Local Pastor Returns From Visit To Japan

Local Anchorage pastor affiliated with an international relief organization returns from Japan.

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Story Created: Apr 3, 2011 at 9:41 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Apr 3, 2011 at 9:48 PM AKDT

Aid from across the globe continues to make its way to Japan to help the victims devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that engulfed the country three weeks ago.

Local Anchorage Pastor Jerry Prevo with Anchorage Baptist Temple returned from a two-day trip to Japan where he visited the people and the coast towns affected by the catastrophe. 
 
Prevo is part of the international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, which has been helping tens of thousands of Japanese with supplies.
 
“They lost everything, they lost pictures of their family members. They’ve lost their businesses, they’ve lost their jobs, they’ve lost their houses,” he said.
 
Officials from Samaritans Purse also say the Japanese are aware of the radiation concerns that the rest of the world is focusing on but insist the they are focused on surviving through the night.
 
“People are talking about it,"  said Karina Petersen, media relations coordinator with Samaritan’s Purse. "But to be honest, the people here are more concerned about how they're going to rebuild their lives. They’re not focusing on something going on 57 miles south of them.”

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HOW MUCH COMPASSION? said on Tuesday, Sep 6 at 10:20 AM

After this trip to Japan, seeing all the devastation of the quake and tsunami,how much of Prevo's "TAX FREE" housing money will he donate to the Japanese? Once GREED rules, its hard to let go of a penny.

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