9-11 kindness

"We just fell out of the sky onto their town."

On September 11, 2001, after the attack on New York City, all flight traffic stopped. Planes were ordered to land at the nearest airport and wait.

Thirty-eight airplanes landed at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, a small town of 9,000 people. The planes brought 7,000 strangers from 90 different countries, all in need - and Gander was up to the task for what turned out to be five days.

Sandwiches were made, travelers were housed in gymnasiums, high schools, and even homes. The people of Gander put their normal lives on hold to serve these strangers, out of the goodness of their hearts.



from "Hope is Contagious"