The following was written by the friend I traveled to China with. I just chose to copy it and let God move us to do what He wants us to do:
As you all know China is under rubble.
The loss and devastation is enormous. Really unfathomable. And when you account for the towns that are hundreds of years old you can imagine how impossible it was for the homes to stand.
I am so saddened and I am asking why? Why? Especially right on the heals of the terrible cold and freeze that hit in Jan/Feb this year. But, naturally, life goes on and we have already forgotten. Even, I, who was just there had forgotten about the terrible storm. We could hardly imagine cold when we were wishing we had air conditioning.
To give you a sense, we were in Chongqing - about 100miles southeast of Chengdu. The epicenter was not too too far from Chengdu - about 60miles northwest of Chengdu. Gratefully, [our third daughter's] orphanage in Xiushan is about another 400miles southwest of Chongqing.
There is good news, though. According to Half the Sky foundation there were no injuries to orphans, although there is some structural damage to some of the orphanages. Love Without Boundaries reports that [our third daughter's] orphanage is fine. No injuries nor structural damage. Another contact was made by a family whose daughter is also from Xiushan and they have "friends" in Xiushan who report not having been affected at all. It may also be worth mentioning that [our first daughter's] orphanage is quite far from this area and presumably has had no problems.
If you are moved, please pray with us. We have - needless to say - special affections for China. If you are so inclined please consider making a financial gift through:
www.chinesechildren.org
www.halfthesky.org
www.lovewithoutboundaries.com
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