Eric has had a chance to download more photos that he took during his two weeks up in Sendai in addition to those already posted.  Here they are, with some of his reflections.

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On the way up, we took a back route to Tokyo and had a great view of Mt. Fuji. It provided hope to some of the people I met to know that in spite of everything Fujisan was still standing. Yet I told them that even if it were to crumble, God’s love would always remain.

Here is the CRASH headquarters, with some of the supplies we brought up from Sanda.

On the way to Sendai. We were issued a special emergency vehicle badge that allowed vehicles like ours to be on the highways during the first week.  It turned out to be a great blessing because with the long lines of vehicles waiting for gas, we would often get waved to the front of the line.

When we were driving closer to the nuclear plant, we rolled up our windows and wore our masks… just in case.

Our second day in Sendai we went to wait for the amazing shipment coming in from Samaritan’s Purse – 94 tons of supplies.  Here is the group of volunteers waiting, and the trucks coming in.

I loved working with Samaritan’s Purse – they continue to be an amazing blessing to the communities in Tohoku.  Here are some new supplies that were purchased by SP at Costco – they bought out entire inventories of much-needed supplies.

Geared up….