March Newsletter

Greetings from Chile March 13, 2010

Hello everyone. There are so many things to put into this letter, but I promise to keep things interesting.

As most of you know Chile has been shaken by a very big earthquake and very big aftershocks. We continue to feel them even though two weeks have passed. Daniel and I are located in the central part of Chile in the region of Valparaiso. The earthquake on the 27th of February was about a 7.5 for us. It was still big, but praise God nothing happened to our house. Altogether a mug, cup, and full bottle of balsamic vinegar broke which left the house smelling delightful, not. We were without electricity for a few days and just this week they cut off our water to fix some pipes in the city. But everything seems to be back to normal.

This last week (March 6th-12th) David McInnis came down for a quick visit. His purpose was to encourage and pray with us as God continues to guide us into the unknown. It was a very fast visit, but we were very blessed. He was able to see where Uriel was going to start working here in Villa Alemana and grasp a better picture of the community and its needs. As an organization we have so many dreams of reaching families for Christ and we are just going forward praying for the opportunity to make it happen. Daniel and I are also going through a very confusing yet blessed time where we are figuring out just what gifts God has given us to bless the people in this community. We are very encouraged this year, especially after David´s visit, to not let lack of resources or lack of community response gets us down.

As of this month Uriel has united with a ministry of educators who up until now have really been focused on children in the church. We have come together so that we can meet more of the needs of the community. Uriel´s vision continues the same, and this group has a very similar one, but has not had the opportunity to get out and do community outreach. They have been wonderful support to us and visa versa.

Today was a wonderful day. Uriel started working in a neighborhood called “San Luis” here in our town Villa Alemana. The program starts at 11:00 and goes till 12:30. Today we had 20 children and all 20 accepted Christ as their savior. The ages range from 4-15. The goal is to now go forward and teach them about salvation so that they can grow in Christ. On Tuesday (March 16th) we will be going around the neighborhood inviting moms to weekly workshops. Our first meeting with them (Tuesday evening) will be dedicated to hearing their ideas and needs so that we can effectively minister to them. Through these workshops the goal is to evangelize and reach their whole family. We are just so excited.

Uriel´s webpage is updated as well as the blog and facebook. Facebook has new pictures of all the kids we were with today plus some of the activities we did with them. Please take a look when you have time. Just in case here are the addresses.
Website: www.urielministries.org
Blog: http://urielministries.blogspot.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11553944&id=637700164#!/pages/Uriel-Ministries/125050354128?ref=ts

Please keep us in your prayers. In order to go forward and accomplish all the plans we have for this year (listed on website and blog) we need more resources. We know that God knows where those resources are and how they will get to us, so we just trust in Him and move forward in faith. Thank you for reading and supporting us on this fascinating journey.

In Him,

Daniel Vergara and Michal Gettel