Just as the Lord sees the suffering of the people in Tohoku, I know that He has also heard their cries (spoken and unspoken) from the way He is gathering His children from all over the world into this land to bring His salt of healing and His light of life.

At the same time, I know that He is hearing the prayers of His children for this nation, especially the Church in Japan as they cry out for His mercy and healing of their land that has long been difficult to sow and reap in.

It is so wonderful to know that our God is a God who hears our prayers and takes them seriously. During our team debriefs, we heard how He answered many of our prayers for physical strength and sustenance through previous injuries or health discomforts as we worked. Even when we felt helpless as we saw the extent of the devastation, He reminded us that we could still help through prayer.  We’ve realized that heartfelt prayers are the best thing we can give the Japanese people and that the end of our 2 weeks in Miyagi prefecture was not the end of our involvement with Japan, but actually the beginning. May He find us faithful in continuing to pray for this nation.