During a severe blizzard in Japan, a father froze to death while sheltering his daughter. The story reads, "Mikio Okada died as he tried to protect his only child, Natsune, against winds of up to 109kph and temperatures that plunged as low as minus 6 degrees Celsius." Mr. Okada called his relatives to say that he was stranded and that he and Natsune would try to walk to their destination. But they were both found just 300 metres from the truck.

The story continued, "Mr. Okada was reportedly found hunched over his daughter, cradling her in his arms and apparently using his body and a warehouse wall to provide shelter. He had taken his jacket off to give to the child, a broadcaster said. The young girl was taken to a hospital near their home … where she was found to have no serious injuries."

Possible Preaching Angle:

This story that rips your heart out while providing an insight into the Atonement. The apostle Paul wrote, "and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God” (Eph. 5:2).