SICHUAN PROVINCE AFTERSHOCKS

I was awakened this morning to learn that another earthquake had hit the Sichuan Province in China. The quake was another aftershock in a series of aftershocks that have hit the region since the devastating 7.9 earthquake on May 12th. This latest aftershocks epicenter was 30 miles northwest of Guangyuan which is near the northern border of Sichuan. XiuShan, were our daughter Rebekah Wei is living, is about 362 miles southeast from this latest 6.1 aftershock (about the same distance during the May 12th quake) and should not have had any damage, though they may have felt it. With the news of this new quake I am reminded that the people of Chengdu, which was 50 miles WNW from the epicenter, and surrounding areas are still in need of our prayers. The devastation in that area is great and many people who survived were left with little to nothing.

Kelly, Madeline, and I will travel to Chongqing China to be united with Rebekah Wei. Chongqing is approximately 215 miles ESE from the epicenter of the earthquake and aftershocks. We ask that you pray for us and our travel safety. We also, and most importantly, ask you to pray for the people of the earthquake region. I am at a loss to know how to pray because I have never experienced the devastation or loss the Sichuan people have just experienced. But I ask you to pray as you are lead for comfort, peace, and healing both physical and emotional.

These pictures are from the May 12 earthquake