The Williams Family

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Earthquake and Tsunami




Pictures of Missionary house on Savaii that was taken off it's foundation spun around and moved from the tsunami...with missionaries inside! They were all safe and unharmed.


Just when you think life is going pretty good...you get news of an 8.3 earthquake and tsunami hitting where your son is serving a mission! It was a tense few hours but once we got the news that all missionaries were safe and accounted for, our hearts could rest and we knew that all was well. A few days later we got a camera card with pictures of some of the damage that occurred in Savaii. The earthquake was just as intense but on the island where our son Elder Williams is serving but the tsunami wasn't as fierce and didn't cause the damage and fatalities as the other islands. It did destroy a Missionary home, the poor Elders were inside when it was lifted off of it's stilts and spun around and moved! Also a mission van was detroyed when it was taken by a wave and a water tower crashed on it. When the earthquake happened our son was notified that he should get all the missionaries and evacuate to the mountain and to stay there. He stayed overnight up in the mountains and when he came down he was able to call home and let us know that he was fine! It was wonderful to hear his voice! We feel very relieved that no missionaries were hurt during this but our hearts and prayers are still with the people of Samoa and Tonga, where the devastation and destruction took it's toll on villages and families.



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