{"id":459,"date":"2011-03-18T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T16:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=459"},"modified":"2011-08-18T13:23:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T19:23:53","slug":"japan-life-continues-after-disaster-update-from-sendai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/japan-life-continues-after-disaster-update-from-sendai\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan: Life Continues after Disaster &#8211; Update from Sendai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_460\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/03\/Surviors-in-Sendai-Church.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-460\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/03\/Surviors-in-Sendai-Church-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/03\/Surviors-in-Sendai-Church-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2011\/03\/Surviors-in-Sendai-Church.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As people affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have had to leave their homes some are finding sanctuary in the local churches. This picture is from a church in Sendai.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAnother update from Shinji (Thomas) Nagashima about the situation in Sendai, Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Friends<\/p>\n<p>I am one of the members of Japan Evangelical Lutheran Sendai Church. When this terrible earthquke occured, I was in front of my computer [in] my office. I am an associate proffessor of Tohoku Gakuin University. Tohoku Gakuin University has three campuses. My office is in the Tagajyo campus. Tagajyo is one of the coast areas stricken by [the] tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>[The] Tsunami came near Tagajyo railway station. [The] college chapel [is] filled with people [who got] away from tsunami. One of my co-worker told me that his house was swept away. But his family [is] safe. It&#8217;s [a] miracle. Another co-worker told me that he can&#8217;t contact his parents. I&#8217;m worring about the people who live in the coast area. My many students and co-worker must [have been hit by] the tsunami. I&#8217;m trying to contact students. One of them, Abe who lives in Minami Sanriku, which had the largest damage sent me an e-mail. &#8220;I am alive! My house was swept away.&#8221; I tried to reply [to] him. &#8220;If possible, come to my house.&#8221; But [my] e-mail couldn&#8217;t reach his address.<\/p>\n<p>[The] urban area of Sendai and [the] local area around our house is ok. But as you know, the coast area [has] had terrible damage. The electric power began working in my house, there are few places which electric power is available in Sendai yet. We have to get [in] line to get water and food. I got [in] line yesterday to get food for two hours and I couldn&#8217;t stand [the] cold. I called my daughter Maiko by mobile phone to exchange getting [in] line for me. We are managing to survive. There are 6 members in my family. We have parents who need care. They live near my house.<\/p>\n<p>But I would like to go and see my churh, now [that] we have [a] little rice and [a] little gasoline. Newspaper delivery was stopped because of the lack of gasoline. Pastor Fujii let us know that [the] church building is ok. He has the responsibility of two churches (Sendai church and Tsurugaya church) and three nursery schools. He is in need [of] food and gasoline.<\/p>\n<p>We are worrying about the accident of nuclear energy plant too. But our house is far from [the] nuclear energy plant, about 100km(62 miles). Now there is no need to worry about the bad influence on us.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, we are fine. We eat something everyday. We are laughing everyday. We are praying to God everyday.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for us. Hope God blesses you all.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Shinji Nagashima<\/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>Another update from Shinji (Thomas) Nagashima about the situation in Sendai, Japan. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Dear Friends I am one of the members of Japan Evangelical Lutheran Sendai Church. When this terrible earthquke occured, I was in front of my computer [in] my office. I am an associate proffessor of Tohoku Gakuin University. 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