Chile Earthquake Aftermath #7

Dear Brother:

A fraternal hug in the love of God.

Thank you for your concern, especially your personal prayer, as well as the motivation so that the people of God in the States are requesting with supplication before the throne of grace, for our nation that suffers and especially for the church in Chile.

We are firm and trusting in our "Rock of Salvation." The social order is restoring, thanks to the firm hand of the government. This will allow to begin the gigantic task of recovery in all areas.

My vision during this distress is to use this as a favorable time to give an answer to the people that ask "where to look for help and to whom will we go?" The church is to give that answer and invitation to them by reminding them of God's Word: "I will lift up mines eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." We then have the opportunity to invite them to look at Christ who has eternal life.

The Church is working to compile a list of all that must be done to repair or replace all that has been destroyed.

On Friday (March 5th) we will have a meeting of the church directory to decide on the urgent actions that we will take in relation to at least three problems:

1. - evaluation of the damages of our church buildings and the losses in general.

2. - I have begun to create a communication net with the Brother Andrés Carrasco that is in the area affected to look for people and especially to locate siblings of sister churches. For we will use it the several communal (low power) radio stations that are still working and my own contacts in each city.

3. - we will see the urgent necessities of foods and as covering all those necessities. Especially the families of the church of Curicó that suffered with more intensity and at the moment there is lack of everything. I am planning a trip for next week if I can find a means of transportation. We are still waiting for news of sister churches in Talca, Constitution and Concepción. We will see what the needs are and how we may be able to help them.

If there are churches or brothers in the States that want to contribute for these diverse necessities, we will form a committee of urgency that receives and dedicate the resources appropriately. I will be informing with more details on this.

((As a note to the reader, Pastor Luis Vega who serves as Director of Latin America for Siloam International is working to collect funds to relieve the suffering in Chile. Donations may be sent to Siloam International, AECC, P.O. Box 2061, Bristol, Tennessee 37621-2061. Mark the gift for Chile Relief. All gifts are income-tax deductible and the entire amount of any gift designated for Chile Relief will be used 100% for that purpose.))

A good news, the family Reyes, Uncles and nephews of Yalinne that are in Dichato, escaped with only with their lives and they are camping in the hills. Today food, medicine, and other necessities were distributed to them. Please continue praying for all those that are under these conditions. Many Christians in Talca and Constitution are in camps in the open air.

More good news is that communication has finally been restored to my house, I have telephone and internet, what we will take advantage to continue with the contact work and communication.

We have a prayer meeting with our family every day, with may local Christian brothers joining with us each day. We continue praying for the security of the brothers. Today we had an especially strong aftershock (grade 6.3) and there was a tsunami alert in Concepción.

Psa. 62: 7
"In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God."

In Christ,

Pastor David Horta