Day 25

April 5, 2020.  Today is Sunday. Not your ordinary Sunday. Most churches have been closed for weeks. Worship happens at home along with just about everything else.  Celebrations, meetings and visits are being done through internet platforms such as Skype, FaceTime, Zoom and Google meets. The world is trying it's best to combat the virus known as Covid19. It is trying and in some ways it is succeeding and in others it is failing.  The scope of this pandemic (the word pandemic alone tells you how serious) is broad.  The virus lives and kills in over 200 countries and has taken the lives of over 62,900 lives.  The virus has infected over one million people and the uptick of new cases tells us it will continue for sometime. How much time no one really knows. Some experts say it may continue for 12-18 months.  The insanity of it all. Currently many people around the world are wearing masks in public. The CDC has suggested it and compliance will help the spread of the virus to some extent (as social distancing has), but it is inevitable that the spread will continue until...it either burns out (herd immunity theory), or it gets under control with a vaccine. Both of these scenarios are going to take time. Each will have an end result of much loss of life.  The health care systems, personnel and supplies are in drastic survival mode.  Even as the world ramps up the production of masks, gown, ventilators and hospitals the virus continues to surge through our humanity at a rate we cannot stay with. The latest WHO dashboard looks like this...5:19 pm

Maren and I are doing well.  We are healthy. We are working from home. We are exercising. We are connected with our friends and family in this current virtual way. Today we walked and rested. We spoke with my family for Tom's 58th birthday and talked with Dewey and Kathy.  It feels good to hear the voices of loved ones.  All we know are healthy and sheltered-at-home. At least the weather is warming.... Good night and good luck.