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Early this morning EGM staff members Joe and Julie Cox were awakened by the 8.8 Richter scale earthquake in Chile. They had arrived the night before from Peru. Even though the epicenter was further to the south, Joe told me he felt like the entire building was going to collapse. When he stepped outside he was amazed that everything was not reduced to rubble. We thank God that our entire EGM-Chile staff was unhurt and safe. Krysten Norkaitis our Latin America Director was scheduled to fly to Chile from Lima this morning but the quake cancelled the flight.

Our EGM-Chile office is located about 50 miles west of Santiago in Valparaiso. Our team works with hundreds of churches and their children’s workers. Many of them are located in and around Concepcion, the city hit hardest by the quake. Our EGM-Chile team has asked us for prayer regarding the numerous children, families and churches affected by the quake. Please join me in praying for God to use this tragedy for good and that His church in Chile might be a beacon of loving care, especially to the boys and girls in Chile.

We will be posting updates regularly through our this blog as we receive news from Chile. We ask that you continue your prayer vigil for our staff, the church in Chile and the boys and girls we love so dearly.