All this week I have faithfully accessed the internet and followed up on China's story. Tuesday morning I called a dear friend, just to hear her voice and know she was safe. Then today I finally got up the nerve to e-mail a dear and faithful brother who has sacrificed so much for the cause of the cross. Below is his e-mail: Hi, Dear friends,It was a very big earthquake. We did feel the very obvious tremors. In fact in South Ningxia over 130 houses even collapsed. In the nearby provinces of Sichuan, in Gansu, Shanxi, Guizhou, Yuannan, even quite many people were killed from the disaster. In fact almost the whole country felt the tremors in such large area. We are very well in Him! Thank you for your remembering.
The picture above is from 10 years ago, at the base of the Helan Shan Mountains in Ningxia. The northern part of the country is desert, but is beautiful even in its ruggedness. My heart breaks for the countless piles of paper money being burned now - for the family to purchase what it needs in the afterlife; for the hopeless despair so many are facing. I can't even begin to imagine. Now more than ever before we have a group of loved ones who need intercession to the one who gives all strength and peace, that they will not only find comfort in this time of national tragedy, but that they will also be the beacon of hope and light in this terrible time of darkness.
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