Inspire 21 Inspiring Words for the 21st Century

A TRUE STORY By Helen Roseveare, Missionary to Africa

One night, in Central Africa, I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all that we could do, she died leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying, two-year-old daughter.

We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive. We had no incubator. We had no electricity to run an incubator, and no special feeding facilities. Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts.

By Stephen J. Hopson

My life was dramatically transformed because a simple three-word phrase was delivered at the right time in just the right way. When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf, a situation which forced them to make crucial decisions about my education.

After consulting with numerous specialists and doctors, they made a decision that would forever alter my future. Instead of sending me to a private school for the deaf, they decided to "mainstream" me. All of my peers and teachers would have normal hearing.

County deputy pulls victim from blazing vehicle on Lower Fayetteville Road By Alex McRae The Times-Herald Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Ross, who pulled a female accident victim from a blazing vehicle Saturday, is being praised by supervisors and Coweta Sheriff Mike Yeager, who said Ross will be nominated …