After Japan's 7.6 earthquake on January 1, veteran educator Anne Hanson urgently sought to study the destiny of her former host household residing in Uozu, a coastal city not removed from the epicenter of the earthquake.
After a long time of electronic mail addresses proved ineffective, Anne searched the Web for Uozu's data and made a determined effort to succeed in them by filling out a kind discovered on the web site for Uozu Metropolis Corridor.
That's when a miracle occurred. Lower than 24 hours later, he acquired an electronic mail from Akihiko Kiyokawa, his Japanese host of twenty-two years in the past.
Akihiko informed Anne about serendipity: “It simply so occurs {that a} shut buddy of mine who can communicate just a little English noticed Anne's message and forwarded it to me. If that buddy had neglected it, this connection wouldn’t it wouldn't have occurred.”
“After I entered my data in each on-line window offered, I knew the possibilities of reaching Akihiko had been enormous,” Anne informed GNN. “However I additionally knew that I believed in miracles and prayed that somebody within the workplace of the attractive Uozu neighborhood can take the time to find the Uozu grasp Akihiko Kiyokawa.”
She diligently drew up a topic line that recognized herself as an alumni of the Fulbright Memorial Fund as a result of she knew the respect that the neighborhood felt for all of the American lecturers who visited Japan to foster mutual understanding by this system.
Topic: “Prayers for you and Japan from 2001 Fulbright Memorial Fund alumna Anne Hanson”
Within the message he recognized and greeted his host: “Pricey Uozu and Household of Akihiko Kiyokawa, my expensive FMF host since 2001.” And, from these particulars, she was reunited together with her beloved host household.
“I’m so grateful that Akihiko's buddy “occurred” to see my message. However for me and Akihiko, our assembly will not be a mere coincidence – it’s a miracle,” says Anne.
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The Japanese lady and her family members misplaced their house, however in addition they reported excellent news from the catastrophe.
“Happily, there have been no accidents and my life was saved,” he wrote. “In these circumstances, I by no means anticipated to obtain a message of sympathy from America. I consider that it is a really miraculous occasion that ought to make it on the information. I want to watch it.”
As a 30-year educator, author and believer in miracles, Anne couldn't agree extra with Akihiko's interpretation of our digital assembly.
“That my expensive host had a buddy within the workplace on the proper second, noticed my message, and handed it on to Akihiko – Sure! An actual miracle and, sure, once more, worthy of creating the information” .
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