Is on her way to Sendai...

Just to put things into perspective for you back home in the US... Japan has suffered five times the devastation as hurricane Katrina. And all of Japan is the size of California.

I woke up this morning to my alarm clock and another earthquake...just another day in Tokyo!

Last night I got a text from my friends that have been running supplies into Sendai that I am on the team to go tonight, and to bring my sleeping bag, cause they were going to have me stay for a while. One of the places they have been dropping supplies said that they could use some volunteers, so I guess that is me! We're taking two two ton trucks, and a van tonight, all packed full of goods. I'm not sure when I will be back, except for in time to go back to work on the 1st, so if you don't hear from me before then, don't worry.

I was a little uncertain about going, cause I definitely don't want to be in this for my own glory, and I wasn't sure if I would be more help staying at the base and working in the office. But today I had a team of 8 working with me in my section of Volunteer Coordination, as we totally finished everything! I got to leave at 5pm instead of 9ish. I'm not sure if I would have much to do if I stayed.

One of my good friends from my YWAM days is working in translation at CRASH, and she pulled me aside to pray for me before I left today. I feel so insufficient to do anything in the face of such great disaster, but she reminded me of WHO MY GOD IS! And who I am as his daughter. Yes, I can bring supplies. But Japan needs so much more than supplies. Japan needs HOPE!! And I have that. I have that for myself. I have that for Tohoku, because of WHO MY GOD IS. Because of Jesus.

I've never experienced destruction like I am about to experience, so please pray that God would strengthen my heart to handle it well, and be able to bring light and hope and not get overwhelmed by the loss and pain.

If you want to check out the website for the crew I'm running with tonight, here are the links.

Japanese:
http://kamizoku.posterous.com/
English:
http://kamizoku.wordpress.com/

Prayer Requests:
For the people in Tohoku
That God would use us as we go!
That we would bring hope and Jesus to those we meet.
Protection as we travel, on the roads, from the nuclear stuff, etc.
Ability to hear God's voice and follow his direction
For the conversations I have with people. That I could bring hope.
Continued generosity towards those who have lost so much.

Nuclear Update:
I haven't been watching the news at all today, but my friends just told me that their is radiation in the tap water in some areas of Tokyo now... not enough to harm adults, but its over the safe levels for small children... but I'm not glowing yet!!!! And honestly, staying here is less radiation that you would get on an overseas flight, so all those who ran are actually getting more than me!!
I have been sorting through the volunteer offers in the CRASH office, and I had one Swiss guy email me today and offer to come trade out one of the workers in the nuclear plant so they could go home to their families. Now that's sacrifice. Makes what I'm doing look like a cake walk.

LOVE YOU ALL!!!