We have received this report from Rosalie Langley Judd following her mission trip last summer: Seeing God at work in Valparaíso, August 2019 Following an initial call to Chile in 2011, God took me to Antofagasta in 2018 and to Valparaíso in August this year, this time with a friend. Before we went Brenda put… [Continue Reading]
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Rebuilding in Valparaíso
It’s good to hear some good news in the midst of all the violent protest going on throughout Chile. Pastor Jose Canipane Segredo and his congregation are finally rebuilding their church, following its total destruction in the 2017 forest fires. This picture shows the temporary ‘tent’ structure being removed in preparation for the brick walls… [Continue Reading]
Unrest in Chile
You may have seen occasional reports about the riots in Chile following a rise in metro fares. Although this may have been a trigger point, tensions have been brewing for a long time due to the great inequality in the country as this BBC report explains. Paula, our representative in Chile says: The events of… [Continue Reading]
Drought continues in Valparaíso
President Piñera has declared most of the Valparaíso region to be a disaster zone following one of the driest winters in the last 70 years. Rainfall in the July 21 to September 21 period was only 70mm compared to the expected 255mm. This follows a similar declaration in the Santiago region a month earlier. To… [Continue Reading]
Pictures from Porvenir
Pastor Ronny Pulgar continues in his ministry to the people of Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, visiting families and taking words of encouragement and prayer. This requires a considerable commitment of time as the ferry takes about two and a half hours each way across the Straits of Magellan from Punta Arenas where Ronny is based.
Patricia Ann Page, 1941-2019
We are sad to report that Patricia Ann Page, the wife of Chile for Christ’s founding director Arnold V Page, left this earth on August 12th, 2019, at the age of 77. It was in August 1970 that Ann and her young Methodist minister husband asked the Lord where he wanted them to serve him… [Continue Reading]
Osorno Water Crisis
We have just received this report from our contacts in the church in Osorno. Osorno is in a state of emergency due to contamination of drinking water. From Thursday 11-21 July the city of Osorno remained without a supply of drinking water owing to an accident which originated in the storage plant of water from… [Continue Reading]
School Accepted into YWAM University
Wonderful news from Gerd and Rosi Bergmann – their School for Transformational Leadership has been officially accepted as part of YWAM’s University of the Nations. Gerd writes: Our school lives in the faculty of counseling and is open for all who have successfully completed a DTS and have some years of ministry and leadership experience… [Continue Reading]