Chiloe - Ministries & Needs

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We praise the Lord that there are several national churches in the islands with national pastors. There is room for more church plants on the main island and on the smaller islands (see map).

The "Mensajero" (The Messenger) boat ministry is also run by several national men who take the boat to the smaller islands periodically for evangelistic meetings and church services to encourage the believers on those islands without churches. There is a constant need for maintenance for the boat and engine.

Pastor Marcelo Henriquez & family currently work in the island town of Achao. (can you find it on the map?) God has blessed the ministry there in that growing salmon fishing town. If you missed my recent blog post about the salmon industry click HERE to read it. (Below) The local church in Achao.



Each summer there is a Missionary Training Youth Camp put on by the local church in Dalcahue. (can you find Dalcahue on the map?) Teens from our national churches all over Chile come down to Chiloe for several days of evangelism and missions training and then are taken out by the boat to some of the smaller islands to "put into practice" what they have been learning. (Above) The group picture from last month's camp. The theme this year was "A Todo Lugar" or "To Every Location".

Prayer Requests for the Ministries in Chiloe:
-Safety in traveling on the ocean with the boat.
-Souls to be saved and plugged into the local church.
-Chilean teens will surrender their lives to serve God as missionaries.
-More laborers that will bring light and salt to this dark and decaying place.