In the light of the earthquake in Japan, what is it like to trust God while living on fault lines?

When you live over a fault line, the fear of an earthquake is very real, says Becky Hunter Kelm. She explains what experiencing an earthquake is like, and how she has to chose to put her trust in Jesus every day. 

It was one of those quiet ‘in-between’ days between Christmas and New Year when I read a tweet thread recalling the 2004 tsunami in northern Indonesia.

I shuddered, remembering how I watched the horrifying news unfold that boxing day as a first-year student on Christmas break. This then triggered thoughts about the two massive earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria just under a year ago. ‌

Although I wasn’t directly affected where I live in Istanbul, I have experienced some second-hand trauma by supporting those who have and being involved in relief work in the worst stricken areas of the country. I put down my phone and sighed out a prayer. ‘Please, God, no more natural disasters in 2024’.