3,000 Backlogged Eye Surgeries Paid Forward by US-Caribbean Churches, Restoring Sight for Thousands
A 12-day surgical marathon at a Trinidad and Tobago hospital performed 3,000 cataract and pterygium surgeries free of charge. The Church of the 7th Day Adventists organized the donated surgical work to address a backlogged patient list.
Read full story →David Johnson, the owl man of Umatilla
Burrowing owls have returned to the Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon after badgers disappeared from the area, affecting the small owls that depend on burrows for nesting. David Johnson has worked to restore the habitat by monitoring owl populations and addressing the conditions that allowed badgers to vanish from this former weapons storage site.
Lonely North Carolina 4-year-old brings neighborhood of strangers together with his friendly wave
A 4-year-old boy in North Carolina named Roman Butzlaff waved at his neighbors daily from his yard, eventually connecting with multiple people on his block. His consistent friendly gestures transformed a neighborhood of strangers into a community where residents now serve as adoptive grandparents to him.
Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Rescue Drowning Man on Yellowstone River
A 14-year-old boy used a rodeo lasso to rescue a man drowning in the Yellowstone River by catching him around the neck and arm. Jory Thomas was spending the Fourth of July weekend at his grandparents' home when he performed the rescue.