404 food baskets...
Well, not really baskets, but bags. That is how many we prepared today in a matter of 4 hours- we had about 20 church members from 3 different churches working together. It was really a fun experience. Each bag contains:
10 pounds of rice
1 pound of beans
1 pound of sugar
1/2 pound garlic
1 pound spaghetti
1 can spaghetti sauce
1 can sardines
1 bottle oil
2 packs of coco mix
1 evangelistic tract written just for the occasion
That's right: we bought and packed 3500 pounds of rice, 375 pounds of sugar, 400 pounds of beans, and 100 pounds of garlic along with all the other goodies. It was quite an effort. Remember, these are Baptist Relief Funds at work.
Those bags will be distributed to families in need as a result of the storm damage. Each church is taking a sector of the city and bringing aid to that group of people- we want to help but we also want to share the message of God's love.
We have made almost 120 sheets today and will make another 120-150 tomorrow. That is another whole enterprise!! We will be giving those to families as well.
Current death toll from storm: 33 (31 here in Santiago alone) and 48 still unaccounted for, there are 67,000 families out of homes, either in help centers or staying with friends and family. As I have shared before, during times like these, there are a lot of people who look to take advantage of the situation. For instance, before the storm, one community had 300 families- now there are 600 who say they live there- they have come from other parts of the country!! Pray that our aid will get to the people who need it most and they will feel the love with which we give it.
10 pounds of rice
1 pound of beans
1 pound of sugar
1/2 pound garlic
1 pound spaghetti
1 can spaghetti sauce
1 can sardines
1 bottle oil
2 packs of coco mix
1 evangelistic tract written just for the occasion
That's right: we bought and packed 3500 pounds of rice, 375 pounds of sugar, 400 pounds of beans, and 100 pounds of garlic along with all the other goodies. It was quite an effort. Remember, these are Baptist Relief Funds at work.
Those bags will be distributed to families in need as a result of the storm damage. Each church is taking a sector of the city and bringing aid to that group of people- we want to help but we also want to share the message of God's love.
We have made almost 120 sheets today and will make another 120-150 tomorrow. That is another whole enterprise!! We will be giving those to families as well.
Current death toll from storm: 33 (31 here in Santiago alone) and 48 still unaccounted for, there are 67,000 families out of homes, either in help centers or staying with friends and family. As I have shared before, during times like these, there are a lot of people who look to take advantage of the situation. For instance, before the storm, one community had 300 families- now there are 600 who say they live there- they have come from other parts of the country!! Pray that our aid will get to the people who need it most and they will feel the love with which we give it.
