Please lift up the people of Searles Valley/Trona/Ridgecrest, CA in prayer. Yesterday they experienced a Mag. 6.4 earthquake and many aftershocks, and today a few hours ago were hit with a Mag. 7.1 temblor. Marie and I lived in this area from 2008-2014, and it has a lot of great folks--many churches with deep membership--and is as unlike urban California as it can be. Gun and hunting country, and I miss living there a great deal. Thank you!
Today's quake rocked us pretty well, 125 miles south of the epicenter. I can only imagine the trials of the folks in Ridgecrest, having lived through several quakes of 6.0-7.2 Magnitude throughout my life. The friends we can reach are in fair-to-good order, but others in town are not as fortunate. No details yet on injuries or damage from this newest quake; yesterday's damage was slight to moderate. I do not think the area will fare so well after this evening's quake.