After watching more footage again this morning of the Tsunami that happened in Japan on March 11, 2011, I am in shock. In the age of technology and media, we are able to see so many different camera angles, and personal footage of what took place, and so it makes the magnitude of the destruction seem even more incredible (which it surely is). You hear stories of where parents who owned a nightclub wouldn't leave, but the son left the town, and now he's searching for the bodies of his parents. You hear where half of a city of 17000 people may be gone. Hear where a wave of over 30 feet came in wiped out the entire town. You see cars & trucks tossed around like little toys. My heart and prayers go out to the people of Japan. There are so many people who have been affected in one way or another, and how do we respond, as a people so far away?
I must find strength in God, and pray that others who are deeply troubled in Japan would do the same. Here are some words that I have called out to on behalf of the family & friends who are searching and have lost loved ones:
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." Psalm 46:1-3
Other options to help will be to donate funds through agencies like Mennonite Central Committee or the Red Cross.
Wow - really all we can do is be thankful for what we do have....go give your family members a hug and tell them you love them....and pray for the country of Japan as they try to piece their shattered lives together - one day at a time.
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