At about 11:30 Tuesday (JST), Jeff Chapman, a fellow Converge Worldwide missionary, left with several others to deliver much needed relief supplies to Ishinomaki city in Iwate prefecture. Since yesterday the convoy has grown to four vehicles and eight drivers in two groups. A one way trip takes about 17 hours of driving. They expect to arrive back in the Kansai area late Friday or early Saturday. Jeff wrote today, “Today is the day I…
Bruce Young (quoted earlier) is returning to Japan because even churches in the Nagoya area (LOCATION) are experiencing incredible response right now. “Missionaries tell us people are walking into the church asking questions as never before. This is a very emotional time for many and thus more are ready to hear the gospel message… and overwhelming the missionaries with endless opportunities.” PRAY that churches and believers would maximize all these opportunities.
Today I talked to one of the CRASH leaders. He told me they are so busy with volunteers and mobilizing other they are running out of room for their operations center. PRAY that God would lead them to a larger center to continue operations for over a year. PRAY as the leadership of CRASH as they pass more leadership to Japanese as they partner with the Japan Evangelical Association. CRASH Japan is a non-profit disaster…
Again the toll from this triple disaster has meant the death toll now over 8,600 and 13,000 people still missing. Search and Rescue work continues but several teams have wrapped up their work. Continue to PRAY for the comfort of all affected by this record disaster. Over 250,000 people are still in evacuation centers. After ten days in these often cold centers throughout the region means that many health issues have developed like influenza. PRAY…
Pray as Relief Gets Harder Those experienced in relief work report that it is grueling work, hard physically, emotionally and spiritually. As the recovery heads more into the second week now the long-term real problems are being evident. Sometimes relief workers can actually become victims of the disaster due to the effect on their lives. Staff at hospitals are reporting exhaustion and discouragement. PRAY that those doing the relief work would avoid compassion fatigue. Before…
ANSWERED PRAYER – Thanks for praying #1 “CRASH Japan base camp received the 93-ton donation from Samaritan’s Purse and with the help of 200 local volunteers unloaded the much-needed aid into North Sendai.” #2 Thanks be to God that a full electrical blackout has not happened in Tokyo. Conservation and rolling blackouts are keeping the biggest city in the world running. #3 Doctors report that miracle upon miracle were what made it possible for an…