Praying for China Victims

Our prayers are also with the many victims of the earthquake in China. I heard this morning that there are more than 80,000 people dead or missing. We have heard from some of our former students in the neighboring province of Chongqing. There is such grieving in that country. There are said to be 5 million people without homes and there are many millions more in the surrounding areas that experienced the quake and are observing the suffering (Chongqing itself has 30 million people). We have heard of many ministries directing help to the victims. Here are a couple of links.http://adoptedbydesign.typepad.com/orphanstickethome/
http://www.childrenshopeint.org/earthquake.htm

One encouraging piece of news we have heard is that despite several orphanages being destroyed, no children in the orphanages were killed in this event. The first link above is specifically directed to helping provide new housing for the children from the orphanages that were destroyed. The second is for Children's Hope International. A friend in China has recommended them. They have workers in the earthquake zone. The link above is their daily posting of aid being given in the quake zone.

Praying that the light of God's love and mercy is shining brightly in the darkness left by the earthquake, the Aldrich Family