No Matter How Far Away It Is

Amy discussed one of the reasons she loves the internet is that we get to know people who we don't even know.

This morning we learned that last night (or early this morning), there was a HUGE earthquake in Chile. Where Taylor's friend's brother is serving his mission. We are concerned for Elder Crockett. We are also concerned for his parents, brothers, and sisters, who are living in West Jordan, almost as far away from Chile as you can be.

Later this morning we learned that because of this earthquake, there is a tsunami watch in Hawaii, where Jodi's parents live and work. Her dad is the PCC director. I've never met Jodi, but I blog-stalk her, and I love her and her family. My dad knows her dad's brother or something like that.

One of my managers, Leland, is leaving in just a few short weeks to be the facility manager at the PCC. What will a tsunami mean for the PCC? For Brother Orgill? For Leland and Julie?

There are multiple countries under tsunami watch, not just the U.S.'s state of Hawaii (and beautiful Alaska, BTW!). How many families of missionaries do we know? How many children of people living and working in those places do we know?

A terrible earthquake hundreds and hundreds of miles away, and it effects me in myriad ways! We are citizens of the world.

Pray. We all need it.