Dear Friends and Family.
I regret it has taken this long to write. Today I was able to get my computer out of our office.
Thank you for being in prayer for our country, and the affected areas.
I'll skip the details of the quake, as you´ve already seen them on CNN.
Some people have seen Jonathan on CNN, as there were reporters at our building on Saturday morning, as it was one of the worst hit buildings in maipu. A few friends recognized him.
If you would like to read my previous updates, you can see them on my dad's blog at marcusbigelow.posterous.com and it will keep me from writing all over again.
If you haven't heard other news, please read the blog before continuing for our personal family information.
We are "finished" with our apartment, gratefully having been able to retrieve all of our things, furnishings, etc. We are amazed. Thanks for praying for us.
Please keep praying for our country. Further south, there is so much damage, and many lives have been lost. You have seen it on the news. They do obviously try to show the worst parts, and there are many without homes and without anything.
Our mission is working to communicate how we can help, through our churches in the south, and the affected families in those regions. One of our pastors here in the Santiago region is now without a house. Many people are still missing in the south, and many thousands still without roof, or water and electricity. The government is reacting, and there will be a lot of repairs. People are still waiting to hear of family members.
In a few hours, we, as a mission, will have something up on our website, where you can see how to donate funds to relief efforts. You can see that at www.iamweb.org, please keep checking back.
Many of you have written and we appreciate your prayers and thoughts and questions. I will try to update you as the days go by.
Jonathan and I are now looking for a new place to rent, and we are amazed at how little we will need to replace. We got everything out fo the apartment, except some dishes and small items that broke. We simply need to decide in what part of town would be best, what are our options, etc. Please don't worry about our financial needs, just continue to be faithful to the monthly commitments you have already made. God will continue to provide as he always has. I will be sure to let you know if we need anything else. Please, instead, if you would like to make a one-time gift, consider the Relief Effort Fund.
We thank God for the loving family that has taken us in and the roof over our head, and the showers we took this morning.
With love and gratefulness to all of you for your faithful support.
Anna (and Jonathan)
IMG_1171.JPG Our neighbors' first floor unit. They were unable to go back in, as we were able to.
IMG_1177.JPG The tower most affected in our building.
IMG_1181.JPG How we found our office this morning. They say the building will be back to normal function on Wednesday. (I am not so sure yet about that.)
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