John Juanda (continued)...

As I was saying before, I spoke with John via email regarding this situation, and he had this to say...

Hi Chuck,

Thank you very much for your concerns. I am very fortunate to find out
that all my family and friends are fine because most of them live
inland, (and) not on the coast. But my prayers go to the 20,000+ who aren't as fortunate.

JJ

John also had this to say on his website...

Tsunami Disaster in Asia

Since the tragedy on Sunday, I've received a lot of emails from concerned friends and fans enquiring about my loved ones in Indonesia. I am deeply touched by the kindness, concern, and generosity that many of you have expressed.

I am extremely fortunate to have experienced no personal loss of family or friends in Indonesia, but my prayers go out to those who are grieving, and to those struggling to get through these next difficult weeks.

Some of you have asked about donating money. There are many worthy charities to choose from. My suggestion is to be sure to select an approved charity and not to be taken in by scammers. There is a good list of charities here:

http://www.networkforgood.org/
http://www.unicefusa.org/

Thank you again for all your kind words and letters. They remind me that the world is full of good people.

Best,

John Juanda

As we can all see, this monumental event has struck the entire world, even we Poker Players. I hope we all give as deeply as we can to the charities John mentioned, and that the well over 100,000 gone are in our prayers, or our chosen methods of worship or reflection.

-Chuck Williams