Extraordinary News

This week's edition of Extraordinary News highlights the story of Shannon Waters and the blind, deaf, partially brain-dead, methamphetamine-addicted baby she adopted after the baby's own mother abused her in utero almost to the point of death. The story was originally aired to highlight the dangers of drug use but the real story is in the 22 days that Shannon and little Ally shared together. I won't even attempt to recreate the story because I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Check out the story and video as it was broadcast on WFAA 8 Dallas at Ally's Story.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:27

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This week's edition of Extraordinary News is the story of Seiji Uchida, a two-decade quadriplegic man, who was able to fulfill his dream of hiking the Klein Matterhorn in Switzerland thanks to a piggy-back ride from a close friend. Yes, you read that right...his friend hiked the mountain with the quadriplegic man riding piggy-back (he was aided by a robotic exo-skeleton). To read this story as reported by the Washington Post, go to Quadriplegic Hiker Realizes His Dream (be sure to click on the picture).

I don't know about you but I don't know many people who would hike a mountain with me on their back and I am not so sure there are many people I would do that for. What is the most amazing thing a friend has done for you?

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.
John 15:12-14

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This week's edition of Extraordinary News brings back all kinds of good memories for me; I am proud that it is being featured.

This week 'Highlights' magazine will issue their BILLIONTH copy. Hip, hip, hooray for a company that provides good, wholesome fun for children of all ages. To check out this story as featured by the Dallas Morning News, visit 'Highlights' Produces Billionth Copy.

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8

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Extraordinary News

This week's edition of Extraordinary News features the story of a homeless man who discovered $21K in U.S. bonds and returned them to the owner. I've pointed to a story similar to this before but the difference between this story and the first is the life situation of the person who discovered the "treasure". What character!

To read this story as reported by ABC news, visit Man Finds $21k In Bonds, Gets $100 Reward.

He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil. This is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuce will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.
Isaiah 33:15-16

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This week's edition of Extraordinary news features the story of a pregnant Michigan woman who ran into a burning house to save her paralyzed neighbor. My husband, a firefighter, would probably say that this story is more careless than extraordinary because what she did was incredibly dangerous (even more so pregnant) but it is extraordinary and selfless none-the-less.

To read this story as reported by ABC news, visit Pregnant Woman Saves Neighbor From Fire.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

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This week's edition of Extraordinary News features the story of Kyle MacDonald, a young Montreal man, who used the power of the internet to trade up a paper clip to a house. I love this story because it is all about a dream, determination, and community.

Just think, if a man with a computer can accomplish something of this magnitude, what can we as a body of Christians accomplish with God on our side? To read this story, as reported by ABC News, visit Man Trading Up From Paper Clip To House.

"Nothing is impossible with God."
Luke 1:37

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This week's edition of Extraordinary News features the story of an elderly man who discovered an unpaid ticket that had been overlooked for over 50 years and made the effort to make the debt good.

To read this story, as reported by the Boston Globe, visit Man Pays Ticket More Than 50 Years Later.

Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
Proverbs 16:11

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This week's edition of Extraordinary News features the story of a Broken Arrow woman who discovered a loaded atm lockbox that had fallen off of a Brinks truck and turned the unopened lockbox (that contained $40,000) into the police. To read this story, as reported by CBS News visit Woman Returns Lockbox Containing $40,000.

The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9

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