Forest Fire

It seems this has been the month for natural disasters here in Chile.  Last weekend a forest fire broke out in Valparaiso, a port city about an hour away from Santiago.  Out of the 250,000 people that live there, 2,500 homes were destroyed.  11,000 people are now homeless.  15 people lost their lives.  

The worst affected areas of the city were the poorest neighborhoods, made up of wooden huts.    

It's times like these that we are not only thankful for the lives and home we have, but we are also thankful that we have been blessed with enough resources to give to those in true need.

Today our church will make a trip to the coast to deliver donations we have been collecting since Sunday.  

Yesterday, we were able to go and purchase about $100 worth of water, blankets, diapers, and baby wipes to send with them. 

To our financial supporters, thank you for giving to us so that we can be blessed and be a blessing to others.  To our prayer supporters, please join us in praying for these families and individuals that have lost so much.     

Valparaiso port city

 The city is made up of 45 hills

 The "cultural capital" of Chile