Churches in Japan are still desperately trying to confirm the safety of their parishioners six days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the north-eastern region.
The Anglican Bishop of Tohoku, the Rt. Rev. John Hiromichi Kato, said that the affected area was very wide and diocesan staff had not been able to visit all areas.
One member of St John’s Church, Isoyama, has been confirmed dead but there is still no news of the tiny church’s other seven members.
“We pray that they are all safe in some temporary shelter,” said Bishop Kato, in a statement Wednesday.
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Statement from the Archbishop of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
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