Being the Church in Action!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Jim and Liisa Tino (Serving in Santiago, Chile)

JOIN US IN PRAISING GOD for completion of several projects despite the challenges of Covid-19 restrictions! The apartment over the garage at the back of the mission property is complete. It is a cute studio apartment with an open living space and a good-sized laundry/bathroom combo.

Domenico and Corali Loturco are renting this space while serving as the new coordinators of the Immigrant Ministry! Continue reading to find out more:

FOOD BANK…We continue using donations of money and food items to put together “food baskets”. Many people contact us weekly and schedule a time to come and pick up a bag of groceries. People also have access to our “Resale Shop” where we have clothing and household items for purchase at very low prices. As quarantine is lowered, we hope to open to the public.

OLLA COMUNITARIA

Although this name literally means, “Community Soup Pot”, the concept is more like a Soup Kitchen. Through donations, we purchase ingredients to make a delicious hot meal. Domenico directs the volunteers at church in the cooking, and then we take our kettles and distribute hot food to people downtown.

HOUSE OF REFUGE

We continue to welcome more people into the house we have at Amapolas. We have room for about 3 more immigrants. This community is a place to find security, support and hope as we share God’s Word as well as His love.

Travel Plans – YES!

We have been given the green light to travel to the United States! Because things are “not quite” back to normal in the US, we decided to adjust our plans and will NOT be visiting congregations. Rather than our scheduled furlough, this will be a shorter “vacation trip” – mainly to see family. We plan to reschedule our 3-month furlough for 2021. We are thankful that our “substitutes”, Rev. Paul and Barb Brink, have agreed to adjust their plans as well, and they look forward to coming to Chile sometime next year to fill in for us when we go on furlough.

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