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please keep your thoughts and prayers with out members in NZ who may be affected by this severe earthquake.
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Robyn
02-21-2011, 08:52 PM
My heart goes out to those in the Christchurch area. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and ok.
addielee
02-21-2011, 08:56 PM
Thinking of you all!
Jeanrx
02-21-2011, 09:16 PM
Prayers on the way!
swatkins56
02-21-2011, 09:34 PM
Praying for you.
prayers here too!
We know Fiona (Honeymoon) is OK, but she's the only one any of us on the DSP Team have heard from.
Hoping someone hears from the others soon!!
addielee
02-21-2011, 09:46 PM
Just heard that Fay is safe.
Just heard that Fay is safe.
Great news that she (Mum2Riley) is safe! :applause:
Have PMed Betty but haven't heard back yet. She may not have power.
Noremacc
02-21-2011, 09:56 PM
Keeping everyone in my thoughts and prayers!!
Margie
02-21-2011, 10:12 PM
Praying! Please check in or let us know if you hear from any of them!
>>aruaL<<
02-21-2011, 10:24 PM
Thoughts and prayers for all of them!
honeymoon
02-21-2011, 10:34 PM
Hi All
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
Aftershocks are continuing. There are a number of buildings collapsed with people trapped. Lots of liquefaction throughout the city and a lot of roads.
Just watching tv from home now with our family.
For anyone who has family in Christchurch - phones and cellphones are not working that good, so internet is a great way to communicate.
http://quake.crowe.co.nz/ - to see quake info
www.stuff.co.nz - to see reports and photos.
Take care all.
mcbowersox
02-21-2011, 11:00 PM
Oh my. . . I'm glad some are accounted for. I hope anyone else is ok.
Vallie
02-21-2011, 11:04 PM
It is awful, I hope there wont be as many fatalities as they are predicting :pray: . Christchurch is such a beautiful city and it is sad to see the cathedral and city so badly damaged.
Lauren
02-21-2011, 11:11 PM
At least 17 confirmed dead and more expected
Lauren
02-21-2011, 11:20 PM
Now up to 65 dead.
It's so horrifying to see and hear all the news :( I'm sure praying that there aren't any more aftershocks that cause damage.
Lauren
02-21-2011, 11:21 PM
That's 65 confirmed dead
Lauren
02-21-2011, 11:22 PM
Abby there have been 10 aftershocks so far today.all large
Meryl
02-21-2011, 11:31 PM
What a tragedy - my prayers for all.
Kathleen
02-21-2011, 11:59 PM
Horrible tragedy. May those who need it find shelter and peace!
littlekiwi
02-22-2011, 12:03 AM
It is so hard watching the news today - I have had it on since about 1.30pm and it is now 7pm
honeymoon
02-22-2011, 04:24 AM
Just PM'd Timelord to check on her and her family.
emandlivsmom
02-22-2011, 05:50 AM
I just heard of this earthquake this morning...praying for all that are affected by this horrible disaster.
debilou
02-22-2011, 09:05 AM
Prayers to all.. Please let us know if you have heard from any of the Peeps in the area..
paperlady
02-22-2011, 10:26 AM
Keeping all of the people of that area in my prayers.
Lynnie
02-22-2011, 10:52 AM
We have so many members in NZ - quite a few from the Christchurch area. Good to hear from those who are okay. You are all in my prayers, along with all those affected by the quake. If there is anything we can do - at such a distance, let us know.
This was in the ChCh retreat thread and I thought I'd post it here as well
Just heard from Bett. She and her family are ok.
(aka chardonnay)
Still haven't heard from Timelord yet though :(
debilou
02-22-2011, 03:18 PM
Prayers for her... and, those who aren't PEEPS!!
Prayers for her... and, those who aren't PEEPS!!
yes, totally Debi! To all of those in ChCh not just "our" peeps!
jmnodwell
02-22-2011, 06:56 PM
Prayers out to all our DSP Family and all the other families affected by this!!! Hope we can help in some way!
debilou
02-23-2011, 06:54 AM
This was in the ChCh retreat thread and I thought I'd post it here as well
(aka chardonnay)
Still haven't heard from Timelord yet though :(
Has anyone heard from Timelord yet????:pray::pray::pray:
ScrappyDew
02-23-2011, 08:58 AM
Our prayers are with you all!
just-pjz
02-23-2011, 09:21 AM
such a tragedy. many, many thoughts to everyone there and everyone who has someone there.
Holding everyone in our thoughts and prayers!
Has anyone heard from Timelord yet????:pray::pray::pray:
as far as I know... No :(
Lauren
02-23-2011, 11:20 AM
No but much of the city is still without power
GrandmaCrys
02-23-2011, 01:58 PM
Prayers for our friends and the entire country; everyone there is sure to be touched in one way or another.
Christine
02-24-2011, 10:33 AM
so sorry to hear about all of the destruction, my thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Jeanrx
02-24-2011, 10:38 AM
I got this site in the mail this morning. Shows the devastation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359865/New-Zealand-earthquake-The-moment-Christchurch-shook-pieces.html
Timelord checked in Lauren's thread today!
They are all safe, but w/o water & power at her home, so they are staying with her mother.
Dani B
02-24-2011, 01:49 PM
I am so glad that some are checking in and letting us know that they are safe. Living where I do - earthquakes are always on my mind. My fear is being separated from loved ones and not knowing where they are at and if they are safe when there is a disaster like this. Sending lots of prayers and gentle hugs to everyone.
debilou
02-24-2011, 03:28 PM
Timelord checked in Lauren's thread today!
They are all safe, but w/o water & power at her home, so they are staying with her mother.
Thank goodnesss (about Timelord)... but still prayers for the entire city.. it will take some time before they are back to normal...
Lauren, thank you so much for sending this link in reply to my PM. For everyone affected by the earthquake, this is the message I sent:
I just want you and others in DSP to know that my prayers have been with you and your countrymen constantly. Living in Southern California, we especially empathize with your tragedy and wish we could magically remove the hurt and destruction.
It made us feel so hopeful to see a huge United Airlines jet loaded with equipment, supplies, and our local Search and Rescue teams taking off for NZ the other night. We pray that they arrive in time to help save many more lives and to offer support and comfort to those who have been through so much.
Please know our thoughts and prayers remain with you all.
:love1: :pray: :love1:
Meryl
02-24-2011, 11:30 PM
I got this site in the mail this morning. Shows the devastation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359865/New-Zealand-earthquake-The-moment-Christchurch-shook-pieces.html
Amid all the sorrow and sadness at the incredible devastation and loss of life one has to admire the photographer(s) here - what an amazing set of images captured.
timelord
02-26-2011, 12:06 AM
Hi all,
Thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm home now and finally have power so internet. Very scary times but my family are all safe. My husband was in town and if the earthquake was 30 seconds later he would have been crushed. Anyway best not to focus on the what ifs!
We had engineers check our house today to make sure safe to be in. Has moved on its piles but is structurally fine. Im just thankful it stayed in one piece as I could not crawl in time to a `safe' place in the house. The engineeers asked me what the earthquake felt like to try to determine how the house has moved....I laughed as I had no idea which was it was moving, it was just moving violently.
We were staying with my mum on the other side of town. No damage at all. It is amazing how you can have an area with no damage then 10mins driven the area is devastated. Like people outside of Christchurch, I have been watching the TV images showing the devastation, as I have only seen a little bit as we are to keep of the roads where at all possible.
It is sad that we will lose so many of our beautiful old buildings, but people are more important. We cannot have buildings that do not meet modern standards. Our new art gallery is testament to that. It has a lot of glass in it, but is totally undamaged and is the new civil defence headquarters (by default as the City Council buildings were damaged in the 1st quake).
We are praying that more people will be found alive, and that the aftershocks drop off as being only 500 metres from the epicentre of the quake we feel them strongly. This will be the 1st night sleeping in our house so will see how it goes!
Many thanks
Chardonnay
02-26-2011, 01:10 AM
Hi to everyone, and thank you so much for all your kind thoughts and concern for us here in Christchurch. My family and I are very fortunate, all of us safe and no major damage to our homes.
Your messages of support mean a lot to us. Thank you so much.
All day yesterday and today I kept thinking of what we would have been doing on our DSP Crop this weekend if this hadn't happened.
Bett
Lauren
02-26-2011, 03:20 PM
me too Bett.. - I actuallly was thinking it particularly on Friday because we would have been right there in the heart of the devastation. and of course would be staying in one of the harder hit suburbs too....
I do hope we will do one soon - but it'll have to be in the Auckland or greater Auckland region now I guess.....
shazzt
02-26-2011, 10:04 PM
Yes - so many people's plans have been affected by this horrible tragedy.
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