70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima

Dear Friends - It is 11PM on Thursday, August 6th - the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.  As I write, the TV is tuned to a station showing video and photographs taken of the devastation caused by the bomb.  Although I don't speak or understand Japanese, the images speak for themselves.  I have seen the city leveled with very little left standing; there are images of burned bodies, some caught in mid-stride when the the blast reached them; and there is an interview of a woman survivor, with the scars and disfigurement the bomb blast caused.  I won't be writing about the mission tonight - my heart aches as I watch this broadcast and the tears fill my eyes.  There are now images of more victims, showing their burned flesh being treated by doctors.  Tomorrow, Kagiwada-sensei will be taking us to Hiroshima.   God be with us all.  Love, Don