We received permission to use our missionaries to work as volunteers in the clean up effort after the earthquake and tsunami once per week for the next several weeks or months until they no longer can use us. The logistics and expense of having missionaries come to Sendai from areas that are up to 6 hours away and then to get on a bus and travel several more hours to our helping area was quite a task so we decided that we would only take half the mission each week. This first week we were sent to a small fishing village 3 1/2 hours outside of Sendai where half of our group spent the day loading trucks with debris so it could be hauled off. The other half of the group helped the local fishermen prepare over 500 ropes with shells attached to them that they took out to the ocean for oyster harvesting. The tsunami swept away all of their ropes which was devistating to them because it is their living. I think their spirits were lifted when they saw the goodness of these wonderful missionaries helping in such a meaningful way and talking and laughing with them. We all enjoyed the day and feel like it is a privilege to help our brothers and sisters who need us so badly at this time.
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