I (Tomo) know a pastor in Iwate prefecture (colored in the map on the left), Japan, where the coastal towns were devastated by the recent tsunami. Pastor Yoshiya Kondo has been driving into the disaster area to serve and minister to the people there. He posts updates on his Facebook with photos he took, and he has some great first-hand reports and about how great the spiritual needs are in the area. So I asked his permission to translate his updates into English and share them on our blog also, so that more people can pray more specifically for the people there.
Here’s the first one:
In Ofunato city in Iwate Prefecture, we first visited the church. There was a clear mark on the wall showing the water level of the tsunami. It was truly heart-breaking to see the destructed, mud-covered sight that had hardly any resemblance to what I remembered from when I attended their service a couple times in the past. But the day will come when a worship service is held at this place again, and the voices of praise will resound into heaven higher than ever before. We will pray and wait for that day. (by Pastor Yoshiya Kondo)