We have continued to receive news from Japan. My friend and fellow teacher, Jo, wrote that the Ferris High School graduation has been postponed due to the earthquake. Some of the students were not able to go home after school last Friday and had to stay overnight at the school. I flashed back to the drills we had when I was teaching English there. The teachers had to put on helmets and take our classes to the playing field. We were all given a group who lived near us and were told that we would be responsible for them. We were told that public transportation may be shut down and we would have to walk the distance (up and down steep mountainous roads). That's exactly what happened, and I continue to pray for my students. Also, our apartment was on the top of a hill overlooking the sea and Mt. Fuji. It was a million dollar view, but extremely dangerous in an earthquake. I'm happy to be living in Oklahoma in spite of the tornadoes.
Some of you received emails from Galen showing his latest battle wound. Yes, he's always doing something to get our attention. I think he's going to have a beautiful scar on his face. David called last Saturday. We were sorry to hear that Esther died on February 23rd. We are praying for his daughter, Lisa, who is taking Esther's death very hard.
Easter choir practice continued last Sunday after worship. The Easter choir is never as large as Christmas, but there are 14 members. Since we had a charity dinner for Harmony who has cancer, the choir ate first. The music contains a lot of old Easter hymns and the people are really enjoying the rehearsals. Church music soothes the soul and encourages.
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