Japan Quake Rpt: One Worker’s Reflections Jul 20 ’11

Editor: Here is one worker’s reflections on the work she did recently in Ishinomaki.  It is a rough translation.  If you see anything needing correction, please let me know.

東北に引き続きボランティアーに行った兄弟、姉妹たちが無事に帰​って来ることが出来ました～感謝致します～。今回はお母さんと息​子さんが一緒に参加されてとっても有意義な時であったと思います​。姉妹も喜びに満ちて居た声でした～。特別な被害がない都会の生​活では当たり前な事でも現実に震災で多くの人たちがたくさんの物​を失って居て生活状況はけして安心出来るとは言えませんね・・・​。人の喜ぶ事、役に立つこと、自分の成長につながることなど学ぶ​ことがたくさん隠されている活動だと思います～。

Those brothers and sisters-in-Christ who continue to volunteer in the Tohoku area safely returned.  We are thankful.  This time a mother and son went together.  It was a very meaningful time for them.  The mother’s voice showed her joy.  In the city of Tokyo where there is no damage, daily life is taken for granted.  However, at present in the disaster area where people have lost everything, we cannot say that the daily living is easy.  Things from which we can learn joy, how to be useful, how to bring about our own growth are hidden from our view in a daily life which is taken for granted.