God's plan of Restoration in Chile

There are many details about what is going on in Chile and many things to pray about!! The Hinds, Snyders, and Tomlinsons have been busy assessing and meeting needs for disaster relief. They have been putting together and shipping off hundreds of care packages with essential items for people in need. They also have begun constructing a temporary shelter. There have still been several significant aftershocks since the initial earthquake. On Thursday there were 6.9 and 7.2 aftershocks. Today there was a 6.2 aftershock. At the same time on Thursday, Chile was holding an inauguration for their new president by the coast and the missionary’s first volunteer team began arriving in Chile. This team is a part of Baptist Global Response and their specialty is setting up a large outdoor "soup kitchen" that can feed thousands of people in one day. They are hoping to have the soup kitchen running by Monday to feed 3,000 people a day.


Also, Second Baptist Church is on the calendar to serve in Chile over Spring Break. If you remember, they were actually planning this trip long before the earthquake hit. Their plans on exactly what they would be doing there have changed because disaster relief is the greatest need right now. There are five additional trips in the planning process right now among the churches of the Arkansas Mapuche Network.

We are far away from the devastation in Chile, but please consider what the Holy Spirit is urging you to do to be a part of the efforts to restore Chile, physically and spiritually. Throughout it all, God’s purpose is to be glorified.

PRAY:

• For continued strength, stamina, and safety for the Hinds’, Snyders’, and Tomlinsons’ and for the Baptist Global Relief team

• For the new president of Chile

• For aftershocks to cease

• That all of the disaster relief efforts will meet the Chilean people’s needs and that this will be an opportunity to draw more people in toward Jesus

• For opportunities to share the gospel message to those who haven’t heard

• For the soup kitchen to begin serving thousands of needy people food by Monday

• For the Second Baptist team’s trip next week—for safe travels, for God to use their service for His purposes, for opportunities to invite people to invite Christ as personal Lord and Savior

• For the prospective mission trips through the Arkansas churches

• That God will use you in what He is doing in Chile to bring restoration to them and glory to himself