Peru. Ecuador. and Chile were largely devastated by a violent earthquake, which destroyed several large cities along the coast. It as reported that between 30,000 and 60,000 people lost their lives.
“Since the fall, God will not trust us with our own salvation, but it is both purchased and kept by Christ for us, and we for it through faith, wrought by the power of God.”
–Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax