Dear Brethren,

We serve a truly amazing and powerful God!!  He will use this tragedy in ways beyond our imagination...we need prayers to have the courage to let Him use us as He sees fit.  Already the congregations in Santiago are uniting to help our brethren in the most affected areas south of here, Concepción, Coronel, Chiguayante, and Parral.  After several days of trying to communicate with the brethren there we were able to make contact and learned that not one single member of the churches was killed or has disappeared!  They have suffered damage to their homes and are needing food and clothing and such.  There are congregations all over Chile collecting things to be sent to help their brethren in need.  If you are able and willing to contribute to the effort you will find information on how to do that on our website at www.chileperk.org.  Thank you so much for your concern and for your prayers.  God bless you!

In His Service,
Zane, Tae, Naomi, Isaac, Simeon, and Enoch Perkins