More Rough Times for Indonesia

As if a tsunami that killed 200,000 and displaced 500,000, terrorist bombings in Bali that killed 23, an earthquake that killed 6,200, and a volcano on the blink were not enough, now there is major flooding on the island of Sulawesi that has killed at least 200 so far. I hope the absolute magnitude of the suffering of the people of this island nation doesn't escape us. It is easy to be numb to such reports, but if you try to imagine yourself grasping for the hand of someone you love, only for them to be swept away in a muddy river and never to be seen again it begins to hit home. You would scream, and pull out your hair, and nash your teeth. It would be devestating. Even further...if you try to imagine so many catastophic events grouped so closely together... it really does take your breath away. Pray for the people of Indonesia, pray for the relief work, and pray for the missionaries and Christian workers there...that they would persevere and demonstate a peace that passes understanding.