Tungurahua

You probably saw on the news that an active volcano has been erupting in Ecuador. The volcano is Tungurahua. It has been in a series of eruptive cycles since 1999. Every so often it punctuates it's unhappiness with an exclamation point. The mild activity most of the time has allowed the local population of farmers and villagers to stay in the area in spite of warnings from the authorities and scientists; so when there is truly cause for alarm it is hard to get them out of their homes and away from their fields and livestock. We ask for your prayers for those people who live in the immediate area endangered by lava flows and mudslides, and for those in the broader region affected by ash and cinder. Thank you.