Earthquake(s) in East Africa

Those of you aware of Johanna's location in Rwanda will be interested to hear that the Kigali area was not severely affected. Here is the initial BBC news story:

At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt in a series of quakes in Africa's Great Lakes region.

The two most powerful occurred hours apart in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 respectively.

At least 10 people died as a church collapsed in western Rwanda, while the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu suffered widespread damage.

Police say the death toll could rise, as there are many people trapped.

We spoke with Johanna on Sunday night and she has asked for prayer for one of her classmates from Rwanda, Jean-Paul, whose sister and cousin were both injured in the earthquake. and are currently in the hospital. Since he had already lost family members in the genocide Johanna said it's now even more heartbreaking to watch this happening. She told us that they have been instructed to go outside the building this evening as they are expecting another after-shock around midnight their time.

Please pray for the staff and students who are still planning to go to Kenya for the outreach phase beginning the first week of March. They will be about 30 miles southeast of Nairobi at another YWAM facility there, although she doesn't know yet what they will be doing. We are aware of the unrest in that area and we are trusting God as Johanna belongs to Him first.