I have been looking at some of the most incredible scenes of the earthquake that recently struck China. I find the destruction incredulous, hard to believe, and the loss of life is mind numbing.
My friend Jeff is in Chengdu with a team of people, one of the areas hardest hit my the quake. His wife said in an email:
"Jeff called this morning from Chengdu. His team had gone back into the city for the night. He said he was most worried last night, as they were sleeping in a 7- story building in Chengdu. He said he feels better outside under the sky!! He sounded exhausted and said he was beat. They were going back up to the quake zone this morning, Monday morning. His team is registered with the Red Cross and he said they are mostly treating minor injuries and giving tetanus shots. The majorly injured people have made it to refugee camps where medical help is available there. Jeff said all the buildings are gone up there. It is reduced to rubble everywhere!!"
Keep these workers in mind in your prayers and meditations.
For all the hurt and pain and anguish, certain scenes stirred me to my soul as I watched. One clip shows the spontaneous outbreak of joy and happiness as rescue workers pull a survivor from the wreckage (go to link).
If you haven't seen the pictures and such, both the BBC and the New York Times has some great stuff on their web sites.
The BBC has clips, and the New York Times has photo galleries.
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