Churches in Kessenuma Miyagi Prefecture celebrated Easter yesterday. For these churches there was a need for resurrection of their facilities to be able to use the church again. http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japans-christians-celebrate-easter-amid-disaster Some of these churches were helped by CRASH teams and some from the B1 network that missionary Jeff Chapman has been working with. See my previous post http://www.gospelrest.com/churches-shattered/
In Ishinomaki the city where John volunteered the nearest church to the neighborhood he worked had water up to the first floor ceiling. The church was cleaned out and was used for a relief supply distribution center and where hundreds of people would drop by daily for supplies and a word of encouragement. The first worship service since the earthquake was held at the Ishinomaki Christ Church near the train station.