{"id":15336,"date":"2026-03-10T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-a-heartbreaking-story-inspired-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:59:17","slug":"how-a-heartbreaking-story-inspired-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/how-a-heartbreaking-story-inspired-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Heartbreaking Story Inspired Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the surface, it was a simple, miraculous story that arrived in my mailbox this time last year. A little boy had fallen from a second floor window onto the concrete driveway below; his parents prayed by his hospital bed, told by doctors to prepare for the worst. Then the boy rose, mysteriously unbroken, despite x-rays taken moments earlier which had indicated otherwise. It was a miracle that happened decades ago, but one that Wes, the boy\u2019s father, would never forget. Which is why he sent it to Mysterious Ways<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of behind-the-scenes work<\/a> that goes into preparing every story for publication. The first thing we do is call up the authors and get the information they may have left out\u2014those little details that provide context and help the reader better understand what the author experienced. I called Wes, and after we spoke for a while, I asked if I could speak with his son, Paul. The other editors and I wanted to include his perspective on what had happened to him when he was just a boy, hoping it could add a different point-of-view to the narrative.<\/p>\n

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