You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison

Forum and featuring Dr. Jim Denison. Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily

Article Special edition from May 1st, 2020. In a sign of the times, Apple is testing a new version of software for its iPhones

that will enable people to unlock their phones while wearing a mask. Obviously, Face ID will not

work if the user is wearing a face mask. Nonetheless, the phone is programmed to try Face ID,

which must fail before the user is allowed to enter a passcode to unlock the phone. When the

update launches, users will be able to swipe up to activate their passcode without having to wait

for an error when face ID doesn't register. Pornsupa Hadayong is a hairstylist in Bangkok, Thailand. She says, I have cut hair for 20 years and I feel so proud.

Cutting hair for the rich, for the famous is nothing compared to these frontline heroes.

They are the most important people in the world right now.

That's how she explains the work she's doing for medical workers.

Thailand's hair salons have been closed for more than a month to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

The 43-year-old hairstylist has been offering free haircuts at Bangkok hospitals and was surprised by the response.

She says, they just keep coming. Some arrived in their hospital gowns and asked if they could get a haircut right away as they had to go to work.

At that point, she asked her friends to pitch in to help. The team now averages 50 heads a day.

She wears full protective clothing and douses her equipment with an alcohol-based spray between clients.

She's making no money for her service, choosing to live off her savings instead.

One doctor said, I don't feel like this is merely a service I'm getting. It feels like more of a

kindness given by a group of people to our hospital staff. This is more than just a haircut.

The question I'm asked most often these days is, why doesn't God stop this pandemic?

I understand the question, given biblical narratives where he parts the Red Sea,

calms the stormy Sea of Galilee, and heals the sick.

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