Thurs AM

I'm watching live Japanese TV as water is being dropped by Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter into the nuclear reactors that are overheating, in an effort to cool them down. Let's all pray that this works! And please pray for the safety and health of these workers who are carrying out this very risky mission. So far, 4 loads of 7.5 tons each of seawater has been dumped. READ HERE!

Also, happy to hear this morning that the consensus of nuclear physicists around the world seems to be that although the radiation level is high in the immediate vicinity of the damaged reactors, radiation is NOT a threat to the rest of the world - at least not at this time, as long as the reactors do not explode. This is very good news, and hopefully will help to calm worldwide fears.

As of this morning, more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead, with many thousands still unaccounted for, and thousands are in evacuation shelters. Just overwhelming sadness . . .