Inspiration Report

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“America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews was brought to tears after a group of formerly homeless women and men sang a touching performance that led to a standing ovation. The group, known as the Freedom Singers, took the stage to audition with the song “Under the Bridge.” The combination of their personal stories of overcoming…

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A mother is praising God after eleven teenagers and two adults escaped a church van that burst into flames. The group from Anchor Church in the Houston area was headed to a youth camp, having gathered at Deer Park High School to go toward Kerrville, Texas. The van had only been driving for a few…

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A Las Vegas, Nevada, man recently introduced his two-year-old son to the firefighter who pulled him, the dad, from a burning home 23 years ago, inspiring him to become a firefighter himself. Twenty-six-year-old Xavier Lewis wrote in a viral tweet, “When I was 2 years old, my house caught on fire, and I was trapped…

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Eseniia Mikheeva, a 7-year-old dancer from Russia wowed the judges of “America’s Got Talent” while appearing on season 18 of the show. Judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sophia Vergara and Simon Cowell were blown away by Mikheeva’s hip-hop dance routine where she not only showed off her dancing skills, but also her flips and splits.…

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Personal demons no longer haunt Mariel Hemingway. The Oscar-nominated actress and granddaughter of the late Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway feels at peace after addressing her dark past. Her family has been plagued by mental illness, addiction and alcoholism. Seven of her family members committed suicide, including her grandfather, in 1961 and her sister Margaux…

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Beyonce shared a special moment with a fan during her show in Cologne, Germany while on her Renaissance World Tour. While performing at the RheinEnergieStadion, the “Single Ladies” singer stopped mid-show to highlight a fan’s sign she’d seen. “I wanna do this right, because, since the beginning of the show, I’ve seen this sign that…

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Guitar legend Carlos Santana shared that his faith in Jesus stopped him from committing suicide after a chain of depressing events. One of these events included when his wife Deborah left him after 34 years of marriage, and suicidal thoughts crossed Santana’s mind. On October 19, 2007, Deborah Santana filed for divorce after 34 years,…

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Jose Calixto, 56, received a life-saving gift from his son – a kidney. Jonathan Calixto, 30, “never hesitated” when he learned that his father was in need of a kidney transplant after suffering from kidney disease for nearly a decade. In an interview with Fox News, Jose said that he was diagnosed with kidney disease…

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Months after former NFL running back Peyton Hillis rescued two children from drowning, he is finally sharing his terrifying story, sharing, “It is 100% a miracle that somebody didn’t die.” The incident occurred in January when Hillis and members of his family were swimming off the Pensacola, Florida, coast. Speaking with “Good Morning America,” Hillis…

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Damar Hamlin is officially playing again. The Buffalo Bills safety was a full participant at practice with his teammates for the first time since going into cardiac arrest in January. The Bills hosted OTAs, and Hamlin got a taste of real NFL action in five months. There was a slightly scary moment for the Bills…

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