Some people have asked how close this earthquake was to where we lived in Tianjin, China. Sichuan province is in the south and a great distance from Tianjin. Think Birmingham, Alabama to Portland, Maine and then go another 120 miles North. Our students, however, were from many other places in China and we pray for their safety.
Over 12 million have been displaced by the quake -- that's more than the population of the states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee combined!
I found this article informative:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ahTkUHn23zZ8&refer=home
Here is what some Christian relief agencies are doing:
World Vision
MAP International
Update: I just had to add this link to a story about a Chinese police woman who is nursing quake orphans in addition to her own child...amazing!
http://www.breastfeeding123.com/woman-breastfeeding-nine-babies-in-quake-crisis/
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