As you probably aware, there was a huge earthquake happened in Japan (around 1455), recorded 8.8 magnitude (6th largest on earth since 1900). This has caused a huge tsunami (10m or 33 ft high wave) to hit the north east coast of Japan. Japan has declared a state of emergency on the country. When we heard about the news, our hearts sank with the people in Japan. We were terrified and devastated. Probably, we were still recovering from the shock of recent earthquake in Christchurch, NZ.
Japan has been one of the countries that missionaries have been actively involved in. At this point, it is still very hard to estimate the number of life loss and property damaged. But, looking at the devastating pictures on TV and internet, it was just shocking. Our committee (missions committee) urge everyone to pray for this country.
Let us, in one heart, pray for:
- Pray to our Lord to have mercy on us. Pray that He, the creator of all creations to spare us from this more powerful natural destruction. We are all His creations and beg Him that He will allow us to continue to live so that we can worship and praise Him;
- Pray to our Lord that He, the almighty God, will minimise the aftermath shake to minimum so that there will be less destruction after the first destructive wave; Also pray for the other countries in the Pacific rim ( including Taiwan, Russia, Hawaii, Philippines, Pacific islands etc.), be protected from the Tsunami too. There are a few small island countries which will be hit by tsunami between 10 pm and 2am;
- To pray for people in the affected areas (e.g Sandei). Pray that Lord will continue to protect the survivors, especially those who are trapped in the rubbles. Pray that God will protect them until aids come to them;
- Pray that more Christians will be awaken by this disaster. For a country like Japan, more than 95% are not Christians. And, there are many more these kind of countries on this earth. Pray that more Christians will have the urge and the heart to spread the gospel around so that more people will be saved by His gospel. Pray that Lord will call for more Christians who are willing to follow Him to become missionaries and be sent to these countries to carry out His commandment;
- Also pray for the missionaries in Japan. Pray that they and their families will be protected by our Lord from this disaster. Also pray for them so that they continue to have faith in our Lord even during this hard time;
- Last, but not the least, please pray that the people in Japan will repent and accept Jesus Christ as their saviour. "I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me."
Let us continue to uphold our faith during this turmoil period. Let us continue to keep each other in our prayers, especially for those who have not believe in God. May we aim to spread the good news of His Kingdom to every nations.
