by Mike Costanzo | May 15, 2011 | Disaster, Faith, Missions, Reflections
What is God doing in Japan? God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 8, 2011 | Disaster, Prayer
Please Pray for Japan! New earthquake retraumatizes millions According to recent news updates , Japan was rocked by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Sendai Thursday night. While there was no tsunami this time, there was still a tsunami warning for an hour and a half,...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 3, 2011 | Disaster, Mike, Missions
Saturday After a very blessed stay in Iwaki, we drove straight through my old hometown of Funehiki (I really wanted to stop, but our schedule wouldn’t allow it) up to the city of Sendai, which had arguably seen the most devastating effects of the earthquake and...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 25, 2011 | Disaster, Mike, Missions
As of this writing, I have been in Japan three days, and already I have seen God move powerfully, first in my own heart as well as in others’. God is so good! Tuesday When we arrived on Tuesday evening, people at Honda Chapel were busy, busy busy! Some of them...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 21, 2011 | Devotion, Disaster, Missions
These have been some crazy days…initially I was hoping to blog every day before the trip, but that got blown out of the water because God’s plans have been so much bigger than ours! The team I’m with is now officially 8 people, and in only 6 days God...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 17, 2011 | Disaster, Prayer
Urgent Prayer Needed for Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Crisis Our dear family & friends, According to recent news updates , although the Japanese government’s evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant is still officially 12 miles (20km),...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 16, 2011 | Disaster, Missions
Our dear family and friends, First of all, thank you for your patience as we got our fund-raising details taken care of! Our team has arranged two ways to donate to helping our brothers and sisters in Japan (electronically or by check). Gifts by check are tax...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 15, 2011 | Disaster, Prayer
Our hearts break for Japan. Never in all our years have we ever imagined that this kind of apocalyptic destruction could happen again in our hearts’ country. Japan has always been the safest, most disaster-prepared country we have ever known. And in one day, we...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 15, 2011 | Devotion, Disaster
May the floods that they so much dread make blessings break upon their head. -John Piper On March 11, 2011, the dreaded tsunamis swept away hope and life, leaving death and ruin in its wake. The water that swept them forward was dirty and dark, and carried the...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 15, 2011 | Disaster, Missions, Prayer
Our dear family and friends, An opportunity has presented itself for Mike to go to Japan along with Danny Iverson (son of missionary Dan Iverson) to help out with relief efforts in some of the hardest-hit areas. We have heard first-hand reports from the missionaries...
