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Japan Earthquake



March 11, 2011 an 8.9 earthquake hit Japan. The largest earthquake in the world. Moments after, a Tsunami occurred and the devastation and destruction was unbelievable. There have been numerous photos and videos of live footage that I watch in disbelief. The damage and number of lives taken are going to be awful.
We watch and we pray for the hurting country. I read a statistic that said there are 200 million people in Japan and only 1.9 million Christians. That is startling to me. I think God got their attention today. God is a sovereign God, for the reasons behind many things we will never understand.

Press Release
TOKYO – For more than two terrifying, seemingly endless minutes Friday, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan shook apart homes and buildings, cracked open highways and unnerved even those who have learned to live with swaying skyscrapers. Then came a devastating tsunami that slammed into northeastern Japan and killed hundreds of people. The violent wall of water swept away houses, cars and ships. Fires burned out of control. Power to a cooling system at a nuclear power plant was knocked out, forcing thousands to flee. A boat was caught in the vortex of a whirlpool at sea. Minutes later, the earthquake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami along the northeastern coast of Japan near the coastal city of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. The quake was followed for hours by aftershocks.The tsunami roared over embankments, washing anything in its path inland before reversing direction and carrying the cars, homes and other debris out to sea. Flames shot from some of the homes, apparently from burst gas pipes.

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