Japan Earthquake
A Message for the people of Japan from the Archbishop of Canterbury:
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/3174
Appeals for Japan
- World Vision - http://www.worldvision.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.3824
- Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Appeal
- Shelterbox - http://shelterbox.org/ - a Cornish-based charity which ships out boxes containing the essentials a family needs to survive in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Shelterbox have strong links with Scouting and provided 28,000 boxes in Haiti. The boxes can be tracked to their final destination.
A prayer from the Church of England for the people of Japan:
O loving Creator,
bring healing and hope to those who, at this time, grieve, suffer pain, or who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
We remember those who have died and we pray for those who mourn for them.
May we all be aware of Your compassion, O God, which calms our troubled hearts and shelters our anxious souls.
May we pray with humility with our troubled and struggling brothers and sisters on earth.
May we dare to hope that through the generosity of the privileged, the destitute might glimpse hope, warmth and life again.
Through our Saviour Christ who lives with us, comforts us and soothes us.
Amen.
