Earthquake in New Zealand
UPDATE 2/22, 7:16a: Have heard from Andy. 65 fatalities so far. Andy’s mother Michelle was standing on a stool when the quake hit and fell, breaking her wrist. Please pray for her. Otherwise, Andy, Alex, Brendan, Lydia, and Sargia – all ProLifeNZ friends living in Christchurch – are ok.
2/21, 10:02p: As many of you know, Bryan Kemper of Stand True Ministries, my husband Rich, and I recently returned from New Zealand, where we spent almost 2 weeks on a workshop/speaking tour for ProLifeNZ.
Also, many of you know Andy Moore from NZ, who interned for this blog a couple years ago. It was Andy who arranged for us to come to NZ, and we got to know he and his family (in whose home we stayed a couple days) well. We also made several good pro-life friends during our stay. In recent days Andy has been helping me again, such as producing the video in this post yesterday. Pictured above, L-R, are Andy’s sister Lydia, me, and Andy taking a break at a local Starbucks.
Anyway, Christchurch, where Andy lives, was hit by a severe earthquake several hours ago. The September 2010 earthquake, at 7.1 on the Richter scale, was stronger but deeper. This earthquake, although only 6.3, was very shallow – only 5km – which is the reason for the devastation. There was a 5.6 aftershock 15 minutes later and a 5.5 aftershock a hour after that.
Thank God, Andy and his family are ok, as is everyone we know, as far as we know. Please pray for their continued safety. I expect they’re out and about, trying to help, and the conditions are very dangerous. You can watch live news coverage here.
I still haven’t heard about this quake on TV or newstalk radio but I’ll pray for everyone’s safety. (Nice photo.)
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Found this on Drudge Report:
Deadly quake rocks New Zealand [Again]…
People trapped in rubble…
VIDEO…
…causes ice to break off glacier
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Holding the people of Christchurch up in prayer to our merciful and compassionate Father.
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Praying.
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I am a Kiwi who lives in California. Thanks for posting Jill. We need the prayers. This is just such grim news. Our country is a small, tight community, so this knocks us all deeply. Thankfully my familyy live in another part of the country. Our friends in Christchurch are ok. But we are devastated for those who have been lost of injured. The two historic Cathedrals (Catholic and Anglican ) have been severely damaged. So sad.
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God bless them all.
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Hey Andy, I’m glad to hear you and your family are doing okay. My thoughts and prayers will be with New Zealand.
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thanks for your concern and prayers everyone.
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