The earthquake in Nepal and the volcano in Chile have had a devastating impact on their respective communities—the lives lost, the property damaged, the hopes shattered. Victims of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, Superstorm Sandy in the Northeastern U.S., Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, and other natural disasters can attest to the fact that the impact on the community reaches far beyond the days following the storm.
The subsequent storm raging inside an individual can be more powerful than the physical storm and the havoc it wreaks.
Natural disasters bring together a community in crisis, and they also offer an opportunity for other communities to rise to the occasion in support. Let’s be a community of prayer in support of these affected communities.
Today, I encourage you to pray for the families touched by the recent natural disasters in Nepal and Chile—the short- and long-term effects on the community.