Laura Kwerel

Shortly before it was her turn to perform in a piano competition, Angela’s nerves were getting the best of her. Then a competitor did something that changed her day — and her life. 

Karen felt overwhelmed at the prospect of clearing out her parents’ old belongings. Then someone stepped in to help.

Shalom grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home. When he was seven, his grandmother offered him something small that made him rethink his entire relationship to religion.

Rasha remembers the nurse who treated her ailing mom with uncommon kindness.

Not long after chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, Mary Fran was walking through a mall, self-conscious about her wig. Then a stranger came up to her, and told her something that gave her hope.

It was the middle of the night, and Vanessa and her husband were stranded on an Alaskan highway. Just when they had given up hope, a car pulled over.

In 2006, Patricia’s three-year-old son had a grand mal seizure. She was a single mother, with no one to accompany her to the hospital. But an hour into her hospital stay, a familiar face appeared.

Growing up, Joy and her parents were dedicated to helping others. Then they received some life-changing help themselves.

Father Martin remembers an act of generosity by a nun named Sister Janice Farnham.

Nicole had a seizure while driving to work. When she woke up in the hospital, she learned about an incredible act of courage by another driver on the road.