The situation in Chile continues to be a cause for concern. Although the numbers are much lower than those we see here in the UK, the effect on the poor in society is very much greater as there is little social provision. Ronny writes: The current situation has greatly worsened. 2,750 are already dead and… [Continue Reading]
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Arnold Page’s Book
Former director of Chile for Christ, Arnold Page, has written a book entitled God, Science and the Bible. Find out more from Arnold’s own website, where you can also buy copies of the book. 10% of sales receipts will be donated to Chile for Christ.
Coronavirus Response
We have just received this response from Rodrigo Pérez Pinela in Osorno, showing how they have been making use of the donations we sent recently. We are very happy to inform you that the contribution that CFC delivered could be distributed in food boxes for families who are unemployed and economically deprived. Thank you very… [Continue Reading]
A message from Ronny
We received this message from Ronny Pulgar, a pastor in Punta Arenas. Like a great storm, the Covid-19 Pandemic is upon us. We live today in a feeling of vulnerability and anxiety, and not only because of the ravages of the Pandemic, but we were already experiencing a social pandemic, where the economic, social, labour… [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Update
Here in the UK, apart from the initial toilet roll panic, we have had a fairly orderly shutdown of services, people are staying at home and the health system is generally coping. The people of Chile are not so fortunate. We received this report today from Gerd Bergmann of Grace Ministries, who has now been… [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus in Chile
Like the rest of the world, Chile is suffering the effects of the coronavirus. The military are now being used to enforce a curfew from 10pm to 5am, and there are ‘sanitary’ checkpoints on borders between regions. Chile has a two-tier healthcare system, a blend of public and private, so those who can afford to… [Continue Reading]
Youth Camp and Baptisms by Lake Puyehue
We always love to hear from the church in Osorno! Here are pictures of their summer youth camp on the shore of Lake Puyehue, on 17th-18th January, followed by baptisms on 19th.
The Social Crisis in Chile
As you will know, there has been considerable unrest in Chile over the last month or so, with large scale protests and riots taking place. In Santiago there was a mass protest in which over a million people took to the streets, and there have also been riots and violence. The flash point was a… [Continue Reading]