Inspirational Videos

A woman turned to social media to ask for help locating people who helped her during one of the toughest moments in her life.

Often it seems that social media and the world, in general, are filled with mean, hateful and uncaring people. Sometimes it may appear that individuals go out of their way to show how cruel they can be. However, one woman, Kyndra Smith, experienced love and kindness from two total strangers after receiving devastating news.

Kyndra was about to get on a plane to be with her mother, who was sick. However, right before boarding the aircraft, Kendra got a call from the hospital. Medical professionals told her they had been performing life-saving measures on her mother for close to 10 minutes, but hope was gone. Kyndra’s mother would not survive.

At that moment, Kyndra lost it. In the video posted on YouTube, the young woman states she fell to the ground in hysterics. For nearly a minute, people walked on, ignoring her as she wept. But then something extraordinary happened!

“This lady came over and she just hugged me from above, kind of bent down,” Kyndra said. “And she started praying over me.” 

The praying woman’s daughter also stopped and comforted Kyndra in her time of need. 

Now, Kyndra, who stated she did thank the mother and her daughter for their love and comfort at the airport, is hoping to reconnect with them and give them a proper thank you. Months after that encounter, Kyndra posted a video asking for social media users' assistance in finding the two women.

Since posting the video asking for help, it has gotten more than 1 million views. 

While Kyndra has not located those two loving and caring individuals yet, another amazing thing happened! 

Kyndra, in a follow-up video, stated she started receiving messages from others on TikTok, mentioning that they had a similar experience of others comforting them in periods of grief. 

“I’m getting so many messages about stories that people have that are similar,” Kyndra said. “And it just shows me how many wonderful people are on this world around us.”

Life will throw trying and grief-filled circumstances our way, but it’s mentioned several times in the Bible that God is always faithful and will never leave or forsake us in our time of need.

Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord your God, he it is that does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.”

One bus driver’s quick thinking saved one of her students from walking out into an oncoming vehicle.

That heroic bus driver is April Wise, and she is from New Carlisle, Ohio. In the video, you can see April checking her mirrors and paying close attention to her surroundings as she is transporting the students. And her attentiveness saved one of her student’s life when an oncoming car failed to stop when she stopped her bus.

“Woah! Wait! Wait!” April shouts as she grabs the kid’s backpack to hold him on the bus. Very shortly after, a car drives right where the kid was about to walk

That student was a seventh grader, and April knew that he was a quick one when it came to getting off the bus, which is why she had to jump right into action when she saw danger approaching.

“He is one of my quickest students to get on and off the bus. He is super quick,” April Wise said. “The only thing that went through my brain was to keep him from getting off the bus.”

And the seventh grader’s family is so grateful for the quick-thinking actions of their son’s bus driver.

“For what she did that day, we definitely appreciate it,” said the boy’s father.

April’s heroic actions earned her high praise and even a reward. And the video of her save will also be used as an example during training for other bus drivers to show how to safely care for students who ride the bus.

“This goes far beyond what I imagined to happen, so I am very emotional,” April said. “I don’t deserve it, but I’m glad it’s bringing awareness and stuff. Hopefully, more people will take it into consideration.”

Way to go, April! And may this be a reminder to all to stop your vehicle when you see a school bus stop in the road to let students off.

Disney is a company known for making dreams come true and creating magical moments. One video captures a truly special situation aboard one of the company’s cruise liners.

“The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo” and “Up” are just a few of The Walt Disney Company’s massive collection of beloved films. Those flicks are filled with memorable and unforgettable scenes, characters and lines. Disney films hold a special place in the hearts of many. 

One unforgettable and special Disney moment recently happened, not on the big screen, but during a Disney cruise. The YouTube video shows a young man sitting and expertly playing the piano on a floor buzzing with activity. 

The child’s tickling of the ivories is so good that it catches the attention of Donald Duck’s better half: Daisy. About a minute into the clip, Daisy walks over to the young pianist, points in his direction and applauds his efforts.

The beloved Disney character loves what she’s hearing! The video’s description refers to Daisy’s reaction as “truly authentic and priceless.”

Others are also in agreement as a round of spontaneous applause breaks out. Several people can even be seen filming the young man as he shows off his skills on the piano. 

The child manages to fit two songs into the nearly 7-minute video. While the first song may be hard to place, the second one is recognizable. The second song is the main theme from Disney’s popular “Pirates of The Caribbean” films. 

As the video’s description explains, the child’s piano playing happened on the Disney Dream, one of the company’s sailing vessels. The ship’s cruise director worked it out so that Logan, the child playing the piano, could bless his fellow cruisers with his musical talents.

This is a special moment that the young man will likely remember for the rest of his life!  

Psalm 33:2 “Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.” 

Some people are dealt a much more difficult hand in life than others, but one little girl is not letting her disability stop her from reaching for the stars and inspiring others.

Sadaya, who was born blind, plays the piano and even sings using braille on YouTube. The 11-year-old girl and her mother Dora, appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where they talked about the child’s many hopes and dreams.

“I started playing music when I was three and I had my very first piano,” the little girl said. “Also, I learned braille in preschool.”

However, Sadaya doesn’t just use her YouTube channel to showcase her musical talents. Sadaya, as she explains, uses her online channel to show that her disability is not holding her back from living a normal life.

“I share how I can read braille and do, go to school, do homework,” she said. 

Sadaya also mentioned that she has, what is perhaps, the cutest and sweetest name for those who follow her YouTube channel.

“And also, I call my fairies, I call my followers fairies because they’re sweet and magical,” the inspiring little girl said. 

At about the 1:15-minute mark of the clip, Kelly asks Dora, Sadaya’s mother, when she learned her child was blind and the struggles she has faced. During her answer, Dora begins to tear up. However, the sweet little child gives her mother some loving encouragement.

“Don’t cry, mommy,” Sadaya says.

Near the end of the clip, Kelly asks Sadaya if she has other hopes and dreams beyond just singing. It’s clear that Sadaya will not let anything hold her back from dreaming big!

“Yes, I do,” she says. “And those dreams are meeting Adele. My other dream is to get a grand piano.”

She also added that she would “love to be a doctor” because she would “love to help kids” like her.

What a wonderful little girl who, despite her disability, has a positive outlook on life and has big dreams! She is not allowing anything to hold her back. 

Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.”

After a scary hospital stay while her daughter was ill, Hoda Kotb opens up about gratitude and how ‘God’s got this.’

Many parents have been there. Terrified to find themselves in the hospital with their sick little one. That was Hoda’s recent reality, but now that her daughter is safe back at home, she opened up about her experience on the Today Show.

“I’m so happy to be back,” she said to Jenna Bush Hager. “I feel like life is one way on a Monday, and we all have our Mondays, and we complain about them…and then Tuesday rolls around, and something really hits hard. And you realize that Monday was actually pretty awesome.”

Hoda continued, “So for us, it was little Hope who had to go to the hospital, and she was in the ICU for a few days and then in the hospital for another week. And it was really scary. And she’s vibrant and brilliant, and she’s home. She’s home! I’m over the moon that she’s home. And I can’t believe how amazing people are. That’s the thing I learned through all this, you know, like the nurses who stood by her all the way. The nurses who checked on her constantly, the doctors who came in, the people who took care of us. And I felt like we were held.”

Thank goodness for such a caring and attentive hospital staff. Hoda then goes on to talk about gratitude and how it is sometimes hard to choose it, but it is so important.

“I always talk about gratitude,” she shared. “But I found myself not living in that lane because I was scared. And then I decided, ‘You know what, let me think about this for a minute.’ I have a family who loves me. I have a little girl who’s home. I have a wonderful support system. I have doctors who would have done anything to make everything better, and they did. So, sometimes you talk about gratitude, and then when you’re pushed to the limit, you’re like, ‘Do I feel it?’”

Hoda then shares about the important reminder that she wears around her neck: “I’m wearing this little thing that a friend sent to me…it says ‘God’s got this.’”

What an incredible reminder for us all! Even in the hard times of life, God’s got us. We are held in the palm of His hand. Amen!

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Honesty is an essential moral value that involves being truthful and sincere in one's words and actions. Students should avoid lying, cheating, or plagiarizing in their academic work or personal interactions.

Reporters and anchors are supposed to relay the news, but one media member, unfortunately, found herself as part of the story.

In a video posted on YouTube, Fox 11 Los Angeles anchor Marla Tellez talks about a scary situation she experienced while running on Santa Monica Boulevard. 

Marla, an avid runner, says that while jogging one Saturday morning in January, an unknown man lunged at her. The man then began chasing her down the street…in broad daylight.

“I turn around and he is coming at me full-bore,” she said. “I’ve never felt so much fright.”

While under extreme duress, Marla said she noticed a total and complete stranger, a Good Samaritan, who waved her down. The vehicle then pulled over, opened the door to their car and Marla hopped in. The car, with Marla inside, left the area.

That Good Samaritan, Natalie, met with Marla following the scary incident. She was in the passenger seat, while her husband was driving. 

“I saw him turn around and then, like, run after you,” Natalie said. “Cause I was, like, trying to scream at you, wave my hand down so I could get you to see me.”

Natalie, who was still upset by what she witnessed, added that she felt Marla needed help. 

The clip ends with Marla expressing her gratitude to Natalie for her and her husband’s heroic act, saving her from her would-be attacker. 

Natalie and her husband showed concern for someone they did not know, acted and stepped in to help a stranger in obvious need. Thanks to the heroic and loving efforts of Natalie and her husband, Marla avoided being kidnapped, injured or worse.

Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord your God, he it is that does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.”

Beth Moore, a prominent Christian leader, tells of deep hurt and heartache in her new book, but in one interview, she states how she hopes to use the grace God has shown her.

Beth recently sat down with Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) to discuss her latest book, “All My Knotted-Up Life,” a memoir. She has faced several trying and horrific circumstances in life. But through it all, Beth states that the Lord has shed His abundant grace upon her throughout her life. Her desire is to show Him that His grace has not gone to waste. 

“I can’t go back and relive my life,” she said. I can’t go back and make a thousand decisions differently, which I wish I could do. I can’t rewrite it. It is, it’s just, it’s just what it is. But I can see to it that the grace that the Lord has poured on me is not in vain.”

In the book and the interview, Beth mentions difficult and horrific situations in her life, including being sexually abused by her father as a child.

“I’m not sure anything impacts the life more than your protector being your perpetrator,” Beth said. “In other words, my father was the person on earth that I could trust the least.”

Beth adds that her father, in order to ensure that she didn’t let anyone know about the ongoing abuse, mentioned she had to keep quiet for the safety of the family, including her mother.

“What he did say over and over, was that we had to protect my mom because she was not stable,” she said. “So, he used that. So, there was like, ‘I’m not only going to split up my entire family, but I’m gonna cause my mother to kill herself.”

She also mentioned hardships she has faced in her 45-year marriage in relation to her husband’s battle with mental illness. 

“The thing about what Keith had dealt with, with very severe PTSD and then bipolar, you never knew when there was going to be a sudden episode,” she said. 

Beth says that through all the unexpected trials and the difficult days in her marriage, the prominent Christian leader says it caused her to rely even further upon the Lord.

“I guess the best thing that has come out of it for me and for us is you talk about a woman casting herself on Jesus,” she said. 

In the book, Moore also mentioned being shunned and turned away by churches after she spoke out about former President Donald Trump during his run for the White House. She writes that churches sent back her Bible studies and others even burned them in response. 

Beth’s story is one of love, forgiveness and perseverance through some really devastating situations. Through it all, all the heartache, hurt and betrayal, Beth remains fully committed to the Lord Jesus Christ!

1 Peter 5:10 “But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.”

A little love and kindness can make a world of difference, even for animals. That’s exactly what happened to one sweet, lovable pup!

One video posted on YouTube shows the amazing transformation a couple and their dog helped to bring about in a scared and malnourished canine. Glitchy weighed only 14 pounds when he was adopted. Due to his weakened state, Glitchy could barely even walk.

The woman who adopted Glitchy said it was love at first sight. 

“I instantly fell in love with him, and I wanted to just take care of him,” she said.

She added that the day she and her husband brought Glitchy home was their ninth wedding anniversary. But after the couple arrived home, it was another member of their family who made the biggest impact on Glitchy. The couple already had a dog, Petey. 

“Once I brought Petey out to meet him, he was like a brand-new dog,” she said. “He was just so curious. He wanted to follow Pete everywhere.”

The video shows the two dogs playing and running around the yard together. They were quickly bonding and becoming best friends! 

Glitchy continued to improve dramatically, taking some big steps in life, literally and figuratively.

“All of a sudden, he got the stairs,” she said. “All of a sudden, he was getting up on our couch. It was just crazy.”

Glitchy’s progression did not stop there. The once sad and scared animal, who could barely walk, started to find his voice, or at least his bark!

“The first time we heard him bark was an amazing feeling,” the woman said. “Three weeks, he didn’t make a peep.”

The video concludes with images of Glitchy being a happy, healthy dog. He plays with a toy, barks and nips at his best friend Petey and enjoys a bone while sitting by his big brother.

“Dogs are literally the most resilient creatures ever,” the woman said. “We don’t deserve them.”

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

The world is often a violent and dangerous place. Stories about horrendous and devastating acts of violence litter websites and television screens. But one quick-thinking pastor used the power of prayer and God to keep a tense situation from turning into something much worse.

Four men wearing masks and carrying guns entered a church in Ferguson, Missouri during Sunday morning service, according to a clip posted on YouTube.

The pastor of the church, Marquaello Futrell, also a former member of law enforcement, noticed something was off about the four men immediately. He quickly spotted their weapons, remained calm but still took decisive action.

Pastor Futrell, not wanting to cause alarm, told his staff to lock the church’s doors and call officers. Then the pastor approached the four men during the service, asking them why they attended that morning’s service.  

Next, the pastor asked all four of the men if it was OK to pray for them. All four of them agreed and then members of the congregation can be seen gathered around them, praying for the four young men. 

The pastor, with his instincts, prayer and God, stopped the four men from inflicting violence upon those in the church. In an interview on Fox News, Pastor Futrell said the four men were wanted for two convenience store robberies that took place just hours before the church service.

Despite his efforts, the pastor gave God the glory for keeping him and the members of his congregation safe.

“We believe God is the greatest power,” he said. “And we cannot be defeated.”

What a powerful clip that shows the power of prayer, God and a pastor who was quick on his feet! God has his hand of protection over the people in that church. 

1 John 5:14 “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

Dancing, much like painting or filmmaking, is an art form that requires discipline, creativity and a fair amount of talent. One couple has shown that they have plenty of all three!

In the video posted on YouTube, the popular hit from the 1960s “Do You Love Me begins playing. As the music starts playing, at least for the first few seconds, all viewers see is a sparsely decorated room. 

At approximately the 10-second mark in the clip, a man and a woman enter the frame. To anyone watching, it’s clear from the very beginning that they have a choreographed dance number ready to go.

The man and the woman take their positions, essentially dead center in frame with about a foot space between them. The chorus begins and the two people start strutting their stuff!

They move flawlessly, backward, forward and side-to-side in sync. Just for a change of pace, they even throw in a few snaps along with the beat of the classic song.

Both even mouth the song's lyrics, while they dance around together in the room. It is evident from the gigantic smiles on their faces that they are thoroughly enjoying themselves!

The nearly three-minute clip is a ton of fun. The couple’s dance routine is one that would have likely taken hours to come up with and then execute to perfection as they do.

Others who commented on the video, mentioned how much they enjoyed the couple’s little dance number.

“Just found this today and boy oh boy, you have made my day much better. I smiled all the way through. Thank you!!” one person wrote.

“The 70 year old lady woke up during the middle of the night with a headache and unable to sleep and now I find I am smiling ear to ear. You both have great moves- I love this. Thank you!” a second person added.

Psalm 30:11 “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.”

Check out this swoon-worthy figure skating couple as they perform a Riverdance routine. While every step didn’t go as planned, those commenting on social media were beyond impressed by the two beautiful skaters!

Eva Pate (22) and Logan Bye (25) skate their free dance in the 2023 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships. A vision in sapphire and emerald water-color, the pair deliver an extremely technical performance, supplying a dose of Irish art and culture on ice that makes us all wish we had a little green running through our veins!

The song is “Reel Around the Sun” by Bill Whelan—from Scene 1 of Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show. The dance begins slowly, but there is nothing reserved about Eva and Logan’s choreography. Their perfect v-shaped starting stance and their spin at 1:10 captive! At 1:35, Logan lifts Eva, and she turns upside down to place her hands and her weight on his thighs while her feet point upward. When noticing Logan’s slight wobble, one announcer comments that he’s got a “human on a tightrope.” 

At 2:30, the “fun starts,” according to one of the commentators. The tempo picks up, the clapping begins, and their steps remind us of Michael Flatley, the man most often associated with Irish dance. Eva takes a point-costing tumble at 3:00, but it is astonishing how quickly the two recover and continue on! 

By 4:00, the energy has accelerated. Logan holds Eva for a high-speed spin, and they finish the dance with lofty steps, cartwheels, and bows! Eva and Logan smile, but we see their disappointment as they embrace. The fall has impacted their routine, and they know it.

The video shows the replay of their mishap and the rendering of their scores, but don’t stop watching yet. In the final second, Logan says something to Eva, and there is a wonderfully sweet moment between the two. Just an instant. But it’s one that makes everything okay!

Logan and Eva have been skating together since 2019. She’s from Ohio, and he’s from Colorado, but they train in Michigan. And, wherever they are together is home. The two were engaged in 2022! This may not have been their favorite performance, but it was splendid all the same. And, they’ve got lots of days, months, and years to work together on the ice and in life!          

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22

Officers in Michigan recently went above and beyond the call of duty. They provided a special service as they helped a woman who was in a tough spot.

Life is often unpredictable, putting us in unexpected situations and circumstances that can make for an unpleasant experience. One woman, doing her job, delivering DoorDash orders, was involved in a car crash.

The 23-year-old woman, who was 6 months pregnant, and her 2-year-old daughter, who was in the backseat, did not suffer any injuries as a result of the crash, according to the clip posted on YouTube. However, the woman now did not have a way to get the DoorDash orders to her customers.

The young lady, wanting to keep the customers happy, made a special request. She asked the officers at the crash scene if they would deliver the DoorDash orders. 

“I have DoorDash stuff in my, in the car,” she said. “Is there any way you guys can deliver that for me?”

The officer, who answered, sounded surprised by the woman’s request but agreed to help her out of the jam.

“Yeah, sure, I'll take it for you,” he said. “What’s the address?”

In the video, the officer asks how much is in the car as the woman hands him the food items, transferring them from her vehicle. 

The officer at the crash site even informs dispatch of their special assignment.

“They’ve got a DoorDash that’s gotta go, so we’re gonna take it for her,” he said.

The clip ends with the officer delivering the groceries and explaining the situation, which resulted in law enforcement acting as DoorDash drivers. 

What a beautiful video of someone having kindness, compassion and mercy on another. The officers could have very easily denied the young woman’s request. Instead, they provided a helping hand to someone in need.

Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”

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Life can throw some dark and horrible situations our way, but one puppy, given slim chances of survival, beat the odds and is now thriving!

Animals, especially dogs, seem to have the uncanny ability to come back in a big way when things appear bleak. One video posted on YouTube shows the stunning transformation of a dog who was likely to die. 

The video begins by showing Penny in rough shape. The text in the video reads that doctors stated, “there was no way to save her life.” However, those doctors were proven wrong!

But in the following clip, the animal’s inspiring journey back to health is apparent. The text reads, “after a blood transfusion, Penny started to come back.” The animal, held in and wrapped in a blue towel, is fed. 

In the next scene, the animal continues to rebound as it lays on its back while someone plays with the cute puppy. It almost even appears to be smiling! 

Then Penny is reunited with her mother. The video shows Penny struggling to reach her mother as it attempts to nurse. The following few quick clips perfectly capture the progress of the animal. Penny is spotted playing and curiously roaming down the halls. 

However, the clip does not end until showing Penny as a full-grown dog, who has recently graduated from obedience training. Penny is now looking for a forever home, the clip informs viewers.

The clip almost has to be two different dogs. From the sickly-looking puppy at the beginning to the happy, fun-loving dog at the end, Penny’s transformation is amazing!

Life can be cruel, putting us in awful positions where winning does not seem at all possible. However, just as Penny shows us, we cannot give up because you never ever know what God has planned!

James 1:12 “There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God’s approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.”

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