Back on line...
Thank you all for your care and concern. Conditions in Christchurch are unimaginable. The loss of life and total destruction of so many "heritage" buildings is hard to comprehend. We live only half and hour from the city center but, from where I am sitting, nothing has changed. I ventured to my small country town yesterday for basic supplies and saw no evidence of damage to buildings anywhere. There was panic buying at the super-market and long queues at the fuel stations. In ChCh there are thousands of homes uninhabitable, We have three friends staying here and our church building is housing over three hundred. We are leaving shortly, to help clear our friends home of debris. The after-shocks are strong and people are very frightened. The shake on Tuesday was far worse than the one in Sept. I could hardly believe my eyes as I saw our home shaking, like a rag in the wind. How come not a single thing was damaged or even moved ? I don't understand it.Russell and I were both at home. We were changing to go to a funeral in Christchurch. An hour later we would have been in the middle of it all. Tuesday is DH's golf day and I often meet his golfing partners' wife in Christchurch for a day of doing some thing interesting in the city. Knowing this ,our DD in Auckland was very concerned until we were able to make contact with her and tell her that we were both at home and together.. DD in Scotland is grieving for the city that she left She was planning to bring her children back this year, to show them where she went to school and where her grand-parents lived etc... All gone now...
Above all this, we are all humbled by the response, from all countries around the world, who are sending in teams to search for the still missing people. One of our Pastors at church has a son still missing, presumed dead. The pain is unimaginable.
On a personal level, many thanks to Rosey P. whose phone call came as such a surprise. It was so nice to be reminded that people care.. We have something special on this board ladies. Lets value it.
Thanks again.
Marion.
posted by Marion in NZ. @ 4:30 PM
5 Comments:
So glad you are OK, and are able to help others.
Sara in Fla.
Good to hear from you, Marion! So glad you are okay and able to help others. What a terrible thing to have happened.
Thinking of you and sending hugz,
Mary in Oregon
Marion, I would hope that keeping busy will help you and Russell recover your sense of calm that must have been shattered. Helping others can be "good medicine" that is good for everyone concerned. Best wishes to you and your friends in the months ahead.
Judy in Ohio
Thank you ladies. There are some very sad stories coming out of Christchurch. Still a lot of people missing, presumed dead. So hard for the families. We all know "people who know people" so there is much sadness around. The family who are staying with us have big problems of their own.
Marion.
Amen to your last comment!
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