without-a-brain.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

On December 13th, the actor and entertainer will be turning 100 years old. And he has lived quite the life in those years. AND Grab a tissue and watch how, from a DNA match, a woman meets her biological father for the first time. To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/dick-van-dyke-turns-100.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/woman-meets-biological-father.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.