Ministry Updates and News from the Mehns
CRASH Japan reports that the reopening of expressways in Miyagi Prefecture means they will be able to move needed relief supplies and will soon be able to open their second and third base camps in Sendai. But along with needed relief supplies is the need for people to be touched by Christian believers in relief volunteer teams with the message of hope. Love-On-Japan Relief Volunteer Director, Bryan Thompson, explains, “At the present time we are…
From Yahoo News In Soma, a hard-hit town along the Fukushima prefecture coast, rubble covered the block where Hiroshi Suzuki’s home once stood. He watched as soldiers dug into mounds of timber had been neighbors’ homes in search of bodies. Just three bodies have been pulled out. “I never expected to have to live through anything like this,” he said, mournfully. Suzuki is one of Soma’s lucky, but the tsunami washed away the shop where…
Two weeks have passed since the tremendous earthquake, devastating tsunami and radiation leakage. The death toll has topped 10,000, there are over 17,000 missing all feared dead. Dear friends, we must continue to pray, give, and prepare for more involvement. Locally things continue to return to normal with many shortages having ended. Rolling power outages continue in Tokyo (and here today). But up north transportation is in a shambles, supplies limited, and people are without…
We all have been praying for the workers at the plants. The whole world is praying. I cannot stop thinking of Daniel 3:25 “I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” Let’s remember that Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego were kept safe in the furnace because the forth, our God Almighty was with them. Those workers are reported as heros called “FUKUSHIMA…
Why are the Japanese so calm in the face of disaster? Why do Japanese seem to band so well together and also deal with these terrible triple tragedies so well? A Short interview with David McDaniel’s, an American pastor based in downtown Tokyo, Japan who explains the unusually stoic Japanese cultural response to the Tsunami Crisis. David is a missionary with YWAM a JEMA member mission. http://grassrootsnews.tv/?p=528 You may also enjoy this Newsweek article contrasting…
Just got off the phone with Jeff Chapman (8:30pm JST), he checked in with me after checking in at home, unfortunately his cell phone battery was losing power. They decided to head due south through Fukushima Prefecture (don’t worry they would not be allowed in the exclusion zone) as they are trying to avoid snow. He says the roads are all twisted and at times it is like riding a roller coaster. He thinks it…
Thoughts Along the Way © Glass of Radioactive Water Elaine Mehn With the 9.0 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan which was followed by an incredibly destructive tsunami which was followed by problems at the Fukushima Number 1 nuclear power plant, we have the potential of having higher than normal radioactivity in our water. Some parts of Tokyo have reached levels that are not safe for babies and small children while other parts of Tokyo are…
Tokyo continues to inch toward normality. In our local grocery store there was rice, prepared foods, toilet paper, but no bottled water due to the rush for it due to the increase of radioactivity in Tokyo’s tap water. Except for infants the water is reportedly safe to drink. Today it was announced that Tokyo’s tap water is safe for infants to drink. Thank God for this development and for calm among the people in Tokyo.…
Christian Relief Assistance, Support and Hope (CRASH) are coordinating relief intelligence, advanced teams, volunteer training, and distribution of relief supplies. Using networks of local Japanese church contacts, CRASH Japan teams are getting aid to people and gathering valuable information for future teams. Assessment teams consisting of CRASH Japan and partnering international organizations have been able to see for themselves the challenge ahead for Japan. “It’s a logistical nightmare up there,” said Joe Wilkey, Executive Director…
The Disaster Relief Commission of the Japan Evangelical Association (JEA) met at CRASH Love-To-Japan headquarters to discuss moving forward from rescue to recovery. Director, Jonathan Wilson, asked for the continued support of over 1800 churches represented by the JEA. [Japan has about 8,000 Protestant churches] Ken Taylor, Vice President of the Japanese Evangelical Missionary Association (JEMA), shared with the commission how their missionaries have combined their relief efforts through CRASH Japan. CRASH Japan is becoming…