Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News

~ John W. Howell

Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is with few modifications.

Christmas Spirit Enfolds Korean Tourists During Blizzard –After They Knocked on This Guy’s Door

By

Andy Corbley –

Alex-Campagna-Facebook

A group of South Korean tourists narrowly avoided a ruined vacation, with good fortune swapping it for an unforgettable experience waiting out a blizzard and cooking with a New York family.

Traveling from Niagara Falls to Washington DC, a tour group of 10 South Koreans got stuck in a blizzard near Buffalo. Two of the group went to a local house to ask for a shovel to dislodge their vehicle.

It was Christmas Eve when Alex Campagna heard their frantic knocking on his door. Outside, he recounted on Facebook, was “the worst blizzard I’ve experienced,” and knowing the folly of trying to carry on, he invited them all inside, putting them up on couches, air mattresses, and sleeping bags.

“As a Buffalonian, this is on another level, the Darth Vader of storms,” he told the New York Times.

Eager to repay his kindness, the guests cooked several South Korean meals like jeyuk bokkeum, stir-fried pork, and dakdori tang, a spicy chicken stew. As it turns out, Campagna and his wife really like Korean food and actually happened to have some of the more extravagant ingredients on hand.

The Times reports they stayed Friday and Saturday. They swapped stories and even enjoyed some American football matches on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas day. Drivers came to pick up the tour group and took them to New York for some impromptu flights.

“We have enjoyed this so much,” said Choi Yoseob, a member of the group who described the experience as unforgettable and a “unique blessing.”

The Good News here is that someone had empathy for his fellow human beings who were in trouble. Today’s JohnKu talks about good deeds. I hope you have a very Happy New Year.

A Helping Hand by John W. Howell © 2022

Reaching out to help,

Someone who is in trouble . . .

Fills both hearts with joy.

 

65 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News”

  3. I’m suddenly thinking again of the two dudes in the F250 who happened to have a tow strap when they found me stuck in the mud on a Brazoria County road. It doesn’t take much to completely transform a bad experience into a memorable one.

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    1. I had to wonder about that. Looks like they eat a lot of Korean food. Also how did they get additional stock to feed all of them for two days. Maybe the roads opened. Anyway it was a good gesture.

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      1. It was a great gesture. I also heard that their engagement or proposal night was a Korean dinner, and the Koreans tried to replicate the dish.

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  18. Okay…your JohnKu gave me a lump in my throat. Thank you for that. What a terrific story! We never know when we might have a chance to help others, even in a blizzard.

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  22. I love this story. I saw it on the news. There were many acts of kindness over the storm days. I adore that there were so many good samaritans, and not just in Buffalo (where some died).
    A fab JohnKu to end the tale of a good deed.

    📚📖🐂💋

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        2. OMG! Is that brOccOli, the veggie with 2 hugs in it?
          How clever!
          With rOses and OX en.
          It doesn’t get better than this.
          Okay, I’m off to get a frying pan for the brOccOli, and a vase for the rOses.
          Now that the OX en have shrunk, they can just mill around with the cats!
          💋💋💋💋

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  24. Absolutely amazing. It was no accident that they knocked on that particular door. The Buffaloans loved Korean food and had exotic ingredients on hand? Then they got to experience authentic Korean cooking. So great.

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