Followup
So now as time has gone on, I know some more concrete details about Mexico. =] These weeks are going by so fast my head is spinning and I am trying to get my feet on the ground let alone write another blog post. So this is a summary of what has happened:
My flight is booked to Mexico and back to England! I will leave for Mexico on the 4th of April and return to Hawaii on the 11th of May. I will then stay in Hawaii for a few days and then leave on the 16th of May, arriving in England on the 18th (in the morning). This means it is only 3 weeks until outreach! I have had amazing provision for finances, and I need around $500 more.
. Tsunami: first hand, fresh off the press news. Last year there was a Tsunami scare but nothing actually happened... so this time I was a bit sceptical about if anything would actually happen. The sirens were going off into the early hours of the morning whilst the building manager came knocking on the door advising us to move to higher ground. It was all very surreal and exciting but nerve-wracking. We stayed at some friend’s house and watched CNN news making much ado about nothing for a few hours. Eventually we packed up to go home as we thought it was just another scare and nothing would happen. When we woke up the next morning we saw video’s online showing downtown Kona and what had been affected. Apparently the Tsunami did hit. A few restaurants and a hotel had been flooded. A whole wall and pavement had been destroyed and smashed up, with pipes sticking out everywhere. The tide was super high on the beach and all of roads were covered in sand. When we went down in the evening, the store owners were still sweeping out water from the shops and clearing out the damaged stuff. Even though we have had some loss, it reminds me of how tiny it is compared to Japans trauma. Thousands have died and many more are missing. They had no time to prepare for this disaster and times like this make me realise how much we take safety for granted. Japan had the 3rd highest economy in the world. Money can only help their loss to an extent. What I am really praying for is that people will understand this and turn their hope to the greater power that will restore and bring prosperity to this land.
This is all that is on my mind recently(past few days). (: I appreciate all your prayers and I love you all
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'Where ever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be' Matt 6:21
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