Encounter in the Sea of Galilee
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Some years ago I lived with my wife and family in Israel working as a teacher. We often spent holidays by the Sea of Galilee in the town of Tiberias where we had friends. Tiberias is below sea level and very hot. 35C is fairly common so we spent quite a bit of time in the water keeping cool. On one occasion while swimming with the children I overheard two women talking as they swam nearby. They had southern Irish accents. I am originally from Northern Ireland. We got talking and I discovered that they were Roman Catholic nuns taking time off as they travelled back to Ireland from working in Zambia. I said that the only person I knew who was in Zambia was a priest called Brendan O'Callaghan whom I had met in Belfast and who had kept in contact with. Their immediate response was, "Father Brendan, isn't he a lovely man." They had met him only once as they were working in different parts of the country quite far from each other. A coincidence spanning three continents.
Date submitted:Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:45:44 +0000Coincidence ID:9973
