Monday, July 09, 2018

Update: After Deadly Flooding, Traumatized Hiroshima Wakes to Blue Skies, Starts Getting Life Back in Order


Hiroshima residents awoke Monday morning to sunny skies but a cloudy future following flooding and landslides that left at least 46 people in the prefecture dead.

As the scale of the disaster caused by record downpours began to sink in, emergency workers continued their search and rescue operations. With the return of clear skies and a rise in heat and humidity, Hiroshima officials’ worries turned to getting emergency water and food to over 100,000 households, many located in areas that are currently difficult, if not impossible, to reach by road. Read More

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Please continue to pray for those affected by the flooding and landslides in Japan and for the Japanese emergency workers. Please also pray for the Christian churches in Japan and their witness to Jesus Christ, and for the spiritual awakening of the nation of Japan and the salvation of all its peoples. Pray that God will create more opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and open hearts and minds to its message of new life in Him. Your church may want to consider a partnership with one or more churches in Japan.

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