By Kevin Tuerff
—Wade Goodwyn, NPR
“Kevin Tuerff tells a pleasant and heartwarming tale that takes us from one of many darkest days visible through the USA and the realm, to a brilliant, secure, love-filled position that actually exists the following on the earth. it's a tale packed with wish for a greater tomorrow.”
—Jeanette Gutierrez, September 11 Survivor
When Kevin Tuerff and his accomplice flew from France to big apple urban on September eleventh in 2001, they'd no concept that the world—and their lives—would swap forever.
When US airspace closed after the terrorist assaults, Kevin, who was once experiencing doubts approximately equipped faith, discovered himself within the small city of Gander, Newfoundland in Canada with hundreds of thousands of alternative refugees or “come from aways.”
Yet, while all appeared darkish, the folks of Gander rallied and the “plane humans” skilled boundless acts of generosity. Channel of Peace tells the tale of the way Gander’s compassion, then and now, has ignited a spirit of kindness that renewed Kevin’s spirituality and has encouraged an annual and transforming into “giving again” day.
His tale, besides others, has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals whilst it used to be included into the Broadway musical Come From Away. In Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander on 11th of September you will discover an unforgettable, inspiring story of hospitality, the power of the human spirit, and hope.
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