Earthquake Update

Here, in our little pocket of the world, it is pretty much life as usual. But to thousands of people in China, it is a very different story. Another update from Jenny at Half the Sky makes this statement even more real and sobering. "There are 34,073 people confirmed dead, 245,108 injured, still more than 35,000 still missing." Gary and I were talking yesterday and to get an idea of just how many people we are talking about he gave me this visual image. A few miles away from us is The Palace, an arena for sporting events, concerts, and other big attractions. It can hold a capacity of 22,000 people. So I imagined myself sitting at a Detroit Pistons game and visualizing all the people filling those seats, and it is a lot of people! Now with that in mind, multiply it by about 1.5 and that is how many people have died so far in the earthquake in China! It is also how many people are still missing! These people are just like us, they have friends, husbands, wives, children, moms, and dads. They go to work every day and love and take care of their families! So, imagine if something this horrible and catastrophic were to happen in our life. Makes it even more real and heartbreaking, doesn't it. Please do everything you can for these people who are just like you and me. After all, we are all God's children. So please reach out to them whether in prayer or donation (Half the Sky) or both.