Chile Earthquake Aftermath #18

Alert the prayer partners!

Today three big earthquakes took place in our central region, the first one with earthquake characteristic of 7.2 on the Richter scale at 11:39 am (similar intensity to which destroyed Haiti). The other ones were 6.7 and 6 on the Richter scale only ten minutes apart.

At the same time there was a tsunami alert in the beautiful city of Valparaíso at the hour of the ceremony to install the new President. At that instant they evacuated the Congress building. Personally I saw people's desperation as they came out disoriented with fear of the buildings and they were directed to "safe" areas. I am giving thanks to God that this time there were light damages.

I was working on communicating with those of the church before phone lines collapsed once again and the systems fell.

I have made the decision postponing any work in our church buildings until the earthquakes and aftershocks become less frequent.

Thanks to God, today we secured the use of a car to transfer provisions to Curicó tomorrow. We plan to leave 6 am, since the trip has lengthened due to destruction of the highways.

Please pray for our safety while we are on the road. Also for my wife, Cecilia, so that she has tranquility while I carry out the duties of the ministry.

Also pray for the many women that suffer when they have to leave their children in the schools, in this time of emergency - not knowing when the next aftershock or earthquake will hit.

Please don't forget to join us in prayer during this time of testing. We are praying 8 o'clock am and 8 pm (Eastern Time).


"Brethren, pray for us." 1 Th 5:25


In Christ

Pastor David Horta S.