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I’m sure He is but, even America is only capable of so much. These people need a miracle right now. God is the only one who can do that. Pray is powerful and where we can’t help, God expects us to pray and let Him step in. Sometimes that’s what He wants to do. To draw people to Himself.

These people need a miracle right now.

I have always said that faith is what keeps you sane long enough to start cleaning up after a disaster. Without it the enormity of the tragedy will brake the minds of those who's bodies survived the torrents. In cases of such universal devastation survivors feel guilt, simply for not being dead. They need to believe that there is a reason for them to keep going, even if they don't know exactly what that reason is.

I think the moderator is deleting some inappropriate posts which I’m glad of, I don’t need to be angry now!

We have a niece in the Aomori Prefecture on Honshu. Her and her husband have been there for years teaching English, one on the university level, the other as a practical entry-level “conversational English” for Japanese who just wish to be conversant with Americans, Brits, etc. They are more than conversant in Japanese like a number of our FReepers. I don’t think you could pry them away even with this.

They lack power and have continuing interruptions on other utilities but apparently the Tsunami had little effect, they’re dealing with earthquake damage and are optimistic. Thanks to amazing communications they send periodic emails when things are temporarily online and running.

Thank you for those prayers, which ARE appropriate and beautifully stated and more powerful than many think.