On Monday, May 12, at 2:28 pm. Beijing time, a major earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China's Sichuan Province. Earlier today, sirens wailed across China, from tent cities in Sichuan province to Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and millions of Chinese stood for three minutes to mourn the dead exactly 1 week after the quake struck. A 3-day period of national mourning has begun. There are 69,107 people confirmed dead, with 18,230 still missing. Five million are now homeless. Parents lost children when schools crumbled. Many children are newly orphaned. Others still search. It's a tragedy of such magnitude that most of us can't even begin to comprehend. Thank God.
Half The Sky Foundation (HTS) has been wonderful about keeping the IA community up-to-date. They've been posting daily news and progress reports on their website as well as pictures and stories that showcase human beings at their best. Although we have not received a referral and have no way of knowing where our daughter may be, we will be donating through our adoption agency to the Red Cross Society of China. For those of you out there who also wish to help, HTS offers a couple of ways to do so. Please check out their website, and just try not cry.
(http://halfthesky.org/work/earthquake08.php/)
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