“Below, we have collected news stories on more cases of permit holders stopping mass public shootings with their handguns (we separately collect cases where concealed handguns are used to stop other crimes). There is no reason to believe this list is comprehensive, given how little media coverage is devoted to these heroic acts. In addition, we do not attempt here to list the vast number of defensive gun uses in general that are reported daily in the US.” – Crime Prevention Research Center, February 8, 2023

“I am volunteering in Pagudpud Adventist Wellness Center, a clinic in Pagudpud, Philippines. My daily routine is working in the clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in x-ray, laboratory, or emergency room. Then I go to an elementary school to tutor 6th graders English. After tutoring, I play volleyball with local kids and fellow clinic workers.” – Walla Walla University, February 7, 2023

“One of the ladies from the restaurant prayed to receive Christ after she received dental care and prayer from the dentist. Now several people from the restaurant attend our Christmas Eve and Easter services every year. The Lord used Farrell and Crystal’s ministry to reach these people and to accomplish Fifth Street’s mission.” – Florida Baptist Convention, February 6, 2023

“We’re not running from Christianity. We’re going to be courageously Christian in what we do.” – The Christian Chronicle, February 6, 2023

“But to have one of those trusted people who’s a Christ follower share Christ on the inside of the culture, that works. God wanted to use me in the community where He had placed me—inside the Sheriff’s Office.” – Navigators, February 6, 2023

“The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature is considering allocating millions of dollars in state funds to similar anti-abortion centers that persuade people to bring their pregnancies to term by offering free pregnancy tests and sonograms, as well as counseling and parenting classes taught by volunteers. They’re also considering offering millions more in income tax credits for donors supporting what they call ‘crisis pregnancy centers.’” – The Washington Times, February 5, 2023

“Specific initiatives include annual ‘renewal retreats’ for ministers, leaders and spouses; occasional bonuses for preachers; scholarships for children to attend Colorado’s Lads to Leaders convention (directed by former Castle Rock elder Don Moore); and minister access to counseling services.” – The Christian Chronicle, February 4, 2023

“The center’s dream is to empower girls to be role models at the forefront of change in the community — and even the world. ‘We envision girls who are governed by the Word of God, who value themselves and their bodies, and believe that God made them wonderful as they are,’ he says.” – Compassion International, February 3, 2023

“When I came through the Bible program, I had no direction. I didn’t know for sure what I would do with my life. The program helped me to reconstruct my life, and God started working in my heart and renewing my thinking process. My desires changed. He took away the cigarettes, the drugs, and the alcohol.” – Pacific Garden Mission, accessed February 2, 2023