My cousin Faraway lives in Tokyo. He is quite a bit younger than me, so we don't stay in close touch. But every few years, we are in the same place for some sort of gathering. I am always glad to see him and know he is well. Likewise, Faraway is glad to see me, too. When I woke up Saturday to learn of the earthquake, I thought about Faraway. Tokyo is a big city, surely he is OK, surely he wasn't traveling. And what about his wife, who is my birthday twin, and their young toddler son? And what about Birthday Twin's family?
Here's what Faraway emailed to his mom, who forwarded it on to me:
"Just a quick note to say that my family and I are fine. We are currently at home in Tokyo. I was in my office on the 20F on the phone with a colleague in Malaysia when the earthquake came around 2:45pm on Friday afternoon. I ended up spending a very long night at the office because all transportation was down and it was extremely cold outside. My wife and son were safe at home. I joined them on Saturday. It is a huge tragedy and I believe most of the us are in complete shock. The important thing now is to get rescue teams to the northern areas where there has been massive devastation and getting the nuclear reactors at Fukushima under control which are only 250 km away from Tokyo. We appreciate your concern. Please pray for the families of victims and for the heroic rescues workers and experts working with the nuclear reactors."
I am glad Faraway's mom got her good news. And I am glad she shared it.
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