Earthquake

By now, everyone has heard of the earthquake in China. Words cannot express how saddened we are by the devastation.

Here are a few resources we've found that may be of interest:

NPR news blog:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/

Map of Orphanages affected (Elise's orphanage is located to the southeast of the area, outside of the areas affected):

Half the Sky:

http://www.halfthesky.org/

We also heard from a friend of ours who returned to China on Sunday. He is from Sichuan. His family is safe but he mentions that many people are now homeless and/or have lost loved ones. Such a terrible tradegy.