A big earthquake with the
strength of 8.1 on the Richter scale hit the Middle East .
Two
million Muslims are dead,
and over a million are injured.
Large parts of Iraq,
Iran and
Syria are in a state of ruin and the
governments don't know where to start with providing help to
rebuild.
The rest
of the world is trying to figure out how to help.
Britain is sending troops
to help keep the peace.
Saudi Arabia is sending oil
& monetary assistance.
Latin
American countries are sending clothing.
New
Zealand and Australia are sending sheep, cattle and food crops.
The
Asian countries (largely China and Japan) are sending labor to assist in rebuilding the infrastructure.
Canada is sending medical
teams and supplies.
Ha - you got zinged on the Wood Zone...... :)
On a serious note, the person who sent this joke to me also said that they are pulling the missionaries out of Turkey. This coming from a close working partner (not off some seedy blog on the web, like this one.... :)
Careful what you joke about. Puget Sound is close to that major Juan de Fuca plate that is overdue for 8+ magnitude earthquake too. :)
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