Pray for Japan: A Gallery of Images & Things to Do

There but for the grace of God goes each of us.

I live in Northwest California. It’s a glorious place to live but it is  located along one of the most active geologic fault zones in the world. It’s hard not to think about earthquakes here; I’ve been through several. Yet never have I had to experience the horror and carnage of what the people across the Pacific are experiencing. It has really affected me because it could so easily happen here. I collected a series of images from the web that all share my sentiment.

These are not my images and I am sorry I cannot give credit to each as I don’t know from where they came, but I wanted to do something beyond donating money. Below are some places where you can donate. Following that is how to prepare for emergency.

A few Methods to Donate to Japan

• World Vision: http://www.worldvision.org/
• Mercy Corps Partnering with Peace Winds Japan:http://www.mercycorps.org/
• American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
• International Medical Assistance Team: http://www.imateam.org

List gleaned from http://bit.ly/enBCJC

Cell Phone Donations

• To donate to American Red Cross Relief, text REDCROSS to 90999
• To donate to Convoy of Hope, a faith-based organization that does community outreach and disaster response, text TSUNAMI to 50555
• To donate to GlobalGiving, which focuses on “grassroots projects in the developing world,” text JAPAN to 5055
• To donate to The Salvation Army, text JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888
• To donate to World Relief Corp., the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, text WAVE to 50555

List gleaned from: http://bit.ly/foj6Hg

You can find out how to prepare for a disaster at www.Ready.gov. The specific page is here.