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A Christian missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in 2016 has been released and is in good condition, according to Open Doors.

Two members of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) – officers Gus Aguirre and Travis Olson – pulled off the miraculous recovery, saving 81-year-old Jerry Jouret's life, according to Patch.com.

The brother of the rescued man, Joe Jouret, claimed the rescue was divine intervention.”I just really believe it was a miracle,” Joe said.

An insistent dog saves a baby’s life by constantly breaking into the child’s nursery until her parents realize she’s not breathing. Sometimes being a hero isn't easy. And that was certainly the case for one Massachusetts dog that saved his baby's life!

As a tornado swept through the area, intense footage shows one family jumping into a ditch in an effort to find safety. What a terrifying situation! In the video, you can see the family running for their lives. A tornado is right near them and they are acting quickly to get to safety. "Baby, come on! Baby!" the man shouts to the woman as wind and rain are whipping all around them.

The couple decides to leave their RV, thinking that it is more dangerous to stay inside than to seek shelter elsewhere. They ended up taking their dogs and jumping into a ditch as the tornado passed by them. What a scary experience! But that last-minute decision they made to leave their vehicle was the right choice. 

Grace Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, welcomed pastor Ryan Marlow home in a celebration after doctors erroneously declared him brain-dead and almost harvested his organs.

A week after a revival sparked at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, several other Christian schools reported revivals breaking out on their campuses.

A TikTok video of a Texas father singing a worship song to his son born prematurely is going viral.

Throughout the biblical texts, music is also connected to prophecy and to dealing with evil spirits. Jesus and the apostles sang a hymn after the Last Supper, according to two of the Gospels. The Apostle Paul specifically associates singing with being filled with the Spirit in his epistle to the church at Ephesus. And, in John’s Revelation of what is constantly happening around the throne of God, there is lots of singing, sometimes accompanied by harps. Music also is part of the culmination of the creation story. 

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is heading home from the hospital after receiving care for over a week following a cardiac episode.