I'm heading up to Tohoku (more specifically, Ishinomaki) for the weekend to help with some relief work. In addition to trying to clean up and clean out some houses, we'll be handing out goods and having BBQs in the community. For this trip, we had a full-size van fully-loaded with goods go up on Wednesday, and we're bringing up a completely packed mini-van tomorrow. And when I say "fully-loaded" and "completely packed," I really it...you can totally do the "Italian Job" tire measuring thing to see which one's riding low (although you could prob just look in the window to tell as well, as all you'll see is "stuff").
I'm really not sure what to expect. I've heard plenty of stories and sharing, but really just have no idea how I'm going to react to it all. It's encouraging to hear that things are "better," but what is "better" when it's relative to complete and total destruction? Anyways, I'm concentrating on what He's doing up there and how we can be a part of that. I'm don't what all He has in mind for this weekend, but in addition to being there to help, I'm hoping to get some sort of feel that will help in preparing for the summer teams coming in and the 6 weeks we will be spending up there.
Please pray that God opens my eyes to what I need to see, that He continues to do amazing God-sized things, that He strengthens and energizes us to get through the difficulties there, and that I can process all that I'm exposed to there.
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