On this episode of Our American Stories Ken Wells always knew what he wanted to do--to fly fast But when that dream became a reality it landed him as a prisoner of war at the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam Two days before his wife Candy gave birth to their child Joining us with their story are both Ken and Candy Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Ken Wells always knew what he wanted to do but when that dream became a reality it landed him as a prisoner of war at the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam Two days before his wife Candy gave birth to their child Joining us with their story are both Ken and Candy Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omny fm listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this story comes from our regular contributor Christopher Klein Klein is the author of four books and is a frequent contributor to the History Channel He's here to share a story of an unknown Civil War hero Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Judith Pierson tells us the story of Navy corpsman Estel Myers and his story of survival in the WWII's Pacific theater Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Carol the Daughter of Doolittle Raider Jacob DeShazer shares the story of her father being taken captive by the Japanese as a prisoner of war and how he chose to forgive the torturers Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Emerich Juettner tells us how he was an upstanding citizen for most of his life Here is the story of how the choice to choose three then-minor league hockey players to play the Hanson Brothers in Slap Shot starring Paul Newman was made Steve Snyder tells us how his father Howard managed to return from Europe alive during WWII after he and his crew had been shot down over Belgium Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Best Worst Counterfeiter in American History - The Story Behind One [... more]

The Daily Encouraging Word with Dr Don Wilton [... more]

Have you ever wondered what it takes to survive impossible situations To hold on to hope when all seems hopeless Many of us have had days even weeks when the way forward seemed bleak and we just weren't sure how to press on We can take heart from this study of the life of Elisha He lived what seemed to be an impossible life because with God all things are possible [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Clare tells the story of a nurse who served in the Philippines during World War II and shares the experience that she and others like her went through after the Japanese invasion there Martin Lisius founder of Tempest Tours and Kim George Customer Relations Manager talk about the companies origins and what it's like being on the road in midst of extreme weather Brent Timmons shares the story of nbsp his nbsp first job at a crab house in Delaware nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes [... more]

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When our day-to-day troubles turn into a trap we can't escape we don't just have a problem we're in bondage Dr Tony Evans explains how you can break free as he examines a famous story from the book of Exodus [... more]

Louis Zamperini survived somehow His military plane crashed at sea during the war killing eight of eleven men onboard ldquo Louie rdquo and two others clambered into life rafts They drifted for two months fending off sharks riding out storms ducking bullets from an enemy plane and catching and eating raw fish and birds They finally drifted onto an island and were immediately captured For two years Louie was beaten tortured and worked mercilessly as a prisoner of war His remarkable story is told in the book Unbroken Jeremiah is one of the Bible rsquo s unbreakable characters He endured [... more]

Walter Dixon had five days to honeymoon before he shipped off to the Korean War Within a year troops found Dixon rsquo s jacket on the battlefield with letters from his wife stuffed in the pockets Military officials informed his young wife that her husband had been killed in action Actually Dixon was alive and spent the next years as a POW Every waking hour he plotted to get home Dixon escaped five times but was always recaptured Finally he was set free You can imagine the shock when he returned home God rsquo s people knew what it was [... more]

Award-winning artist Morgan Weistling was once an agnostic who believed that art was his god Today he shares his inspiring testimony of how he became a Christian who now knows his artistic talent is a gift from God and he will share that talent with listeners in a way you won't want to miss Original airdate Oct Receive A Prayer for New Life print by Morgan Weistling with your donation of or more https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast sharing-gods-light-through-art featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts [... more]

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