International Mission Board - Pray

CHILE.

“I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great” (2 Samuel 24:14b, NKJV). In one 24-hour period, there were 26 aftershocks in Chile, many reaching past 5.0 on the Richter scale and three more than 6.0. “With the aftershocks comes stress and fear. Damaged buildings are damaged more, but there is an alarming increase of fear--fear of injury, fear of death, fear of another tsunami or an ever bigger earthquake. During the night, there were nine recorded quakes that caused people to awaken too many times during the night. Many people are not getting the rest they need in order to function well during the day. Please pray that missionaries as well as nationals will find peace in David’s confidence that being in the hands of God is always a safe place to be. He loves and cares for our needs even in the midst of moments of great stress. Pray that Christians here will share that peace with those who are greatly troubled. Pray that through this crisis, many can be brought to the Lord as they search for the peace of heart that can only come through faith in Jesus Christ. Pray also for missionaries and volunteers who are traveling to Talca, taking supplies to be used in a food distribution project at the El Sembrador Baptist Church. They are planning on supplying meals to thousands of people in the coming weeks.”