ValleyRD Mailing List: Earthquake-Update From Shibata

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Update from Japan by: Kenji & Nobuko Shibata

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Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:03:37 -0700

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Hi Gene & Jean,

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Thank you for your note which is very encouraging to us Japanese.

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Good news (!!) ... we finally had a phone call from our son and daughter-in-law 3 hours ago (4 days after the earthquake!), from which we found they are doing OK. In order to make the phone call to us, they had to drive 2 hours to get to a big town where spcial free phone service is provided for sufferer. They still don'tÂget electric power and water supply, no home and cell phone service yetÂsince the disaster, but surviving with their neighbors sharing foods and blankets. We still cannot visitÂour son and his wifeÂas train service is not yet provided and highwaysÂare shut off.

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Just for your information, we had to cancel Japan Round Dance Convention which has been scheduled from March 18th thru 20th in Tokyo area due to damageÂof the hotel facility by the earthquke. Moreover, many of Japanese teachers and dancers including us lost theirÂeagernessÂto carry on because ofÂthe shockÂby that huge disaster.

We have received so many e-mails from American, AustralianÂand European friends (more than 50 mails). We cannot respond to each one of them, but really appreciate their warmÂoffers and prayers which is really encouraging to us. Please post this note on your communication system to convey ourÂbig, big THANK YOU to every one who sent the e-mail to us and all other dear friends in the round dance communityÂfor theirÂprayers for us!

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Kenji & Nobuko Shibata kenjishibata [at] yahoo.com

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