For Japan With Love

Then Jesus said to his disciples : “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

Luke 21:10-11

 




images via boston.com

"The Lord rules over the flood waters; The Lord reigns as king forever." ~Psalm 29:10

By now, you may have seen these images several times, or maybe its your first time viewing them. Every new image that is shown leaves me speechless. I can't even begin to fathom what is being felt in Japan right now. There are people, over there, right now who just like you and I have families, have children, pets, & friends..who could be missing, starving, or even dead. Their world has come to a screeching halt, all within the blink of an eye.

On Friday, March 18, I will be participating in a bloggers day of silence, in order to raise awareness and pay respect to what the people of Japan are suffering through.

This day of silence is being put on by two lovely blogging women over at Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours who have teamed up to start For Japan With Love.  And theres more, they have started gathering donations to help the victims of these disasters. All the donations will be going to Shelter Box, which provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies to those who need it most.  Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items.  And Shelter Box is already at work in Japan!  Each box costs $1000 and they are trying to raise enough money to buy 5 boxes. Could you please help spread the word?

I know that the blogging community has a HUGE heart.  Whether you donate to Shelter Box or the Red Cross or any other organization, it doesn’t matter.  The important thing is to donate!  I know many of us are not in a position to donate a lot, but every little bit helps.  Can you help?
If above all else, please, please PRAY. They NEED your prayers. I know God is with them there already in that dark desolate place right now, but they need to feel our prayers, they need to feel the power, and presence of God, and the love of the world around them.

If you are interested in participating in the day of silence, click here:
For Japan, With Love