Wed, Mar 09 2005

Tsunami Backwash

Last night I had the privilege of listening to an informal report from someone who went with a group of people to the tsunami-damaged area of the planet. She brought back photos of children in orphanages and told of handing out stickers to children who helped the adults clean beaches of debris. The sand is full of glass shards and pieces of clothing that have seams full of wet sand. It will take a long time to make the area attractive to tourists again, and the area depends heavily on tourists for their economy. I won't steal her thunder here, but I do hope she gets a chance to tell her story in a more public way. There was tight security as well-known politicians paid a visit to the area, and she has some interesting things to say about special provisions made during that time, and only during that time. She stayed for 15 days and was exhausted both physically and emotionally, but she says she's going back for more as soon as she can work it out. Since many of us can't go personally, I think it's important that any of you who have sent money know that there are folks still doing a tremendous work over there.

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