We just left a church that is in the center of the area that was most severely hit by the earthquake. The fiberglass ceiling tiles and a lot of glass had fallen. The church had just recently finished repairing the damage from Maria.
Many local inhabitants will be able to sleep there now. They spoke of their fears. One elderly woman sat outside all day waiting for it to be cleaned. She told me she was in the bathroom when the quake hit and has flashbacks when she tries to go back in.
When we were done the pastor spoke beautifully of their thankfulness. We all sang “How Great Thou Art” - some in English some is Spanish. Not surprisingly there were tears. It has never had greater meaning to me.
I was also thankful that there was not another quake! As we were deciding whether we should go there we were told there will likely be another one magnitude 3 or above. Please send prayers.
If anyone wants to help the church we worked with has an amazing ongoing program which continues To help people ravaged by Maria.
— Marianne Fimble
