{"id":443,"date":"2011-03-14T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T21:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=443"},"modified":"2011-08-18T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T20:24:10","slug":"japan-jelc-presidents-shares-thanks-for-the-prayers-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/japan-jelc-presidents-shares-thanks-for-the-prayers-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan: JELC Presidents Shares Thanks for the Prayers and Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a news release from the ELCA, the president of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church (JELC), Rev. Sumiyuki Watanabe, shared thanks for the ELCA, Lutherans worldwide, their prayers and support in this time of need in Japan. Speaking from the Lutheran World Federation-sponsored meeting he was attending in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, he stated, &#8220;Those in attendance at this meeting have remembered us in their prayers, and I feel great joy for the Lutheran family. Please continue to remember and pray for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As reports have come in over the weekend it has been learned through the Rev. Hiroaki Fujii, pastor of Sendai Lutheran Church, that his family and all of the children of the congregation&#8217;s preschool program are safe, though some of the teachers have not been heard from. Sendai, a city of more than 1 million people was near the epicenter of the earthquake and was one of the hardest hit regions by the tsunami. Contact in the region has been spotty as cell phones continue not to work and gasoline has been scare. The greatest need expressed was for food and water.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more read the full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Who-We-Are\/Our-Three-Expressions\/Churchwide-Organization\/Communication-Services\/News\/Releases.aspx#&amp;&amp;a=4725\">ELCA News Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n<em>Gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response allow the church to respond globally in times of need. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/sslpage.aspx?pid=494\">Donate now.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a news release from the ELCA, the president of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church (JELC), Rev. Sumiyuki Watanabe, shared thanks for the ELCA, Lutherans worldwide, their prayers and support in this time of need in Japan. 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