Friends From Far Away

*A retelling for children, based on **Mahmúd's Diary** (entry of 4 October 1912).*

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One morning in October 1912, in San Francisco, two visitors came to the house where 'Abdu'l-Bahá was staying. They were Bahá'ís from Japan.

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'Abdu'l-Bahá was very happy to see how strong their faith was. He said that this meeting was an historic event. It was not every day, He said, that a person from Iran met people from Japan in San Francisco with such love and harmony. This had happened through the power of Bahá'u'lláh, and it was a reason to be thankful and happy. Then He said:

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> The power of Bahá'u'lláh makes all difficulties simple.

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He told them that He liked the Japanese people very much, because they were bold and intelligent, and whatever they set out to do, they did well.

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The visitors asked 'Abdu'l-Bahá to come to Japan. They also asked if they could write about the Bahá'í Faith in the newspapers of Japan. He gladly said yes, and He was very kind to them.

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*This is a retelling for children. For the fuller account, see ["Two Japanese Bahá'ís in San Francisco"](/stories/md-east-meets-east-san-francisco).*

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