Comments on: Living through natural disasters http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/16/living-through-natural-disasters/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matt 25:40 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/16/living-through-natural-disasters/#comment-2770 Matt 25:40 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:04:38 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=922#comment-2770 Events like these (no matter what country is involved) just leave me speechless. I just don't know what to say. I pray for those folks, knowing that even survivors will endure a lot of hardship and pain. It will take a long time to rebuild, and many people will never be the same. Only God understands these things, ultimately. I found your comment about the loss of communication interesting. I have often thought the same thing... when people are forced to work together and help neighbors, oddly enough, good things can come out of it. Events like these (no matter what country is involved) just leave me speechless. I just don’t know what to say. I pray for those folks, knowing that even survivors will endure a lot of hardship and pain. It will take a long time to rebuild, and many people will never be the same. Only God understands these things, ultimately.

I found your comment about the loss of communication interesting. I have often thought the same thing… when people are forced to work together and help neighbors, oddly enough, good things can come out of it.

]]> By: Bene Diction http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/16/living-through-natural-disasters/#comment-2769 Bene Diction Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:28:13 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=922#comment-2769 I quite agree about not accepting at face value and filtering. I think that is why it is good we can use more than one source for information. Politics can't prevent natural disaster, but politics can play an active role in preventing harm to any countries most valuable resource, it's people. I don't believe every person working for the UN have political agendas. There will always be good people within any government or NGO. Even if the UN projections are way off, there are still to many people in harm's way that don't need to be. Blog on! I quite agree about not accepting at face value and filtering.
I think that is why it is good we can use more than one source for information.
Politics can’t prevent natural disaster, but politics can play an active role in preventing harm to any countries most valuable resource, it’s people.
I don’t believe every person working for the UN have political agendas. There will always be good people within any government or NGO.
Even if the UN projections are way off, there are still to many people in harm’s way that don’t need to be. Blog on!

]]> By: bb bene bill http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/16/living-through-natural-disasters/#comment-2768 bb bene bill Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:29:08 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=922#comment-2768 TOO TRUE good, as a surviver of a tornado, nature rules..... no arguement TOO TRUE
good,
as a surviver of a tornado,
nature rules…..
no arguement

]]> By: The Barrister http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/16/living-through-natural-disasters/#comment-2767 The Barrister Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:37:32 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=922#comment-2767 I certainly appreciate the concern in your post. Several of China's main rivers run through heavily populated areas, and there are several dams subject to overflow and destruciton. Still, I would be hesitant to accept, at face value, the UN information. Many nations have a political agenda, and the UN seems to have no way of filtering out this bias. I certainly appreciate the concern in your post. Several of China’s main rivers run through heavily populated areas, and there are several dams subject to overflow and destruciton.

Still, I would be hesitant to accept, at face value, the UN information. Many nations have a political agenda, and the UN seems to have no way of filtering out this bias.

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