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At 13 years old, Serena Dyksen found herself in an unimaginable position: she had been raped by her uncle and was now pregnant. At such a tender age, Dyksen hardly understood what had happened to her. She was too afraid to tell her parents, but she knew she needed help. “Finally, I ended up sharing…

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Seventeen-year-old Malaya Hammond is being hailed as a hero of faith and courage after sacrificing her life to save her family during the devastating Texas floods. Malaya and her family were traveling to a Christian summer camp when their van was swept off a bridge hidden by rising floodwaters near Marble Falls. According to family…

Nine high school graduates will be taking the college world by storm after amassing nearly $11 million in scholarship money. Saniya Smith, Shakira Simo, Robert Hernandez, Gabrielle Henriques, Nina Gonzales, Akua Amponsah, Alyssa Rill, Rehema Ojwang and Kaylynn Little all graduated from Cardinal Spellman Catholic high school in Brockton, MA with each being awarded more than…

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Auntie Anne’s giant pretzels are an iconic staple of shopping malls. What may not be known, however, is the darkness the company’s founder, Anne Beiler, had to wade through to create the iconic brand. Beiler was born to an Old Order Amish family, meaning she grew up without electricity and modern conveniences. Her family would…

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Scott Ruskan didn’t expect his first mission as a Coast Guard rescue swimmer to make headlines across the nation. However, the 26-year-old, who once worked as a KPMG accountant in New Jersey, found himself at the center of a rescue effort that saved 165 people from devastating floods in Texas over the Fourth of July…

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As the tragic flood and death toll continue in Texas, Dick Eastland, the owner of Camp Mystic, is being praised as a hero after giving his life while attempting to save campers. Eastland had been a former camper himself and purchased the camp in 1974 along with his wife, Tweety Eastland. The camp had been…

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A family vacation onboard a Disney cruise ship took a terrifying turn when a girl fell overboard from the 4th deck of the ship and her father leaped in after her. The father and his young daughter were sailing aboard the Disney Dream, heading back to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas on June 29th, when…

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Candace Cameron Bure has never been shy about sharing how her faith in Christ guides her through every season—and now, she’s opening up about how God shows up in the moments that scare her most. The “Full House” and “Great American Family” star recently released a new devotional, 100 Days of Joy and Strength: A…

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner is reminding believers that God can birth dreams even in life’s darkest moments. Speaking Friday at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference, Turner opened up about how God met him during his parents’ divorce when he was just 10 years old—a moment that could…

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Lisa Brown Langley, a photographer now known as L.A. Brown, will never forget the day she hurt her dad’s feelings over a simple gift. It was 1992, and she was in London with her father, Phil Brown, as her 30th birthday approached. He turned to her with a smile and said, “It’s time I bought…

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