Friday, March 11, 2011

Historic disaster

The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history struck while we were sleeping last night.  At this moment, a friend and former colleague waits in his car - with his wife and two kids, a half-mile inland from his hotel room in Maui - to see if, when and how hard the tsunami waves will hit.  Prayers to all.

2 comments:

KJ said...

Hope your friends are okay...just heard from folks in Oahu who are fine...please post when you know what's happening...thanks!

Cathy Hamilton said...

They are fine, but it was a long, sleepless night with two little kids. Scary times.

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