On Wednesday, November 14th, the church here in Santiago took up a Special Offering ... to help meet the needs in Santiago and in the mission churches of Concepción and Viña del Mar.

Editor's Note: This news was posted on John and Kay Hoyt's blog: http://philippians121family.blogspot.com/.

"From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." -- Ephesians 4:16

On Wednesday, November 14th, the church here in Santiago took up a Special Offering. The leadership had recognized the need for extra financial support in September and decided to have this special offering to help meet the needs in Santiago and in the mission churches of Concepción and Viña del Mar. With only a short time to prepare, the disciples here gave with all of their hearts and raised almost 2,400,000 Pesos, which is about $4700. That might not seem like much to disciples in first-world churches, but it's a big sacrifice for the Chilean disciples.

We were especially proud of the Teen and Campus ministries who put together an event called "La Velada Primavera." It was an evening of entertainment, food and fun with all the proceeds going to the special offering. Some of the teens worked in the kitchen preparing home-made juices, sandwiches, pizzas and snacks while others served the food and collected money. The campus students and a few other disciples worked to put together various types of entertainment. Altogether it was an enjoyable night for many disciples that resulted in an offering to help advance God's kingdom.

Please continue to pray for the churches here in Chile and for many lost souls to be reached.