Rumors abound

So, in the picture to the left, I have circled the region devastated by the earthquake and tsunami (the top circle). The bottom circle is where we will be living. You can see they're quiet a distance away from each other.

I've been asked over and over if we're still going to Japan. The answer is yes. We will still be going there unless we hear otherwise (which has not happened). Another rumor is that military families are being evacuated back to the US. Again, unless we hear otherwise, I will be accompanying John to Japan.

That's all the information I know about our situation right now. Everything is still on as planned. I was reading some interviews of the people currently living in Tokyo and they said the main thing they want people to understand is the devastation was limited to a few regions, not the entire coast of Japan. The problems with the nuclear power plant has also been limited to a few regions. Tokyo took some minor damage, but it otherwise unscathed. Yokosuka only had the quake with no follow up tsunami. So, if you think in terms of the US, just because Katrina devastated New Orleans did not also mean that Washington DC was leveled.

I continue to pray for the people in Japan. I hope when we get there there's something I can do to help with the recovery efforts. If our plans change, I'll blog about it right here on this blog.

Some websites discussing Yokosuka in the wake of the quake, tsunamis, and nuclear scare:

http://www.stripes.com/news/some-normalcy-returns-to-bases-relief-for-japanese-rolls-in-1.137612

http://www.stripes.com/news/no-base-evacuation-imminent-despite-japan-s-nuclear-crisis-1.137697