There is no dress rehearsal to prepare us for life. Sometimes it takes only one crisis to send our lives forever in a new direction. Will that one setback leave me embittered and bewildered? Will my faith be thrown permanently into reverse? And what about successes? Will unexpected breakthroughs change me into an arrogant human being? It is in the midst of such unexpected moments that the real heroes of life are born. Ordinary people who refuse to submit to that one big setback. People who choose to push upstream, despite all resistance. These real heroes of life are that small band reaching for God’s hand in a new way in the dark. The inspiring and heroic stories of these people are shared in this book. Their lives shout that unexpected bad or good things do not have the last say. Real character shows in the midst of the storm, where pain and excess are recreated into new routes of mercy by ordinary individuals. That one day that was different in their life did not destroy them. Rather, it inspired them to greater heights.