Just a month ago our church bid farewell to a beloved Ecuadorian family, Alex and Rosa Maria with their two children after they had been with us for more than a year. They moved to Concepción where they rented an apartment in this very building. According to Alex, "I'm from Ecuador and they kept telling me that here the buildings are made to withstand earthquakes and that I shouldn't worry." It was not so.
When our church learned that Concepción was hard hit, we prayed for them specifically and anxiously sought information on their whereabouts. This morning we celebrated as we saw Alex on national television telling the story of how they were able to find their way out of the building after it fell to the ground. Alex, his wife and their two young children are alive and well. "It is a miracle," he said in the interview.
Amidst such tragedies in Chile, there are miracles for which we give thanks to God, our Protector. We thank you for your prayers for Chile in these very difficult days.
