ADVENTIST WORLD The Hiroshima Miracle より
The Hiroshima Miracle Saved from the atom bomb RYOKO SUZUKI Share Comments The Hiroshima Miracle On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima, Japan, became the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear bomb. While the devastation and loss of life was horrific, today, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of that fateful event, we’re reflecting on the amazing stories of the Hiroshima Seventh-day Adventist Church members—all of whom survived.—Editors Asako Furunaka Asako Furunaka was born on August 12, 1921, the daughter of a successful businessman in Japan. Driven and highly intelligent, she attended night school after graduating as a teacher. At age 32 she became a newspaper reporter, a rare thing for a woman of her day to do. She married a college professor, and though they were not blessed with children, she had a blissful life. One day when she was in her early 20s, Asako’s life was shattered when her husband confessed that he had a lover and wanted a divorce. Feelings of despair and ange...