Mike raced from his construction site still covered in drywall dust. He was late. So late. It was 5-year-old Aaliyah’s Picture Day at school, and he’d promised he’d be there. Promised he’d […]

Hundreds of Amish families left their Pennsylvania farms and traveled to Western North Carolina. Not for vacation. Not for business. But to serve. To help. To rebuild communities devastated by disaster. They […]

Copa, a 45-year-old chimpanzee rescued from a concrete cage, had stopped eating. The sanctuary’s oldest resident was dying. After decades of abuse, after finally finding safety and something resembling peace, his body […]

Herbert, 62 and homeless for three years, refused to enter the courtroom without his terrier Chance. “He’s all I have,” he told the bailiff. His voice shook. Not from cold, though he […]

For six years, Deputy Calloway mentored Marcus at Northwood Middle School. Marcus was smart. Everyone could see that. But he was also troubled. The kind of kid who found himself in situations […]