by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 13, 2021 | Adversity, Hanging on to Hope, Never Lose Heart
May 1943 – Chungkai Prison Camp – Thailand: Scottish Commander Ernest Gordon lay dying in the infamous Japanese prison camp in a Thailand jungle on the bank of the Kwai River. He had been placed next to fellow prisoners of war on the muddy ground next to several...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2021 | Adversity, Compassion, Hanging on to Hope
June 24, 1886 – Brussels, Belgium: Joseph Merrick borrowed money to buy a train ticket and arrived in Leicester, England, the following day. He had no money, no hope and nowhere to go. Joseph walked in the rain to the London Hospital, the only place that might help...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 7, 2021 | Courage Under Fire, Hanging on to Hope, Never Lose Heart
1425 A.D. – Doremy, France: At age 13, she was in her father’s garden when she saw a bright light and heard a voice that told her, “Be a good girl. Great things are expected of you.” Frightened and confused, she dared not tell her parents. What would they think about...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 20, 2021 | Finding Hope, Hanging on to Hope, Overcoming Adversity
August 1932 – St. Louis, Missouri: Thomas stared at the telegram. His young wife Nettie, his rock and inspiration, had died during childbirth. He caught the first train home to Chicago only to discover the baby had died, too. Bitter and heartbroken, he assumed God was...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 8, 2021 | Determination Despite the Odds, Hanging on to Hope, Limitless Possibilities
June 1872 – New Court Congregational Church, London: Dwight L. Moody was the guest preacher at the church on a Sunday morning. Afterward, a young woman hurried home and told her bedridden sister, “Mr. Moody from America preached at our church this morning.” Marianne...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 13, 2021 | Against the Odds, Courage, Hanging on to Hope
5 p.m., July 6, 2004 – Welcome, Maryland: Garth and JoAnne Boyle got the phone call that all parents hope they never get. Their only child, 18-year-old Brian, had been in a serious car accident while driving home from swim practice. A dump truck smashed into the...
