Pastor Daniel finds a homeless black girl named Tasha praying alone in the cold. What she does next leaves him in tears as he is shaken by her selflessness and compassion. But when secrets within the town begin to surface, will Tasha’s unshakable faith and Pastor Daniel’s determination be enough to guide the community toward redemption before time runs out? Pastor Daniel Harper’s footsteps echoed through the empty church as he made his final rounds before locking up for the night. The evening service had ended, and the last of the congregation had trickled out into the cold winter night.…
Author: town gist
After birth, a baby clings to the doctor and prevents him from leaving the room. When the doctor checks the newborn’s mother again, he immediately calls the police. Caroline, a young 20-year-old woman, was sitting in the waiting room of the public hospital next to her 21-year-old husband, Henry. They were both waiting for their turn, surrounded by the typical hubbub of the place: mothers with small children, people waiting for news, and the distant sound of someone calling for a chart. The young man ran his hand gently over his wife’s belly, which was already heavily pregnant. She smiled…
During a routine checkpoint on a seldom-used back road, Officer Daniels flagged down a hearse for inspection. Something about the driver’s nervous demeanor and a strange odor emanating from the vehicle raised his suspicion. Reluctantly, the driver complied when Daniels demanded to see the contents of the coffin in the back. The sight inside left Officer Daniels reaching for his handcuffs. As he snapped on the cuffs, the driver’s panicked explanations only made the situation more baffling. Officer Daniels escorted the driver to the side of the road and began questioning him. Daniels asked some basic questions: where he was…
The archaeological dig had been routine until the team unearthed a centuries-old knight’s armor encased in dirt and rust. It stood as a silent sentinel of history. Dr. Collins, the lead archaeologist, approached with excitement and reverence, his mind racing with the stories this artifact might reveal. As he peered inside the helmet, his heart nearly stopped, unable to believe what he was seeing. Something about the armor stirred his curiosity; it wasn’t just the age or the craftsmanship—it was the aura of mystery that seemed to cling to it. As he crouched down for a closer look, his breath…
When Chuck gets a call from a small village that they are being terrorized by a giant lizard-like creature, he finds it hard to believe at first. Only when he comes face-to-face with the animal does he realize it is real—real and dangerous. He has to take action immediately and come up with a plan to capture it, but he still has no idea what he is actually dealing with. Chuck managed to shoot the giant lizard-like creature with a tranquilizer, and now it was just a waiting game for it to kick in. This did not take long, as…
While conducting a routine patrol near the riverbank, officers noticed the outline of an object submerged in the murky waters. Closer inspection revealed it to be an old Corvette, long rumored to be lost but never confirmed. The recovery operation attracted local attention, and as the car was finally pulled from the depths, anticipation grew. What they discovered inside the car sent ripples through the community, challenging everything they thought they knew. Officer Matty had quickly managed to set up an operation capable of carefully retrieving the water-damaged Corvette from the lake. He could still barely believe that it had…
There had never been such a big police presence in and around this sleepy rural village in Central America, but ex-police dog Zena had shaken things up massively when she would not stop barking at a seemingly random tree. Only when her owner managed to break it open did he realize what Zena had detected inside. He immediately called the police, and they came with every available officer.The first officer that arrived could not believe what he was witnessing. How could it have come to this, hidden in a tree nonetheless? Deep down, he and everybody else at the force…
Lucky are those who have been able to come back from the afterlife. Shortly after 27 minutes of unconsciousness, Tina Hines is finally coming around in the hospital. Her husband, Brian, is convinced that the heart attack Tina suffered almost killed her. In fact, it was touch-and-go as to whether she would wake up again.Then, Tina requests a pen and paper, and what she scribbles down after being on the verge of death is enough to give anyone goosebumps. Long before the incident happened, the two were college sweethearts, having first met at California’s Biola University, where they shared two…
When Poppy, Amy and Stephen Smith’s daughter was born, they immediately realized that there was a problem with her. Their daughter was born prematurely and the doctors diagnosed her with Mobius syndrome, a rare disease that paralyzes facial muscles and makes it difficult to speak and eat.Little Poppy spent her first days in the intensive care unit and slowly her condition improved. Her parents hoped that despite the illness, Poppy would grow to become a healthy little girl. And when she was 15 months old she started walking, and her parents were very happy. But she still had trouble making….Read…
Mr. Karl Lowe had a bad reputation in his neighborhood after years of being a loner. But when he died, Corey stepped into his house and discovered what no one ever imagined.Corey grew up in Aurora, Colorado, but he moved to a different neighborhood after receiving his real estate certification. It was a beautiful suburban area with many great people. There was only one caveat, Mr. Karl Lowe and his houseMr. Lowe was an older man who never talked to anyone and barely left his home to get groceries. People didn’t know what to think of him, and rumors started…Read…