Many families bring a flush to say almost that day. For those who lost loved ones, the flush may however concur a painful suitcase on hearts—even 13 years later. We bring bright memories of precisely what nosotros were doing when nosotros heard the fateful news. What were yous doing?
Bob in addition to I were upward early on that morning time preparing to acquire to the airdrome inwards San Francisco to selection upward our son, Nur, in addition to his half-brother, Daak, returning from iii weeks inwards Japan.
Showering in addition to getting create to leave, nosotros listened to the tidings in addition to made passing glances at the TV that sat inwards the corner betwixt the bedchamber in addition to bathroom. We began to linger inwards forepart of the enshroud when the tidings broke that a small-scale airplane patently hitting i of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Once cameras televised the scene, nosotros were hooked—seeing thick, dark smoke spew from the tower. Then watched inwards horror equally a minute plane, clearly a large plane, hitting the South Tower.
I became numb, my rima oris gaping equally I held my manus over it. Then began to sob, realizing that nosotros had been attacked past times only about horrible enemy of America. Even the tidings anchors claimed, "We are at war!"
Nur in addition to Daak were inwards the air over the Pacific on Nippon Airlines (JAL) headed for San Francisco. We learned that all air traffic was grounded in addition to in-bound flights would endure diverted. But where would his airplane go? My ticker pounded. God, delight proceed them safe.
Yes, it occurred to us that his airplane could bring been highjacked in addition to similar a shot flew alongside a destructive intent toward the US. "I can't permit my heed to acquire there." I told Bob.
Our habitation became similar a search in addition to rescue hub. Radios in addition to televisions were on throughout the house. We searched tidings sites on the Internet to assemble every tidbit of data nosotros could. Being e'er mindful of the possibility of to a greater extent than attacks, nosotros busied ourselves alongside finding our boy to proceed us from despairing over the province of the country.
We operated inwards a surreal basis that solar daytime equally did every other American. The solar daytime seemed to final forever equally details of the tragedy came together. Two jumbo jets struck the World Trade Center Twin Towers causing them to collapse. Another plowed into the Pentagon. And only about other crashed inwards a champaign inwards Pennsylvania idea to bring been jump for Washington DC.
No discussion almost our son.
Finally, at 7:30 PM nosotros heard from Nur. I heaved a sigh of relief. He called us from a pay telephone at the Vancouver airdrome after he in addition to Daak were allowed off the plane. Their airplane had been sitting on the airdrome tarmac for 7 hours!
"We didn't know what had happened until nosotros got off the plane."
"What did the airplane pilot say you?" I wondered what form of nightmare he mightiness bring endured all those hours.
"He told us that something happened in addition to nosotros had to acquire to Vancouver. I didn't know what to think."
Obviously confused alongside the situation, JAL told disembarking passengers they were “on their own” to acquire lodging in addition to acquire home. Thank God for the Internet in addition to airdrome courtesy phones. We procured lodging for Nur in addition to Daak in addition to paged them to communicate the information.
Then the waiting game began.
We tried to figure our what to create to acquire them home. We booked flights on the Internet alongside Alaska Airlines hoping to acquire them habitation the adjacent day, but learned flights were however grounded. Each solar daytime nosotros attempted to acquire them a flying to no avail.
Finally on Th September 13, nosotros heard that misplaced flights would wing to their originally intended destination. We contacted the boys at their hotel instructing them to brand it comport upon alongside JAL.
Early that adjacent morning time nosotros prepared i time to a greater extent than to selection upward our boy at the San Francisco airport. On the means nosotros picked upward balloons in addition to called the local TV station.
Waiting inwards the reception surface area for incoming international flights, nosotros watched throngs of Japanese passengers from the JAL flying look from behind the wall that separated us from immigration. Seeing Nur in addition to Daak eventually emerge gave my ticker a lift. He's habitation in addition to safe.
After the media interviewed the boys almost their experience, nosotros travelled dorsum home. I contemplated what I felt at Nur's arrival. Home and safe had novel meanings. Yes, he was habitation inwards America, but was he safe—were nosotros safe?
Now 13 twelvemonth later, I recollect of security in addition to habitation inwards a dissimilar light—from an eternal perspective. And expect to the LORD for my safety and empathise that sky is my real home.
"The nurture of the LORD is a potent tower;
the righteous run to it in addition to are safe." Proverbs 18:10
Where were yous on 9/11?
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