We are a bit concerned here, upon hearing the news about the earthquake centered in Indonesia. Wednesday, Dear Husband’s third son flew to Japan to meet his wife, and then they flew to Phukat, Thailand for the Christmas holidays.
\nWe didn’t know where they were planning to be in Thailand until this evening, and the news from Phukat is on the grim side. Those who were sunbathing at the edge of the water or snorkeling, or scuba diving apparently were lost as the tsunamis rolled in.
\nWe have not heard from the kids, but we are thinking positively about this. Third son is a geologist, so he would have known to go to high ground when they felt the earthquake. I’m assuming that it’s nearly impossible to get a line out, or in, at the moment, so we are going to wait for word, and do our best not to worry.
\nI’d appreciate any form of good thought you care to send on their behalf, but your prayers would be really appreciated.
\nUPDATE:
\nThere may be a ray of hope here…. The kids have not been able to call, but they did leave an itinerary with Third Son’s mother. Thru the grapevine, we’ve heard that they intended to go to Bangkok first, so they may be safe, if stranded. Bangkok is a coastal city, but it’s on the Gulf of Thailand, and may have been sheltered from the tsunami that hit Phuket. I think the kids may have a slightly different holiday than expected. We’ll continue to hope for their safe return.
\nUPDATE #2:
\nThey’re SAFE!!! Third Son’s mother managed to find the travel agent that made the arrangements, and together they traced where the kids had gone from Japan. It turns out they were in Bangkok when the tsunami hit Phuket, and are safe. They got a phone call at 3:00 a.m. their time with a VERY angry mother asking why they hadn’t called to reassure us that they were safe. She also suggested that our daughter-in-law needed to call her<\/b> family.
\nPerhaps it’s a function of their age. Maybe they didn’t realize we would all be concerned about them. I can’t tell you how relieved I am to know that they weren’t snorkling at Phuket when the tsunamis hit.
\nFrom the grapevine, we think they will be flying to Singapore, and then on to Japan. Please, God, if you could spare the time with so many lost and grieving, could you send them home to us safely?
\nThank you, everyone, for your kind words as we worried for the kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are a bit concerned here, upon hearing the news about the earthquake centered in Indonesia. Wednesday, Dear Husband’s third son flew to Japan to meet his wife, and then they flew to Phukat, Thailand for the Christmas holidays. We … Continue reading