We read about the great hereos of faith.  We hear about Sarah who had a baby when she was old.  We hear about Daniel in the Lion's Den.  We hear about Joseph who got sold into slavery by his brothers only to become the right hand of Eqypt.  Shradrach, Meshack, and Abednego in the fiery furnace. 

In the past as is now there appears to be people whom God has forgotten.