Hello, and thanks for visiting the Kinship Radio blog. I'm very glad you're here.
I was up early this morning praying and was just about to upload a new blog story for you from my time in Honduras but the news from Honduras this morning is prompting me to save that story for tomorrow. I confess my heart is aching right now. My heart and my prayers are in Honduras as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of the country early this morning.
The earthquake struck off the coast 80 miles northeast of the city of La Ceiba. The epicenter was not close to the places I visited, but with the quake's size I wouldn't be surprised if it has had a far reaching effect. I'm already reading through reports from the towns I passed through. There are reports of factories being evacuated in San Pedro Sula, where our team was based, because of structural issues. I can only begin to imagine what one day of lost work would mean to those employees financially, much less if that becomes a prolonged length of time. I've read of collapsed wooden homes in the city of Puerto Cortes, a city which serves as one of the country's main ports. We were in Puerto Cortes just last Wednesday. If those homes are anything like the homes I saw (and I'm guessing they are) I would not be surprised to learn of their destruction. One report also tells of damage to Democracy bridge near the city of El Progreso. I can't remember the name of the bridge we crossed in that area but I do know that a large bridge we crossed was still being repaired from damage suffered from Hurricane Mitch - which struck the country over ten years ago. I was very encouraged to learn that a tsunami warning was cancelled for the coastal areas. I would be a wreck this morning if that beautiful coastline I visited and the villages that earned a special place in my heart there were ripped apart.
There's so much we take for granted in our country. Our infrastructure is strong and we have the resources to bounce back from such disasters. But I also look today to the situation in and around New Orleans and know that we fail miserably in rendering aid even to our own. I'm concerned and confused this morning, I'm questioning God and yet in my emotional funk I know this: God is in control. God's hand is on Honduras. This is no surprise to the Lord, and I'm believing that good will come out of it. It's His way, and I should know. His word is true.
Thanks for your prayers - and thank you for continuing to pray. If I learn more specifics, I will post them here. And tomorrow I'll share a story that brings me a great deal of joy. Hope is a powerful thing. Hope in God makes an impact. Be blessed in Christ, my friends, and stay tuned!
In His grip of grace,
Beth Crosby
P.S. The photo above is a photo of the northern coast of Honduras, near the village of Omoa. Beautiful, isn't it?
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