In our series “Connections,” we are highlighting the inspiring stories of people who meet through chance encounters. In this edition, we meet Lamont Thomas and Wendy Lundin Clark. Thomas, who was hit by a car as a baby and told he may never walk again, now walks 40 to 50 miles a week on his quest to heal — and...

Scott Sowle and Daniel Buenaventura may have little in common at first glance. Sowle is an advocate for people experiencing homelessness and Buenaventura is a college student studying nursing. But the two men are linked by a chance encounter and a common thread that runs through their lives. Both have turned their greatest grief and hardship into inspiration to spend...

Meet Ruby, a survivor of domestic violence trying to live the life she deserves, and Steve, who hopes his family story about suicide will help others who may be struggling with mental illness.