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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Peruvian Earthquake

Would you please pray for Alison, the girl in the picture with me to the right? She lives at Hogar de Ninos orphange in Chilca, Peru. This is about 50 miles from the epicenter of the 8.0 quake that struck last night. The orphanage has sustained some damage but is not too bad. The main issue the kids are dealing with right now is fear.

Fear from the aftershocks that are still shaking the ground. Fear that their building may fall down during the night. So tonight, and I don't know how many more nights, Alison, Thalia, Milagros, Liliana, Luz Mery, Betsabel, Merari, Felix, Erica, Jose, Cathy, Daniel, Brandon, Carlita, Jesus, Natalie will all sleep outside tonight. With a blanket and a pillow maybe. And it's winter in Peru. It doesn't snow there but the air is damp so it feels a lot colder than it is. I wish I could at least send them sleeping bags.

They have no electricity which means their well pump can not send up water. Pray for water deliveries to make it through to them somehow.

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