Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan - Please Help

03/11/11 - JAPAN - My friends, as most of you know, a ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.

Right now Japan is in the life-saving, immediate-response mode, not the recovery mode. In the next several days as it moves to recovery mode, Japan will have to take care of its citizens and meet the basic needs of food, water and shelter.

A well-done, yet sobering summary can be found here -CNN World.

The recovery and rebuilding effort will be collossal, and they need our help. The following agencies have set up funds specifically to aid in the relief effort resulting from the earthquake and tsunami. As your heart leads, please give generously. 

Red Cross Japan Tsunami Donation Page

The Japan Society of Northern California
Salvation Army: The Japan branch of the Salvation Army has been working in Tokyo to offer shelter to stranded commuters and they are reportedly organizing a team to send to Sendai Friday night. They also have their Hawaii branch standing by, ready to help. You can help their relief efforts by texting JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888 to make a $10 donation.

And to donate via your cell phone:

•To donate to American Red Cross Relief, text REDCROSS to 90999

•To donate to Convoy of Hope, a faith-based organization that does community outreach and disaster response, text TSUNAMI to 50555

•To donate to GlobalGiving, which focuses on “grassroots projects in the developing world,” text JAPAN to 50555
•To donate to World Relief Corp., the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, text WAVE to 50555
 

Thousands of people need our help, now.