UNKNOWN HEROES
We all like to read about heroic acts, and really look up to heroes. But, there are many people out there that are heroes, and no one knows about them. They are the people who willingly give of themselves to help others by volunteering to go help during disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
Then, there are men and women who volunteer helping at missions like Gospel Rescue Mission, St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army, the United Way, and Red Cross. We will never know who they all are, but they give of their time and caring to help others in need without anything in return, except the knowledge they have helped others in need.
Even men and women who donate their time to volunteer at hospitals, nursing homes, and children’s daycare centers; they do it because they feel led to without any financial return. Many people, even young people are drawn to missionary work outside of their own country to help those in need elsewhere. I know of a wonderful young pastor and his wife who moved to Mexico to help with the children in an orphanage there.
Then, there are those who become heroes reacting to someone in dire need of help, like staying to help someone hurt in an accident, or running to alert and help in the event of discovering a fire in a building until the fire department arrives. Just the act of helping an elderly person across a busy street, or running to catch someone before they fall is an heroic act. We don’t really think of it like we should, but things like this happen every day.
So, there are many heroes in our midst that we are unaware of. Perhaps you know someone that falls into this category. Let’s think more highly of them than we give them credit, as they may never get their names into the newspaper, but they are heroes just the same. And, of course our many young men and women who put their lives on the line everyday for us, by serving their country in the line of duty on the battlefield. They are all heroes, and we should thank God for them everyday.
Helen L. Price
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