This is me and pastor Bernabe' in front of a church that collapsed during the earthquake that hit Pisco last year, which registered 8.0. I was told that 300 people ran inside for shelter from the quake. The roof fell in, and the the walls fell over on top. From what I understand, all the people inside were killed. This was all that was left standing, and they are in the process of tearing the rest down. The pastor told us a lot of stories about disasters that happened during the quake. It was hard to think of everyone we met as "survivors", but we learned later that many of the people we met had lost friends and family during the earthquake. Some were the sole survivors of their family. It was a real wake up call. Here in Alabama, we've never had a natural disaster on this scale. The earthquake at Pisco killed so many people, it affected everyone somehow. I'm glad the pastor took the time to help us understand all of that at the beginning of the week. Those folks still need our prayers.
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