3.11

Today I cried for this nation, and their brokenness that reflects a greater human condition : disaster, disorder, fragments of time lost and wasted... and taken away.

Japan...How this complex nation has changed me, uprooted and rearranged parts of my soul. Tonight I sat and cried with a group of young people thirsty and passionate about their God and their salvation. It hit me hard in the stomach that so many lost souls were washed away this day one year ago. It hit me hard that too many have died even today without hearing the heavenly, true story of Jesus and His Bride. It hit me hard that Christ-followers are stretched thin and weary and overwhelmed in order to somehow plant millions of seeds in rock-solid, bitter soil, the souls of the Japanese people... What hurts the most is knowing our God is right here, in the midst of the haunting, the remembering, just pleading and weeping for us to notice how He is everywhere. His fingerprints and footprints are left and linger for us to embrace, but we are so hardened, so blind. He grieves for the empty spaces, the dusty voids that fill Japan.

But there is hope. There always is when Jesus enters the room.


Please take a moment, even right now, to pray for the hearts of this nation...


If you have time, view this youtube video made by those affected in Japan. I can't watch this video without tearing up, but it is extremely encouraging and eye-opening. I pray it touches you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-sWdAQsYg