Earthquake

First off, WE ARE FINE!!! We experienced a strong earthquake last night of around 3:30am.

The epicenter was in Concepcion about 6 hours drive from here. At the epicenter it was an 8.8. We got around a 7. It was strong enough to wake Doug and I. We flew out of our bed to get to the kids. Just as I told the kids to get down beside their beds, Doug realized that this one was going to be a big one, so down the stairs and outside we went. We sat beside our front gate and a major cement wall. Kiwi, our dog joined us while we prayed for our safety, for our neighbors, and for our teammates both ABWE and national.

Once the earth paused from shaking, we went inside to get warmer cloths, shoes, and flashlights, and then joined our neighbors in the street. We do have some damage to our walls, but none that can't be fixed! They were outside walls to a fence that runs between our property and our neighbor's. You can see pictures below.

Please pray for...
Our neighbors' spiritual well-being. None of them know Christ nor have the hope of God's salvation. Pray that we will have the words and opportunities to share about God's free gift.

One of our church members, Diego, was staying with his mom for the summer in Concepcion. No one, including his father who is here in Santiago has gotton through to him. Please pray for Diego, his mom and his 2 little sisters.

Hannah, who has been REALLY ¨Shaken¨both litterally and figuratively. It hits harder each time there is an aftershock.

As of now, we have no internet at the house, nor electricity for that matter. We are updating from the school which does have all of those things.

Enjoy the pictures. I'll try later to put more on facebook.

One of our fallen walls
Our other fallen wall looking into the neighbors yard

Our office

The Santiago Christian School Library

SCA library

A wall, or what used to be a wall near our school