Divine intervention?
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A young English naval officer based in Oslo, Norway went on holiday to Trondheim, up the coast. Being a keen organist he visited Trondheim Cathedral and asked to see the organ console there. Arriving in the organ loft he found a young English lady organist already there; they got on so well that they were subsequently married.
Two years later, at short notice he was asked to stand in as godfather at the baptism of the son of another expat friend in Oslo. In England the baby's family lived just round the corner from the lady organist.
Two years after that, the naval officer moved to Kuala Lumpur, where his new next door neighbour turned out to be the baby's other godfather.
Date submitted:Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:56:46 +0000Coincidence ID:7227
