According to L.A. Times, there are "ominous reports of suicides in the region devastated by last month's magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami" here in Japan. "Officials are concerned that a lingering sense of hopelessness among quake victims may drive them to to take their own lives. Authorities have provided hotlines, therapy and counseling in hopes of averting more deaths." Read the full article Japan fears post-quake rise in suicides in the L.A. Times.Please pray for the Japanese, especially for the quake victims of the Tohoku (northeastern Japan) region. As is well known, Japan has has one of the highest suicides rates in the world. On the average of 30,000 per year. This is a very serious problem.
Please pray that the message of "hope in Christ" would spread through out this region and through out Japan. "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf." Hebrews 6:19-20
Pict: Our team of volunteers praying for the Tohoku region and Japan as a whole in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi.
