Chile Earthquake Aftermath #31

Much time has passed since the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami of the 27 of February in our country of Chile, the Independent Methodist Church of Chile has initiated the campaign to bring bibles to those who have none. We are working to take spiritual food, by means of the Word of GOD, to people who do not yet know Christ as their personal Saviour. This will be aimed at those that we were able to provide food, water, clothes and medical attention, thanks be to God.

THIS CAMPAIGN WILL EXTEND UNTIL THE END OF APRIL. AT THAT TIME ITHE SECOND TOUR TO THE PLACES AFFECTED IN THE EARTHQUAKE. Our Mission will take a team of 20 well-educated young people in personal evangelism, during the first week of May. It is our desire to distribute 200 to 300 bibles. As with the Campaign of Prayer that we maintained, we trusted that God will touch the heart not only of our congregations, but of many brothers of different churches and brother organizations from CIEF, and others, that can participate.

HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE? In Chile, each Bible costs 2,000 pesos (4 dollars US approx.). Those that feel in their heart to contribute with money to acquire these bibles, we will be thankful to them and ask them to send their offering to Siloam International, P.O. Box 2061, Bristol, TN 37621. Or email David Horta at dalehorta@hotmail.com for information for electronic transfer directly to the name of the treasurer of Asociación Misionera Evangélica Metodista Independiente (AMEIMI), brother ELIAZER ULLOA VARGAS, confirming in addition the amount to the deposit to the mail dalehorta@hotmail.com. If you want to have a tax-deductible receipt for use with the IRS in the United States, please send your gift through Siloam International and designate it for Chile bibles.

Our local churches are helping in the campaign as they are giving from their respective treasury towards the Association. The day Sunday 25 of April to the Pastor David Horta Sepúlveda will be due to give to the result of the campaign, who will acquire the Bibles.

We request that you pray that we might raise sufficient funds to buy these Bibles. Also, pray that many can imitate this initiative and that many souls that today are hopeless will come to know the Will God by means of the Word.

In Christ,

Pastor David Horta S.
President IMI Chile

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #30

Dear Brothers:

Fraternal greetings in the love of God.

At the beginning of April we have had a spiritual time of refreshment and communion in our Church. God has blessed us with a beautiful congress and activities. We have seen the hand of God working in our midst.

Last Friday our leadership group met and we made agreements to face the challenge of the construction of the building of the fourth church, the reconstruction of walls and facilities of the third church and the repair of the damages in the first and fifth churches. In most of our buildings the repair works have begun. We are thankful for the help and offering that was sent to us by the Evangelical Methodist Conference.

Please Pray: Pray for the working in each church.

One week ago we began the campaign "Bible of Hope". Our purpose is to take the Word of God to those who don't know Christ and they have been affected by the earthquake. This campaign will conclude April 25 and the first week of May we will travel toward the areas affected with provisions and the beautiful Word of God.

Please Pray: Pray for those who don't have Christ and do not have His blessings, so that their hearts are willing to receive the Word of God. Also pray for the necessary resources for the trip, provisions and Bibles.

With love in Christ

Pastor David Horta S.

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #29

Last week we concluded our tour of the south visiting the Church in Temuco. It was a time of blessing for our lives and of spiritual refreshment. We had the opportunity to preach for salvation during three days to many new souls. We were entertained by our family in the faith, our dear brothers. They were well, thanks to God, none had suffered big damages. The city of Temuco in many places had the marks of the earthquake. Our brothers sent a greeting by means of the biblical reading of Hebrew 13: 20, 21.

Please Pray: For the souls that received the testimony of the Word of God for salvation and for those who made decision for Christ. Please pray especially for our Church in Temuco and for the health of pastor Daniel Jara.

As we had noted in my other reports, we have observed the necessity to take the word of God to those places that we had previously visited taking provisions, clothes and medical care. In those visits we worked first to assist our brothers and sisters in the faith, but now the idea is to reach those that don't have Christ and together with helping them physically to take them the word of God.

For we have implemented the campaign "Bible of Hope" that will consist in our first stage to obtain 100 Bibles. 20 youths are also needed as volunteers. They will be instructed in personal evangelism and they will be assigned to one of four vehicles. This campaign will extend until the end of April. In the second tour, we will go to various places affected by the earthquake. The same as with the prayer campaign we trust that God will use not only our congregations, but many brothers of different congregations and their sister organizations can participate. We are sending a poster with the instructions for the efforts.

Please Pray: For resources purchase those Bible. Pray so that many can imitate this initiative and so many souls that today are without hope will come to know the Will of God by means of its Word.

With gratitude to our God, we celebrated our church's XXXIII Congress. It was a moment of special communion. We had an attendance average of 130 people in each day. The topics were also edifying and profitable. The activity culminated with a wonderful service in that we celebrated the Lord's Supper. A great blessing was the result of the word of God working in the heart of several, specially the young. Thanks be to God!

Please Pray: For those youths that gave testimony, so that their lives are truly consecrated to the service of God. Pray for the communion in our congregations and that the motivation of sowing the seed of the gospel will be renewed.

We are working in the repair of our church buildings. We give thanks to God that in spite of the limited resources, we are delighted in reconstructing in a better way. We thank the generosity of our dear brothers abroad that they have given to help us in this purpose. Our Conference in the United States, as our dear church "Pueblo Nuevo" in Bolivia has committed offerings of love for it. According to the calculations we still need $8,600 US Dollars.

Please Pray: For the necessary resources to repair our church buildings and to reconstruct the building of the congregation of the Fourth Church.

Several families are experiencing the loss of jobs because of business that were destroyed in the earthquake. Some of these lost properties and some companies lost machinery. Many they have had to reduce personnel. This presumably will bring other consequences. In our churches in Curicó and Santiago have brothers and sisters that now need work.

Please Pray: For those who lost their jobs and now have no means of support. God is providing works and wisdom to face difficult times. Pray for the Family Villalobos Orellana that are still in mourning.

With love in Christ

Pastor David Horta
President IMI

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #28

Dear Brothers:

On Monday at dawn I traveled with my nephew Jozabath to the city of Constitution, the landscape that received us was devastating, my heart shivered when seeing like such a beautiful city was roughdressed by the destruction caused by the Earthquake and later tsunami.

We took with us much to help the families of the sector of city called "the puddle". These people had lost everything, housing, clothes, furniture, etc. - they had truly lost everything. We took articles of personal hygiene, provisions, medications and drums with purified water.

We visit the church building of our brothers of the Biblical Presbyterian Church. In the interior there were still fish and sardines of the flood. The building will have to be demolished. Still among those humid, cracked walls and about to fall, we prayed next to our brothers. We gave thanks for the love of God and we begged for His mercy towards them. I am for sure with our Heavenly Father's help, a new and beautiful house will rise for God.

The rest of the day was occupied in giving help to the doctor and to distribute medications among the elderly of the church.

It was difficult to leave and to say goodbye to families so dear in the Lord, as the family Morales Vega and the family of Pastor Morán. We prayed together and I expressed them that after everything, the city of Constitution had not changed. The most beautiful thing continues there - are our brothers and sisters in Christ, those that we love.


Please Pray: Pray for the faithful Church in the city of Constitution. Pray for those who have lost everything and especially for the many that still have not found the bodies of their relatives (as it is the case of the Family Villalobos of our church in Curicó). Pray that our brothers can find where to congregate and to begin to build a new church building.

Today most of the international news organizations are no longer concerned with Chile. Everyone that could move to another place in Chile or could leave Chile have done so. It is a fact and an an impressive number of people are continue to suffer in want of basic necessities. We need those to assist with the physical needs and to arrive with the Word of God, and with the comfort and peace that only God can give to these hurting hearts. This has made us acutely aware of another necessity, the lack of Bibles and New Testaments.

Please Pray: Pray to obtain valuable Bibles and New Testaments to take to those who are abandoned.

By the grace of God, in a few hours more I will travel with my wife to the city of Temuco to work in our church during three days of an evangelism campaign. At the same time we will make sure of that necessities are being distributed to those affected by the earthquake. The trips have lengthened because of the damaged state of the highways. The trip to Temuco now takes approximately of 12 hours. Before the earthquake it took about six hours.

Please Pray: Pray for our safety on this trip. Also pray for our purpose, so that the souls that hear the message of Salvation will place their faith in Christ Jesus.

With love in Christ,

Pastor David Horta S.
President IMI Chile



Pictures:
1-5: I temper Church Presbyterian Biblical part interior and external. The brothers took out great quantity of mud, sand and fish, they are still some remains.
6 - 19 the earthquake didn't respect any construction material, then the Tsunami made the rest. There are places like the puddle that it was not anything, today there are single carps and tapes that remember the place of one that another family, Even heavy machines were dragged by the force of the sea. Is considered that the mass of water reached 20 meters high and entered more than 2 Kilometers. a
Medical care to the oldest on the part of the brother Jozabath

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #27

Dear Brother:

I have just arrived from an exhausting trip to the city of Constitution. The doctor who accompanied me is my nephew, Jozabath Vergés Horta. Soon I will send report of this trip before leaving again toward the south, specifically Concepción and Temuco.

Thank you for your prayers.

In Christ

Pastor David Horta S.

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #26

Pastor David Horta, President of the Independent Methodist Church of Chile and Pastor of the Third Independent Methodist Church of Santiago, Chile has prepared a message to be broadcast during the special program of prayer on Saturday. The message may be downloaded at:

http://www.2shared.com/file/12222726/49d47810/Mensaje_Pastor_David_Horta.html

Chile Earthquake Aftermath #25

Dear Brothers in Christ

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

My name is David Quisbert, Pastor of the Bible Presbyterian Church in Bolivia. We are organizing an Online prayer chain for the earthquake victims in Chile that is scheduled for this Saturday (20th) night from 7:00-9:00 PM (Eastern Time). Also we are going to broadcast the words of our Pastor David Horta. We ask you to add ONLINE to the Continental prayer Chain for Chile. All the broadcast will be in Spanish. But we will appreciate if you could include this chain in your program.

Our links:

http://www.pastoral.cl/radio

http://www.quisbert.org/radio

Here the List of Radios for our Broadcast:

BOLIVIA city of La Paz
Radio “Espíritu Santo” 1580 Khz AM
Pastor Fausto Lima

CHILE- “Alto Hospicio” (1ra Región – Tarapaca)
Radio Manantial 97.3 FM Stereo
Pastor Ivan Ahumada

CHILE – Cañete (8va. Región- Bio Bio)
Radio Celestial 107.9 FM
Pastor: Joel Salazar

PARAGUAY – Capiata (20 Km de Asunción)
Radio Campo Verde 93:5 FM
Pastor Ivan Ahumanda

BOLIVIA - city: El Alto
Radio Majestad 105.7 FM stereo
Pastor. Miguel Quintanilla

In Christ,

Pastor David Quisbert