Heroes

Check out this story about a Florida deputy’s heroic act that turned him into an honorary family member.

Deputy Sergeant Dave Musgrove is an officer in Charlotte County, Florida, where he recently rescued a baby’s life after a serious car accident that left her not breathing.

“I saw a flash. I heard a loud bang. And then I saw a cloud of smoke,” Sergeant Musgrove describes the scene that night. “I saw Kayleigh, the mother, just frantically screaming, crying for help. She’s yelling, ‘My babies, my babies.’”

He continues to share the details of the wreck. “As I approached, I saw a motorcycle on the ground. I looked in the vehicle and I encountered a 3-year-old little girl in a car seat. I thought all was well, removed the girl, and she kept yelling, ‘No, my baby.’ And I looked down and I saw underneath the motorcyclist, there was a baby’s head and a car seat.”

Right away, Sergeant Musgrove was able to pull baby Lola from the wreck and start performing CPR on her. “Shortly after I started CPR, I heard the baby gasp,” he shares.

The 6-month-old baby was then airlifted to a nearby hospital, and Deputy Sergeant Musgrove visited her often while she was recovering.

“He’s our angel, that’s for sure,” shares the baby’s grandmother. “You know, what he did for our family was life-changing.” 

“I’m now Uncle Dave according to the grandmother,” says Sergeant Musgrove. “Yes, I am in contact with the family multiple times a day. I get text messages every morning with the morning report.”

Sergeant Musgrove was definitely in the right place at the right time to help this family! And baby Lola and her family members are incredibly grateful for him and how he showed up for them in their time of need.

Former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal’s touching and loving gesture helped provide a teenager struggling to find shoes with a bit of relief.

The world is full of hurting and struggling individuals. People in need are all around us. They may be a friend, neighbor or even a family member. You don’t have to go to another country to find someone who needs help. Go across the street, the hallway or to the next desk, and you’re likely to find a need, someone hurting in one way or another.

Shaq, the basketball Hall of Famer and NBA champion, is well known for his kind and generous deeds. He has been blessed and has found ways to bless others. 

Yet another way Shaq has helped his fellow man involves 16-year-old Jor’el Bolden. Jor’el has massive feet, and he wears size 23 shoes, according to the video posted on YouTube.

The problem with needing shoes that big is that stores do not typically carry that size. Because they are so rare, they are also expensive. So, as the video shows, Jor’el would walk around his house in his bare feet. 

When Shaq heard about Jor’el’s story, he sent boxes. Those boxes contained shoes and clothes from his wardrobe. Shaq literally gave the young man the shirt off his back. 

As the video points out, Shaq sent the young 20 pairs of size 22 shoes. 

In addition to Shaq, the community has also stepped up and has shown Jor’el and his family God’s love. Jor’el’s mother started a GoFundMe campaign to help with the price of shoes. Donations have been pouring in. It currently stands at more than $12,000. 

What a beautiful and unique way to show Jor’el and his family the love of God! This goes to show that when you find someone struggling, take action and work to meet that need. 

Colossians 3:12 “As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behavior be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;”

This is a story of genuine heroism. An 8-year-old girl’s quick actions keep her and her little sister safe during a carjacking.

In this report, we see a picture of a precious family of four. There is an 8-year-old with a 2-year-old younger sister seen in the photo. Everyone, thankfully, is safe and ok. 

However, the heartwrenching voicemail comes to the mother that the girls need her help because they lost their dad. They were simply in a car wash when someone came in and hijacked their car. You hear the father’s call to the police, explaining that someone stole his car with his two kids in the car. This is a moment that no parent ever wants to encounter. 

Adam Jorgenson was just getting out of his car to dry it, and a man came up to ask for directions. Suddenly, he heard the car take off with his children in it. The young girl says that the thief noticed that she was in the car and told her to get out, but she innocently asked, “What about my sister?” The hijacker had not noticed that there were two girls in the car. He ended up leaving the girls in the car and fled the scene a mile away. Charlie saw her dad’s phone and called her mother. The mom was so emotional in the interview and was very thankful they were okay. Everyone celebrates the girl’s bravery in the situation.

This is a moment that reminds us that evil exists and sin is, unfortunately, in the world. We always need to be prayerful and be on our guard.

Praise God that none of those children were injured during the frightening ordeal. 

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

Watch this incredible video of heroics. Adorable puppies rescued after seeking shelter under crawl space from wintry weather.

In this powerful rescue video, we see precious pups covered in snow all under an abandoned home. The puppies are not easily reachable. The girl proceeds to go far into the crawlspace. This kind-hearted young woman fights effortlessly to save these animals from freezing to death on a cold winter’s day. 

It takes her four hours to get each puppy out. In the video footage, the girl is beaming in the midst of saving these cute dogs. She knows that her sacrifice, energy, and time are worth helping these creatures have a chance at life and a safe home. The final puppy is carried out of the crawl space, and a celebration occurs. You see clips of the girl army crawling while holding on tightly to the little pup. They exit into the brightness of the snow. The girl holds the puppy, cuddling him in her arms and smiling over their rescue. 

One precious baby dog is curled up in a jacket while the young woman holds him in the car. Six puppies are now safe because of the decision of this girl. This woman is a hero for her actions. She battled the elements to rescue those animals.

It is inspiring for us to think through what sacrifices we can make in order to help in the situations around us. It is a comfort as a believer in Jesus to know that just like this girl was relentless in her pursuit of every puppy, our Savior has not forgotten us. He loves us and pursues us to get us out of the darkness. 

“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:26

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Victor Pauca is 18 and living with an incredibly rare condition. Francesca Pauca, 21, is his sister and is one of his caregivers. In this YouTube video, we get to hear their story. 

Victor’s parents started to notice that he wasn’t reaching his developmental milestones when he was about six months old. He was then diagnosed with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome at 2.5 years old. 

Pitt-Hopkins is an autism spectrum disorder that causes developmental delays and he was one of the first people in the world to be diagnosed with it. Pitt-Hopkins is caused by a mutation of the gene, TCF4 on the 18th chromosome. 

Francesca talks about how the day-to-day with Victor is a team effort by her family. “Different people take on different tasks,” she says. “One by one we pick it all up and we do it together.”

Although Victor used to eat by mouth. Now, however, he requires four feedings with a feeding tube per day. His health can also be unstable and he has ended up in the hospital, but Francesca is right there with him through it all. 

Victor is nonverbal but he can communicate either nonverbally or through using different sounds that his family can understand. He does sometimes use a touch-chat. The family talks to Victor like he is any other 18-year-old boy. 

The family also includes him in household chores. You can see a clip of him doing laundry. 

Francesca goes to Princeton as a psychology major. She plans to return home after graduating college to care for Victor. She says she has been planning to do so for a long time. “It’s the only life I know,” she says when talking about taking care of him.

“I am 21 years old and I’ll be my brother’s caregiver in the future.”

While her parents still plan to be his caregiver for a few more decades, both she and her sister are committed to being his caregivers in the future. What an amazing thing for a sibling to do. 

The family has also started the Pitt-Hopkins Research Foundation to help others. 

Francesca took to social media to educate others about how fulfilling caregiving can be. She says, “I would want them to know that the work that they're doing, especially caregiving, is important and it’s beautiful and it’s appreciated.” 

Francesca and her family are not only showing love to their brother, but connecting with their community, and others to help them in their own caregiving journeys. She is quite the inspiration! 

“And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.” - Matthew 25:4

A Florida sheriff’s deputy and a high school track coach’s heroic and quick-thinking actions helped to save a student’s life who unexpectedly collapsed.

Life can dramatically change in an instant and without any notice. A loved one here one minute could be gone the next. Life is a precious gift from God that must be cherished, honored and protected in any and every way imaginable. We never know when we or someone close to us has breathed their last breath. 

That was almost the case for a high school student in Florida who almost took his last breaths. Footage from the deputy’s body camera shows the law enforcement official sprinting on a track to a young man who had collapsed.

Immediately after getting to the scene, the deputy gives a woman, track coach Lauren Palek, kneeling next to the student, directions on what actions to take. 

“You get the breaths,” Deputy Deena Biland says. “I’ll get the chest, OK?”

Deputy Biland and Lauren start performing the life-saving maneuver, working furiously on the young man who has stopped breathing. 

Eventually, all their work paid off as the young man regained a pulse and started breathing once again. 

As the video shows, Deputy Biland and Lauren were both able to stay calm despite the intense, life-or-death situation. In an interview following their heroic actions, both pointed to their training in allowing them to remain calm and know what to do. 

The video posted on YouTube states that even before the deputy was on the scene, Lauren had started chest compressions.

 

“I just focused on counting and relying on what I learned in the training, which I think, obviously, was very valuable,” Lauren said.

Amazingly, less than 24 hours after collapsing and having to be revived, the 17-year-old was back up on his feet.

Thank God for the quick-thinking and heroic actions of Deputy Biland and Lauren. They saved a young man’s life!

Proverbs 24:11 “Be the savior of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.”

One woman, a school bus driver, quickly stepped up and acted when she saw a young man, a third grader, choking, saving his life. 

Heroes come from all walks of life. Unfortunately, those so often referred to as heroes aren’t the least bit heroic. Instead, Hollywood actors, greedy Washington politicians and athletes are more concerned about themselves than the well-being of others. But there are still actual heroes today, such as Mayrelyn Lopez.

Mayrelyn is a bus driver in Florida. She transports the children to and from school. She makes sure they get to their destination safely. But on one trip home after school, Mayrelyn found herself in a scary situation.

The clip posted on YouTube states that during the first stop on the way home from school, Mayrelyn got up from her driver’s to address a situation on the bus. It was resolved quickly, but on the way back to her seat Mayrelyn spotted something unusual and frightening.

One of the children, 8-year-old Levi Holder, had turned purple. He was choking on a piece of candy, unable to breathe. That’s when Mayrelyn, without thinking, sprang into action, according to Fox 35. 

The school bus driver states that she grabbed the young man and began performing the Heimlich Maneuver. Moments later, Mayrelyn recalls that she successfully dislodged the candy, and young Levi was able to start breathing once again. 

“It’s nothing to think in at the moment,” Mayrelyn said. “Just do it, what, what I have to do.”

Mayrelyn is the definition of a hero. She paid attention to her surroundings, stepped in, acted quickly and saved a life.  

Praise God for Mayrelyn and people like her who do not get the attention they deserve. They aren’t seeking attention or trying to bring glory to themselves. Instead, they do what is right. 

Psalm 34:17 “The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.”

One policeman stepped up in a big way, going above and beyond the call of duty when he saved the life of a young woman who had stopped breathing.

Heroes can and do come from all walks of life. But the individuals most people refer to and think of as heroes are not at all. Big-name star athletes, Hollywood actors or Washington politicians are not the slightest bit heroic. Instead of giving of themselves to others, they are typically acting out of and motivated by selfish ambition. 

However, real heroes usually fly under the radar, choosing not to receive any recognition for their good and selfless deeds. They don’t make the big screen, the Sportscenter highlights reel or the Sunday morning political talk shows. 

But one young man is rightfully getting some recognition for saving the life of a 3-year-old child. In a clip posted on YouTube, body camera footage shows Ohio police officer Soren Osicka rushing to the scene. The video states that the young woman had fallen, hit her head and stopped breathing.   

As the 23-year-old officer reaches the scene and the little girl, the child’s mother is understandably distraught. She wants what every parent would want in that situation: someone to help her little girl. 

Moments after getting to the scene, Officer Osicka frantically starts performing life-saving maneuvers, desperately trying to get the child to start breathing once again. While working on the young woman, the officer tries to coax her into breathing. 

“Come on, sweetie,” Officer Osicka says. “Hang with me, OK?”

The young officer’s efforts are successful, as the video shows. She starts breathing once again. Praise God!

Following his heroic actions, Officer Osicka carries the young woman to an ambulance, giving medical first responders an update on her condition.

“It’s cool, you know, to have less than 6 months on and be able to experience something that’s going to stick with me the rest of my life,” Officer Osicka said in an interview.

Proverbs 20:11 “Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.”

One police officer’s heroic and quick-thinking actions saved the life of a young man who had fallen into an icy pond and was struggling to stay above the freezing water.

The men and women who work in law enforcement are regularly exposed to some of the worst elements of society. Whenever there is a deadly crash, a murder or some other tragedy, police officers are usually the first people on the scene. They encounter things that most people cannot handle or comprehend. 

Additionally, officers rush to scenes of emergencies currently taking place. In those instances, they must act correctly and without hesitation. One false move or the slightest hesitation could mean the difference between life and death. In a clip posted on YouTube, a police officer raced to the scene where a child had fallen into a pond and was in danger of drowning.

Footage from the officer’s body camera shows the officers running through a snow-covered meadow to reach the scene of the emergency. After jumping over a fence, viewers see a head sticking out of the water. It’s the frightened 10-year-old child struggling to keep his head above the water. 

After arriving on the scene, the officer must act fast. So, to get to and save the young man, the officer gets down on his hands and knees and begins crawling on the ice-covered pond. While the officer is making his way to the crying child, he is reassuring the child that he will be OK and he’s coming to him.

“I got down on all fours, and I just slowly started going out,” Troy Ellison, a patrolman with Jonesboro Police Department, said. “The ice was cracking a little. So, I just slowed down and had him reach out to me as far as he could.”

The video states that the young man will be OK.

Thank God that people like Troy, without thinking, put their safety at risk to help others. He is truly a hero!

John 15:13 “Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.”

One woman, a Vermont state trooper, did not hesitate even for a second when it came to rescuing an 8-year-old girl drowning in an icy body of water.

The word “hero” gets thrown around far too often today. People, for some reason, will describe an athlete, a vainglorious actor or a morally bankrupt, power-hungry politician as a “hero.” In those and most other instances, the term most certainly does not apply. 

However, there are a few frequent occasions when someone exhibits such courage, bravery and fearlessness that “hero” is the best and only way to describe them. Michelle Archer is the definition of a hero.

She jumped into an icy pond to save an 8-year-old girl who was drowning. 

“There wasn’t a whole lot of thinking,” Michelle said. “It was just, you know, jumping into action.”

The water when Michelle jumped in was only 40 degrees. However, at the time of her heroic actions, Michelle states that she didn’t even notice the cold water. It’s clear that her only concern was saving the child’s life.

“It’s kind of interesting,” Michelle said. “On scene, I didn’t remember it being cold, but, you know, as you watch the video, I’m sure that people noticed that my breathing changed.” 

After reaching the child, Michelle grabbed her and pulled her out of the water and onto the shore. Michelle admits that she did not think the young woman was going to make it. 

But then something miraculous happened.

The young woman started making noises. It was a loud cry, a moaning sound. The little girl did survive the scary situation. 

Praise God for Michelle’s heroic actions! She saved that young woman’s life and didn’t twice before jumping into a near-freezing pond to pull her to safety. 

There are still heroes in society, and Michelle Archer is one of them. 

John 15:13 “Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.”

One man went to an extraordinary and stunningly dangerous length to keep his precious dog from being hurt and possibly killed by a coyote.

Most people love and adore animals. Even if they are not a pet owner, the odds are pretty good that they’ve had a pet at some point and still have a soft spot in their hearts for dogs and cats. Regardless of whether someone currently has a pet or not, no one wants to see an animal suffer, especially if that animal is a beloved family pet. 

In fact, most people would probably put themselves in harm’s way to rescue or protect their pets. Some would go further than others, but steps would be taken to save an animal from harm.

A video posted on YouTube shows a South Carolina man, Timothy Snipe, put his safety at risk to keep his dog, a chihuahua named Roxie, safe when it encountered a coyote. 

The clip states that Roxie, after spotting the wild animal, ran right up to the coyote, barking furiously. The video shows the chihuahua momentarily disappearing off the screen, but it quickly returns with the coyote right on its tail.

However, Timothy, wearing a bathrobe and slippers, positioned himself between the coyote and Roxie. Initially, Timothy feared the worst after seeing the wild animal, thinking Roxie’s life was in extreme danger.

“I thought he was going to grab her and take her back in the woods,” Timothy said.

But Timothy wasn’t about to let that happen. Instead, Timothy momentarily danced around with the wild animal until he grabbed the creature by its tail. 

After securing the animal, Timothy picks up the beast, carries it and then places the coyote in a nearby trash dumpster. 

Following Timothy’s courageous move, animal control arrived on the scene to pick up the coyote.  

Timothy’s heroic move did not come without a price. He admits that the coyote did bite him on the legs, but those injuries did not appear to be serious or life-threatening.

That was some quick-thinking and bravery on Timothy’s part. All pet owners love their animals, but I’m not sure many people would try to pick up a wild animal by its tail.

Proverbs 12:10 “An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evildoers are cruel.”

A brave young woman stepped in and saved the day and her 4-year-old brother from becoming a possible kidnapping victim.

Children are precious gifts from the good Lord. They bless their parent’s lives in many ways by adding an infinite amount of joy and happiness. Parents might describe their children as their hearts outside their bodies walking around, interacting with the world. 

The invaluable and priceless nature of children and how much they mean to their parents and siblings makes one little girl’s actions that much more heroic. In a clip posted on YouTube, one girl stepped in and prevented the kidnapping of her little brother.

The clip shows a man in a Florida Walmart approaching the four-year-old, grabbing his hand. He then attempts to leave the area quickly with the child. Thankfully, the man’s sinister attempt was prevented. The child’s older sister witnessed the man’s devious actions and swooped in to save the day.

The video states that after spotting what was taking place, she also reached out to the 4-year-old, grabbed the young man by the arm and pulled him back to safety. 

Authorities were quickly alerted to the situation. They tracked down the suspect and arrested him. He has since been charged with false imprisonment of a child.

Thank God that the 4-year-old’s sister was nearby and alert. She prevented what could have been a disastrous, tragic and heartbreaking situation. She is truly a hero, saving her precious little brother from a potentially terrifying situation.

The world is a lost and broken place where heinous and evil things happen daily. But just like that 4-year-old had his older sister looking out for him, we also have someone looking over us. Our Heavenly Father guides, directs and protects us during our every move. 

Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

A police officer in northern Indiana is a hero after saving the life of a child who had become unresponsive.

Life is the most precious and delicate item on the face of the Earth. Due to the priceless nature of that God-given gift, it must be protected in any and every possible way. All efforts must be made to protect and defend life. 

In a clip posted on YouTube, Officer Brian Meador, a member of the South Bend, Indiana, Police Department, races out to attend to an unresponsive child. Brian then began performing chest compressions on the youngster in a desperate attempt to get the child breathing once again.

Brian continued the lifesaving maneuver on the child while he and the child’s parents waited at the police station for medics to arrive. Thankfully, the officer’s quick-thinking actions were successful. 

“Luckily, the baby started crying about the time that EMS got to the front door,” Brian said.

Normally, a crying child can be a mild irritant, but in this instance, when the child’s life hung in the balance, that was a welcomed sign. Brian called the child’s cries “music” to his ears.

Brian also praised the youngster’s parents for their part in saving the child’s life.

“Huge shoutout to mom and dad for knowing, you know, what to do in that situation as well,” Brian said. “That’s huge.”

The child’s mother and father were on their way to hospital as their youngster had been battling an illness. However, during their trip to the hospital, the child became unresponsive, and that’s when mom and dad made a detour to the South Bend Police Department. 

The video adds that the child continues to recover. 

Praise God for the lifesaving, heroic efforts of Officer Brian Meador and the child’s mother and father!

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death; he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.”

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A group of high school students stepped up in a big way during an emergency and helped lift a car off the ground, freeing a mother and her son who were pinned underneath.

Life, for the most part, is an unpredictable experience. Sure, everyone has a general idea of what to expect during an average day. But those expectations can be thrown out the window without notice. Things can change in an instant. 

Frightening and horrifying emergencies can arise, putting someone’s life in grave danger. That’s a sad fact that a mother and her two young children know all too well after they were hit by a car walking across a school parking lot in Utah, according to a video posted on YouTube.

Fortunately, the little girl freed herself and crawled out from under the car. However, the mother and her son were left pinned under the vehicle. But thanks to the heroism and quick actions of a group of high school students, the mom and her son were soon freed from their scary predicament.

The video shows a group of high school students banding together and crowding around the car. They then picked up the car high enough off the group to where the mother and the little boy were able to get out from underneath the vehicle. 

Following their rescue, the mother and her child were transported to the hospital for treatment. The woman underwent surgery, which her husband said “went well.”  

The woman’s husband is eternally grateful for the students and the school administrators' efforts to save his wife and young son. He knows things could have turned out very differently. 

“Thank you so much,” he said. “Like, they were monumental in my family’s life.”

The stunning clip shows that when people work together and direct their efforts toward a good and worthwhile cause amazing things can happen. It can even save a life. 

Psalm 82:3-4 “Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights. Be the savior of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evildoers.”

Surrendering to God's Will! Part Six "Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:10 In times of uncertainty, when the road ahead seems foggy, or when we encounter obstacles that shake our faith, let us remember that surrender is not a one-time event but a lifelong journey. It is a continuous process of aligning our will with God's, day by day, moment by moment. It requires us to pause, reflect, and recalibrate our hearts toward His purpose. Each day brings new opportunities for surrender. Take a moment to examine your life and identify areas where you may be holding on tightly to your desires, plans, or ambitions. Ask yourself if there are areas where you have struggled to fully surrender to God's will, where you find it difficult to let go and trust His guidance. Psalm 37:5 says, "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." In those moments, breathe deeply and surrender those areas to God in prayer. Ask for His strength to release your grip on control and seek His discernment in aligning your desires with His. Trust that God will faithfully unveil His divine plan for your life as you surrender, stirring purpose and joy within your soul. Dear brethren, surrendering to God's will is not always easy, and it is normal to face resistance within ourselves. But when we choose to surrender, we are met with the abundance of His grace and the peace that surpasses all understanding. In surrender to God's Will, we experience true freedom, unburdened by the weight of our striving and embraced by the boundless love of our Heavenly Father. Amen. Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be achieved." Amen. Prayer for Today! May God's grace illuminate your path, offering reassurance and a sense of unwavering faith at any moment. With each breath, may you feel God's presence surrounding you, empowering you to withstand life's journey with unyielding resolve and endurance. In Jesus' name. Amen. https://maglife.org/

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