Earthquake In China

As you may know, Chengdu China suffered a devastating earthquake yesterday afternoon (overnight our time). The earthquake happened about 500 miles north of the town that Becky is in. While the news reports are still coming in, and information is very scattered, there has been an update from Half the Sky - a US charitable organization that supports the chinese SWI's. Here is what Half the Sky is reporting from the SWI's in the affected area's:

We have received many emails and calls about the terrible earthquake that struck Sichuan and Chongqing yesterday. We have reached the three orphanages where Half the Sky operates programs: Chengdu, Chongqing and Yibin. All is well. At each place, the children were all evacuated until the tremors passed. The buildings suffered no great damage. And no child was injured. We will reach out to other welfare institutions in the province today. Should we learn of any problems or earthquake-related needs, I’ll post another note.

While we praise God that these children were spared, please pray for children & their parents who are suffering right now - our hearts are heavy today for the people of China.