1 00:00:38,001 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: Hey friends, it's Kelly from Life Audio. We just launched 2 00:00:41,501 --> 00:00:45,181 Speaker 1: something new. It's called The Good Word, our free weekly 3 00:00:45,241 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: newsletter built for people who want to go a little 4 00:00:48,161 --> 00:00:54,011 Speaker 1: deeper in their faith. Think devotionals, guided prayers, curated podcast recommendations, 5 00:00:54,191 --> 00:00:57,311 Speaker 1: and a little community all in one place. No ads, 6 00:00:57,651 --> 00:01:00,091 Speaker 1: just good content. This one means a lot to us. 7 00:01:00,491 --> 00:01:03,271 Speaker 1: We built The Good Word based on the audience survey 8 00:01:03,491 --> 00:01:05,671 Speaker 1: so many of you filled out a few months back. 9 00:01:05,991 --> 00:01:08,571 Speaker 1: You told us what you wanted, and we listened. So 10 00:01:08,611 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: thank you truly for helping us shape this. Head to 11 00:01:11,580 --> 00:01:14,181 Speaker 1: the link in the show notes and join our community today. 12 00:01:14,481 --> 00:01:15,441 Speaker 1: We'd love to have you. 13 00:01:18,461 --> 00:01:26,211 Speaker 2: Life Audio. Welcome back, friends, loyal listeners, and welcome, any first-timers, 14 00:01:26,871 --> 00:01:30,931 Speaker 2: to our October 5th, can you believe we're into the 15 00:01:30,971 --> 00:01:38,361 Speaker 2: first week of October already, episode of Story Behind inspiring stories, 16 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:45,151 Speaker 2: positive headlines, brought to you from GodTube.com and LifeAudio.com. My 17 00:01:45,191 --> 00:01:47,711 Speaker 2: name is Sean McAvoy, and I've picked out a couple 18 00:01:47,751 --> 00:01:49,871 Speaker 2: stories for you today where I was just kind of 19 00:01:49,951 --> 00:01:56,091 Speaker 2: blown away by numbers, by sheer numbers. And with that tease, 20 00:01:56,711 --> 00:01:58,751 Speaker 2: I'll let you think about that for a minute as 21 00:01:58,871 --> 00:02:01,391 Speaker 2: I take a sip of coffee and leave you with 22 00:02:01,411 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: these messages. But I will be right back. All right, 23 00:02:11,901 --> 00:02:15,321 Speaker 2: both of our stories today are brought to you courtesy 24 00:02:15,401 --> 00:02:20,641 Speaker 2: of Heather Riggleman, who wrote these for our godtube.com slash blog, 25 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,601 Speaker 2: at GodTube, where you can watch without worry. And as 26 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:28,221 Speaker 2: a reminder, every story that we've created here comes from 27 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: a video that we found online. So if you want 28 00:02:30,821 --> 00:02:33,501 Speaker 2: to experience those photos and videos, just go to the 29 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,671 Speaker 2: links in the show notes. Our first story is about 30 00:02:38,851 --> 00:02:43,071 Speaker 2: new life. When you become a labor and delivery nurse, 31 00:02:43,151 --> 00:02:46,891 Speaker 2: you are in it for bringing young ones into the world. 32 00:02:47,071 --> 00:02:50,131 Speaker 2: And I guess that really came true with the folks 33 00:02:50,211 --> 00:02:54,071 Speaker 2: at this hospital. Apparently it was contagious. Because this is 34 00:02:54,131 --> 00:02:56,761 Speaker 2: a story about a hospital unit that is filled with 35 00:02:56,841 --> 00:03:03,721 Speaker 2: joy as 17 labor and delivery nurses are expecting babies. 36 00:03:05,740 --> 00:03:08,661 Speaker 2: I don't know who needs to hear this. But there 37 00:03:08,721 --> 00:03:11,561 Speaker 2: must be something in the water at Miami Valley Hospital 38 00:03:11,681 --> 00:03:15,460 Speaker 2: in Dayton, Ohio. Or maybe it's just that when you 39 00:03:15,481 --> 00:03:19,881 Speaker 2: spend your days welcoming miracles into the world, eventually one 40 00:03:19,901 --> 00:03:24,151 Speaker 2: decides to make itself at home. Either way, this story 41 00:03:24,511 --> 00:03:29,931 Speaker 2: absolutely delivered. Can you imagine that many baby bumps in 42 00:03:30,050 --> 00:03:34,691 Speaker 2: one unit? The people who coach moms through contractions count 43 00:03:34,791 --> 00:03:38,501 Speaker 2: tiny fingers and toes. and announce it's a boy or 44 00:03:38,641 --> 00:03:42,191 Speaker 2: it's a girl, are now counting down to meet little 45 00:03:42,311 --> 00:03:45,691 Speaker 2: ones of their own. Talk about bringing your work home 46 00:03:45,731 --> 00:03:52,011 Speaker 2: with you. Nurse manager Amberlee Saner said they discovered the 47 00:03:52,051 --> 00:03:57,380 Speaker 2: baby boom little by little. It's exciting, Amberlee said. We 48 00:03:57,421 --> 00:03:59,601 Speaker 2: kind of found out over a period of a couple 49 00:03:59,641 --> 00:04:02,661 Speaker 2: months how many people were pregnant and it just kept 50 00:04:02,721 --> 00:04:06,981 Speaker 2: growing and growing. Apparently, the only thing multiplying faster than 51 00:04:07,041 --> 00:04:12,301 Speaker 2: baby blankets is the maternity leave calendar. Some of the 52 00:04:12,361 --> 00:04:15,701 Speaker 2: nurses are first-time moms, while others are adding another little 53 00:04:15,721 --> 00:04:20,460 Speaker 2: heartbeat to their families. Maddie, who is 26 weeks pregnant 54 00:04:20,501 --> 00:04:24,701 Speaker 2: with her second child, and her best friend, Riley, who 55 00:04:24,791 --> 00:04:28,471 Speaker 2: is 31 weeks along with her second baby, have worked 56 00:04:28,551 --> 00:04:32,291 Speaker 2: together for five years, even starting work on the same day. 57 00:04:33,471 --> 00:04:36,900 Speaker 2: Riley says, He even plans to have Maddie deliver her baby. 58 00:04:38,341 --> 00:04:41,121 Speaker 2: There's also no one else that I would trust more 59 00:04:41,201 --> 00:04:44,921 Speaker 2: delivering my children than the people who work here, Riley said. 60 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:50,831 Speaker 2: I love that. These women have spent years helping strangers 61 00:04:50,911 --> 00:04:54,051 Speaker 2: welcome new life into the world, and now they'll be 62 00:04:54,091 --> 00:04:59,931 Speaker 2: cheering each other on through midnight cravings, swollen ankles, tiny kicks, 63 00:05:00,891 --> 00:05:06,131 Speaker 2: and those unforgettable first cries. Before long, they'll swap stethoscopes 64 00:05:06,171 --> 00:05:11,091 Speaker 2: for swaddles, charting for car seats, and shift reports for 65 00:05:11,171 --> 00:05:15,551 Speaker 2: sleepless nights. It sounds like the hospital nursery may need 66 00:05:16,151 --> 00:05:20,781 Speaker 2: its own employee reunion in a few years. Some stories 67 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:27,781 Speaker 2: just leave you smiling. 17 nurses, 17 growing families. Countless 68 00:05:27,841 --> 00:05:31,721 Speaker 2: little reminders that every baby is a fresh whisper of hope. 69 00:05:32,781 --> 00:05:38,761 Speaker 2: That's a delivery. We're celebrating. As it says in Psalm 127, 70 00:05:38,761 --> 00:05:49,921 Speaker 2: verse 3, I do have to encourage you to go 71 00:05:50,021 --> 00:05:52,741 Speaker 2: to this store. Find the link and find the picture 72 00:05:53,301 --> 00:05:56,901 Speaker 2: of the 17 women with their baby bumps lined up 73 00:05:57,181 --> 00:06:01,181 Speaker 2: in their nursing scrubs and showing off their baby bumps. 74 00:06:01,801 --> 00:06:04,210 Speaker 2: It's quite a sight. You'll have to see it to 75 00:06:04,251 --> 00:06:07,691 Speaker 2: believe it. And I will be right back with our 76 00:06:07,771 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 2: second story about a large number right after this. All right. 77 00:06:22,891 --> 00:06:27,591 Speaker 2: Our second story today starts a little scary, but I 78 00:06:27,611 --> 00:06:31,901 Speaker 2: promise you, has a good ending and Those involved apparently 79 00:06:32,141 --> 00:06:36,241 Speaker 2: had a good time. This is also from Heather Riggleman, 80 00:06:36,741 --> 00:06:39,641 Speaker 2: and it's about more than 200 campers who were saved 81 00:06:39,701 --> 00:06:46,020 Speaker 2: after Army Blackhawk helicopters airlifted them from flooding in Missouri. 82 00:06:48,041 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: More than 200 campers were saved after Army Blackhawks airlifted 83 00:06:52,021 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 2: them from the Missouri floods. While the situation was dire, 84 00:06:57,321 --> 00:07:03,541 Speaker 2: the kids, however, had fun. There are moments children remember forever. 85 00:07:03,721 --> 00:07:08,260 Speaker 2: Summer camp usually fills that list with campfires, new friendships, 86 00:07:08,861 --> 00:07:13,971 Speaker 2: and late-night laughter under the stars. But for 202 campers 87 00:07:14,131 --> 00:07:18,791 Speaker 2: in the Missouri Ozarks, this year's unforgettable memory came with 88 00:07:18,831 --> 00:07:21,691 Speaker 2: the thundering blades of a Black Hawk helicopter and a 89 00:07:21,751 --> 00:07:27,401 Speaker 2: sky full of hope. As floodwaters rose around Camp Tom 90 00:07:27,481 --> 00:07:32,590 Speaker 2: Sock in Reynolds County, Missouri, What began as an ordinary 91 00:07:32,691 --> 00:07:36,951 Speaker 2: camp day quickly became a race to safety. The Black 92 00:07:37,031 --> 00:07:40,471 Speaker 2: River swelled after relentless storms drenched the region with up 93 00:07:40,531 --> 00:07:43,601 Speaker 2: to a foot of rain, leaving hundreds of children and 94 00:07:43,661 --> 00:07:50,681 Speaker 2: staff stranded. Then came the unmistakable sound of rescue. One 95 00:07:50,721 --> 00:07:55,701 Speaker 2: by one, all 202 campers and staff members were safely 96 00:07:55,861 --> 00:07:58,541 Speaker 2: airlifted before being transported to St. 97 00:07:58,581 --> 00:07:58,841 Speaker 1: Louis. 98 00:07:59,911 --> 00:08:03,371 Speaker 2: Where anxious parents finally wrapped their children in tearful hugs. 99 00:08:03,391 --> 00:08:08,141 Speaker 2: For many moms and dads, the waiting was the hardest part. 100 00:08:08,171 --> 00:08:10,141 Speaker 2: Yesterday was a very emotional day, just knowing that as 101 00:08:10,181 --> 00:08:13,361 Speaker 2: parents we were helpless and we couldn't do anything, another 102 00:08:13,401 --> 00:08:31,021 Speaker 2: parent said. but also the understanding that there were so 103 00:08:31,051 --> 00:08:35,241 Speaker 2: many people doing anything and everything possible to get these 104 00:08:35,300 --> 00:08:38,161 Speaker 2: kids to safety and rescued. It just meant so much. 105 00:08:39,761 --> 00:08:43,490 Speaker 2: While parents carried the weight of fear, the children saw 106 00:08:43,571 --> 00:08:47,131 Speaker 2: something through very different eyes. To many of them, the 107 00:08:47,171 --> 00:08:51,251 Speaker 2: rescue was also an adventure. The helicopter ride became an 108 00:08:51,611 --> 00:08:55,501 Speaker 2: unforgettable highlight, a story they'll likely tell for the rest 109 00:08:55,540 --> 00:09:00,441 Speaker 2: of their lives. Some campers left behind everything they had packed, 110 00:09:01,361 --> 00:09:05,451 Speaker 2: escaping with only the clothes they were wearing. Yet what 111 00:09:05,481 --> 00:09:08,651 Speaker 2: they'll remember most isn't what they lost. It's the moment 112 00:09:09,191 --> 00:09:12,731 Speaker 2: they lifted off the ground, watching the flooded camp disappear 113 00:09:12,771 --> 00:09:18,191 Speaker 2: below them, knowing they were flying toward home. It's hard 114 00:09:18,751 --> 00:09:22,450 Speaker 2: not to smile, imagining the excitement on those children's faces 115 00:09:23,451 --> 00:09:27,861 Speaker 2: as they climbed aboard a real Black Hawk helicopter. What 116 00:09:27,881 --> 00:09:31,050 Speaker 2: could have become a story of tragedy instead became a 117 00:09:31,091 --> 00:09:38,491 Speaker 2: testimony of courage, teamwork, and God's faithful protection. Long after 118 00:09:38,530 --> 00:09:41,381 Speaker 2: the backpacks are replaced and the muddy clothes are forgotten, 119 00:09:42,421 --> 00:09:46,741 Speaker 2: these campers will remember something far more important. They'll remember 120 00:09:46,761 --> 00:09:49,741 Speaker 2: the strangers who came for them, the sound of hope 121 00:09:49,780 --> 00:09:53,491 Speaker 2: descending from the sky, and the overwhelming joy of running 122 00:09:53,530 --> 00:09:57,291 Speaker 2: into the arms of people who love them most. Sometimes 123 00:09:57,371 --> 00:10:02,351 Speaker 2: God answers prayers with quiet peace, and sometimes he sends 124 00:10:02,391 --> 00:10:08,961 Speaker 2: a helicopter. I can't help but be reminded of Psalm 44, 26. 125 00:10:08,961 --> 00:10:13,340 Speaker 2: Rise up and help us. Rescue us because of your 126 00:10:13,501 --> 00:10:21,301 Speaker 2: unfailing love. Thanks for listening to this episode of Story 127 00:10:21,341 --> 00:10:26,841 Speaker 2: Behind Podcasts. I hope today's stories about large numbers of 128 00:10:27,101 --> 00:10:32,631 Speaker 2: rescue or of incomprehensible things like 17 nurses all being 129 00:10:32,691 --> 00:10:35,430 Speaker 2: pregnant at once remind you of the way God is 130 00:10:35,471 --> 00:10:39,131 Speaker 2: still moving in the world around us. Visit the links 131 00:10:39,351 --> 00:10:43,871 Speaker 2: in the show notes to find the original article, photos, videos, 132 00:10:44,101 --> 00:10:47,621 Speaker 2: and any resources mentioned in today's episode on the God 133 00:10:47,660 --> 00:10:52,581 Speaker 2: Updates blog at GodTube.com. If you enjoyed these stories, be 134 00:10:52,621 --> 00:10:55,641 Speaker 2: sure to follow Story Behind wherever you listen to podcasts. 135 00:10:56,351 --> 00:10:59,450 Speaker 2: and share it with someone who could use a little encouragement. 136 00:11:00,591 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 2: Story Behind is a Life Audio production. For more faith-based podcasts, 137 00:11:05,361 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: visit lifeaudio.com. I'm Sean McAvoy. Thanks again for joining me, 138 00:11:10,821 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 2: and we'll see you next time on Story Behind.