Kunie is looking forward to blossoming tulips!

Before the tsunami hit north east Japan, Kunie’s family bred scallops on the Oshika Peninsula. The tsunami washed away their house, equipment, farm land, and rice paddies. It also took the life of Kunie’s husband. Now, she lives at the Ohara Junior High transitional shelter with her two sons.

Your donation helped JEN to be able to provide services and activities for all of the residents at Kunie’s shelter. She especially loved the chance to plant flowers, since she used to work in the field. The shelter is fairly isolated, so the simple act of planting flowers really “warmed her heart.” She can’t wait to see the tulips bloom next spring.

Thank you for providing this essential support for Kunie.  Thanks to you, Yumi, she’s getting the courage and strength to slowly rebuild her family’s scallop farm.