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Recovery continues following devastating quake in Chile

Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 | Read story
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Young men clean up rubble outside the home of a member near El Monte, Chile. Some 400 members lost their homes during the Feb. 27 magnitude-8.8 quake in southern Chile. (Photo by Andres Vasquez)
Photo by Andres Vasquez
Young men clean up rubble outside the home of a member near El Monte, Chile. Some 400 members lost their homes during the Feb. 27 magnitude-8.8 quake in southern Chile.
In the days following Chile's massive quake, the Chile Area presidency enlisted the words of Christ to offer comfort to members and their friends: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27).