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A police officer responded to a scene where a cat was abused and ended up adding the furry, four-legged animal to his family.

Animals, like humans, want to be somewhere where they will receive tender love and care. No one, animals included, wants to be abused or mistreated. Members of the furry, four-legged community are also a part of God’s creation. As such, they are deserving of humane treatment and kindness.

Thankfully, one officer came to the rescue of a cute, cuddly cat who was being mistreated. In a clip posted on YouTube, Officer Timothy Rigg explained how he came to be the owner of a cat even when he believed that would have never ever happened. 

Timothy said he responded to a call where a cat, Penny, had been thrown out of the window. Once on the scene, Timothy found the cat frightened and hiding under a couch.

However, the animal climbed up on his shoulder. It wasn’t too soon after that the officer realized Penny would be coming home with him for good.

“So, I’ve always been around animals, but I never thought I’d own a cat,” Timothy said. “But I instantly knew Penny and I were going to be together forever.”

Following the incident, the animal was scared to death, according to Timothy. The cat was shivering and shaking, unsure what to make of the situation. However, when the cat was on Timothy’s shoulder, she felt safe and secure, purring the entire time.

Even when Timothy tried to drop the cat off at the animal shelter, Penny refused to let go. She did everything she could to stay on Timothy’s shoulder. 

At that point, Timothy asked if he would be able to take Penny home with him. And now, after a three-week foster process, Timothy, his wife and Penny will officially become a family. 

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

One driver’s shrewd and risky traffic maneuver put themselves in danger but likely saved a child from injury and possibly even death.

In order to operate a motor vehicle efficiently and safely, one must adhere to several rules and traffic laws. Keep your hands at 10 and 2. Check the mirrors. Always wear a seatbelt and monitor your speed. These are just a few things a driver’s education instructor will repeat ad nauseam.

However, for the most part, the rules of the road can be summarized nicely as “always remain alert to the surroundings.” Like anything else in life, paying attention to what is going on is always a good rule of thumb, especially when it involves driving a car.

A driver staying alert and paying attention to their surroundings most likely saved a young child from sustaining a devastating injury. 

A clip posted on YouTube gives the driver’s point of view as the vehicle heads down the road in Adelaide, Australia, on July 17. Everything appears to be fine, with traffic moving as normal. However, seconds into the short clip the driver spots an odd and frightening scene. 

The driver notices a child standing alone in the middle of the road on a busy highway. Thankfully, the driver in the clip saw the child early enough that they were able to slow down, cross the median and then pull over into the oncoming lanes of traffic.

The vehicle provided a protective barrier for the child, keeping approaching cars from slamming into the youngster. Soon after the vehicle drives into the wrong lanes, the child can be spotted leaving the roadway and darting into a nearby subdivision.

The clip ends with the truck crossing back into the correct lanes of traffic and coming to a stop. It’s unclear why the vehicle stopped, but one would imagine the driver was getting out to check on the child. 

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

A woman who works in a California laundromat helped save a kidnapped 13-year-old girl after the teen displayed a “help me” sign.

The world is a sad, lonely and often dangerous place. It will leave people broken and scarred. Not even children and teenagers are safe from the savage and treacherous ways of the world. But thankfully, one woman helped to save a teenager who had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted.

In a clip posted on YouTube, a laundromat worker, Touch Vong, recalls the scary incident and how she helped to detain 61-year-old Steven Sablan. 

The 61-year-old is accused of kidnapping the young girl, taking her from San Antonio, Texas to Long Beach, California, and sexually assaulting her several times.

While in Long Beach, the man stopped in a laundromat to wash some clothes, at some point, he approached Touch and asked where he might be able to find something to eat in the area. 

Instead of telling the man that the restaurants in the area normally don't open on a Sunday, she invited him to stick around because they may open. 

During her interaction with the suspect, Touch mentioned she sensed something was off about the situation. 

When the man was in the laundromat, the kidnapped teenager in the car created a sign which read, “Help me.” She flashed it at several cars driving by. Thankfully, someone stopped and called 911.

As a result of the call, and Touch’s response about food, police arrested the man. 

Touch credits God with assisting with the rescue of the kidnapped 13-year-old.

“I feel happy,” she said. “I feel like God told me to stop him. That’s how she got rescued.”

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 evildoers.”

One man in Oklahoma gave police officers a hand when he tackled the fleeing suspect to the ground.

Officers see and interact with some of society's worst elements on a regular basis. Law enforcement is always called to the scene whenever something goes wrong - a fatal crash, a shooting or a domestic disturbance. A police officer’s job can be stressful, to say the least. 

However, a video posted to YouTube shows how one citizen helped to make a terrible situation for a police officer a lot better. The short video begins with an officer politely asking a man in a black shirt, gray shorts and a hat to sit on the side of a busy street. The man had initially been stopped for illegally crossing the street, according to the clip. 

However, instead of taking up the officer on his request, the suspect starts running. He darts across the street with the officer giving chase, only a few steps behind.

But the suspect’s advantage begins to grow. He starts getting further and further away from the officer. The suspect and the officer make it to the other side of the road, with the suspect 

running his way up the sidewalk. Little does he know that he has someone waiting for him.

The video shows a man in an orange t-shirt standing and waiting as the suspect approaches. 

The man then leaps in toward the suspect. He grabs the suspect and tackles him, bringing him down to the ground.

That suspect has been stopped dead in his tracks due to the concerned citizen.

Following the incident, the officer called what Ty Clem, the man who grabbed the suspect, did “amazing.”

“To get all that on bodycam footage, and just to witness it firsthand, it’s pretty amazing,” Officer Josh Metcalf said.

Isaiah 41:10 “Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.”

Have you ever dreamed of being a bird soaring freely in the sky? Eagles are amongst the largest birds on the planet. They have amazing eyesight, lightning speed, and can detect prey up to 3.2 km away. As the national bird of some countries, they symbolize freedom, strength, courage, and immortality for generations. So if you ever dream of being a bird, aspire to become the largest eagle in the world!

A husky in Texas nearly died of starvation but was rescued by a few kind individuals, and the animal’s transformation is mind-blowing. 

Life can often be grueling and punishing, filled with overwhelming circumstances. Those experiences can leave people in rough shape physically and mentally. Those situations, in order to make it through, will require the love, support and kindness of others. 

A group of kind people concerned about the well-being of an emaciated and severely malnourished dog in Cleveland, Texas, came together to rescue Jake’s life. 

The first few moments of the YouTube video are difficult to watch. Jake was in rough shape and very close to death when a group of rescuers were first alerted to the starving husky. The animal could barely lift its head to look at and acknowledge the people attending to him. 

“The homeowners saw him collapse in their backyard,” one woman said. “I went to feel him to make sure he was still alive.”

Jake was rushed to the emergency room for immediate care. However, it was unclear whether the animal was going to survive that hour-long trip. The woman in the video mentioned she constantly checked to make sure the animal was still breathing. 

It was a week into Jake’s recovery before he had the strength to open his eyes. They are a beautiful bright blue. 

However, Jake’s painful condition didn’t dampen his spirit or attitude.

“Jake is amazing,” one man in the video said. “As much pain as he was in, he still had a good attitude, and he still wanted to go and he still wanted to play.”

A few weeks later, the video shows Jake progressing and recovering, this time in a foster home. The animal runs back and forth, chasing and fetching after toys.

By the end of the clip, the difference in Jake’s appearance and demeanor is astounding. He looks like a completely different dog.

Jake, by his owners, is described as a happy, go-lucky dog who loves life. And a woman in the video gave an explanation for why Jake seems to enjoy everything so much.

“I think the reason that he enjoys everything the way that he does is because he knows what it’s like to be without it,” she said.

Proverbs 12:10 “A righteous man regards the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Two young men are heroes after they stepped up and rescued a 7-year-old child from drowning in an apartment's pool.

Summer is filled with heat, humidity and plenty of outdoor fun. Those enjoyable outdoor outings often include water-based activities, especially in June, July and August. Whether it’s spending time at the lake, catching waves in the ocean or practicing cannonballs at the local pool, attendance in and around water increases.

But, as much fun as swimming and similar activities are, they also come with a fair amount of danger. Drowning is a real possibility even for the most experienced of swimmers. Thankfully, two young men helped to prevent one drowning death.

A video posted on YouTube shows a 7-year-old child, Griffin Emerson, swimming in an apartment complex’s pool. Griffin enjoys the pool's shallow end. But he slowly begins to drift toward the deeper part, struggling to keep his head above water. 

All this takes place as no one else seems to notice. The video points out that Griffin’s frightening struggle against the water happened over the course of a full minute, eventually ending with the child sinking to the bottom of the pool. 

However, one young man, Noah, did spot Griffin in the pool. He mentioned that he ordered Weston to jump in the pool and check on the 7-year-old.

The video shows Weston, once he makes it to Griffin, grabs him and pulls him to the surface and then to the side of the pool. Griffin’s mother then began administering emergency life-saving procedures. 

At some point during CPR, Griffin resumed breathing. 

“I was scared I was going to drown,” Griffin said. “It felt a little weird. Spit out some water and that’s it.”

Griffin's grandfather is beyond grateful for Noah and Weston’s watchful eyes and heroic actions.

“Weston and Noah, you know, they hold a special place in my heart,” he said.

Ephesians 5:20 “Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father:”

One member of the Nevada State Police was caught on camera rushing to save a scared kitten on the side of the interstate in Las Vegas.

Animals, like people, can often find themselves stuck in odd, uncomfortable situations. Those problems and circumstances can even arise without the help of poor decisions and wrong choices. In those predicaments, it can seem that there is no way out and that hope is lost. Luckily, there is One who makes a way.

One video posted on YouTube shows a young feline stranded on the side of a busy Las Vegas highway. It’s a situation where the chance of survival is slim. However, as God does for us, the scared little cat received unexpected help in the form of a Nevada State trooper.

After receiving a call about a kitten on an on-ramp, dash camera footage shows the trooper racing to the scene where the cat was spotted. Luckily, even before exiting the car, the trooper sees the cat.

But corralling the animal and keeping it from making its way onto the interstate is a different story. 

As the video shows, the trooper gingerly walks up to the kitten. However, being frightened, the cat begins to take off to potential trouble. It runs right toward several lanes of traffic. The trooper in the video gives chase, staying right behind the feline. 

Thankfully, right before the kitten makes its way onto the road it stops, and the trooper scoops up the cat.

After getting the cat off the highway and putting it in her car, the cat is still scared. It manages to get itself behind the car’s glove compartment. Then, as the video shows, another member of law enforcement successfully removes the cat from the car. It momentarily continues to fight him but soon calms down.

The short clip ends with the best possible resolution. “Trooper Kitty,” as the video points out, was eventually adopted into a happy and loving home.

Isaiah 41:10 “Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.”

One construction worker used his massive piece of machinery for humanitarian purposes when he saved an animal, which had become ensnared by a fast-moving current.

Animals are creatures designed by the same God who hung the sun, moon and stars in place. The Lord, as mentioned in the book of Genesis, even placed animals on the Earth before man. Since they were formed by and are members of God’s creation, animals deserve a certain amount of respect and dignity. 

A short clip posted on social media shows how far one person went to save the life of a calf. The 35-second video is of filthy, mud-colored water moving at a brisk pace down a canal in Igdir, Turkey. A few seconds into the video and a large object, off into the distance, can be spotted floating along with the water. 

As the water brings the unidentified item closer and closer to the camera, it appears to be some kind of animal lying on its side. Then, as the creature in the water gets to the center of the frame, an excavator appears inches away from the beast in the water. 

The excavator and the calf disappear into the canal, down into the filthy water. The excavator quickly reemerges after having captured the calf. The big piece of machinery brings the animal to safety, placing it on solid ground where the beast regains its footing. 

The machine operator timed the submersion of the excavator perfectly to pull the animal from the rushing water. 

The successful calf rescue captured on camera was only one of two, according to Sunny Skyz. The outlet reports that initially, two calves had fallen into the flooded canal. However, philanthropic citizens, using only ropes, corralled and pulled the animal out of the canal to safety. 

The other calf, the one captured on video, proceeded to move down the waterway for approximately two miles before the excavator operator stepped in and rescued the bovine.

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

A baby girl, left in a baby box at a Florida fire station, now has a home after being adopted by one of the firefighters on duty.

Children are an amazing and wonderful gift from the Lord. Yes, children can be loud, unruly and boisterous at times. Anyone who is a parent knows this to be true. But parents are also fully aware of the staggering amount of love and joy a child adds to life. Being a parent is one of life’s greatest blessings. 

After 10 years of trying for a child without luck, Vincent, a firefighter in Florida, and his wife are now parents. They are mom and dad to Zoey, a beautiful baby girl left in a baby box at Vincent’s fire station.

Vincent, who was on duty, noticed Zoey in the station’s baby box. He then rode with the child to the hospital to be checked out and examined by medical professionals. As this was happening, Vincent had a conversation with the responding doctor. He was ready to make a major life decision.

“I hand the baby off to the nurses, so they can do all the stuff they do at the hospital,” Vincent said. “And I pulled the doctor aside, and I had asked him, ‘When’s the case worker going to get here? Because I would like to adopt her.”

In the clip, Vincent states that he and his wife were already approved to adopt children in the Sunshine State, meeting all the necessary requirements to become adoptive parents. 

Zoey went home with Vincent and officially became his and his wife’s daughter three months later.

Vincent stated he and his wife are beyond blessed to be Zoey’s mom and dad.

“It’s been amazing,” Vincent said. “Every day, me and my wife still look at each other and just go, like, ‘I can’t believe, you know, we have a child.’ We try not to take a single moment for granted because we’ve been waiting and praying so long for this to happen.”

Psalm 127:3 “See, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

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The sounds of crying are heaven-sent when first responders save an unresponsive 4-month-old baby boy who had stopped breathing. The video unfolding shows just how every second counts in life-threatening moments. The infant Laker Carlson was born twelve weeks premature and had a medical condition known as Spina Bifida, which occurs in about 1 in every 2,000 births.

In spite of being born with a rare condition, he was thriving enough to go home and join his family while on oxygen. All seemed well for the little guy as his family returned to their lives, making room for this precious addition until his mother realized Laker had stopped breathing. Frantically she called for emergency services and knew she needed to get him help right away. 

Emergency responders were made aware of the situation. They raced to Laker’s house with hope and prayer they would make it in time to save him. When paramedics arrived, they learned not only was Laker not breathing, he didn’t have a pulse. Deputy Jonte Slack recalls the heart-stopping moment. “When I got there, there was no pulse. He was not breathing, and there were no signs of life,” he recalled. 

Jonte gently placed Laker’s lifeless body on the floor and began chest compressions for CPR. After several heart-stopping moments, Laker begins to gurgle and fuss. He was breathing again! 

His father, Matthew Carlson, was terrified he had lost his son when he got the phone call his new son wasn’t breathing. He felt helpless as he began an agonizing 30-minute drive home, praying for God to intervene. When Matthew finally got to hold his son in his arms again, he commented, “He is definitely our miracle baby. He is so precious.” 

Laker is a miracle indeed. Thank God for Jonte’s life-saving skills and for the Lord being present with this family. The Lord’s hand was upon little Laker, and now he has a story to tell! 

“By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see,” Acts 3:16. 

Security camera captures firefighter dad saving his toddler from drowning. One-year-old Cole Petite wanted to take a swim in the pool with his big sister. But he didn’t understand the dangers of jumping in all by himself. Prior to jumping in Cole took off his life vest. 

In this heart-stopping video, we are reminded to be vigilant with our children around any body of water because all it takes is one second for them to find unexpected danger. But Cole has a father who is a hero, not just because he saved Cole’s life, but because he puts his life on the line every day as a firefighter. 

Zack Petite recalled the terrifying moment and realized the situation could have turned out differently. He said, “If I hadn’t been in arms reach, it might have been too late for me to go in and grab him.” 

Cole was blessed that his father happened to be right nearby when Cole decided to take a dip. Zack’s Fire Chief, Eddie Sell, says their dangerous encounter with the pool is proof this can happen to anyone. “It’s proof this can happen to anyone at any time, so seconds matter,” he said as he emphasized to never turn your back on your kids. 

As hard as it is to watch the terrifying moment when Cole slips under the water, we can breathe a prayer of gratitude that Cole is safe and sound. With summer in full swing, we will be flocking to the pool or lake to cool off. May this video be a reminder to be diligent. Thank God for vigilant dad’s like Zack. It was a miracle he was there to rescue his son in time. We are so thankful Cole is okay! 

“The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior,” Judges 6:12.