things are getting back to normal, we have electricity, water, and internet! i've unpacked my emergency backpack. (which i packed when they told us on saturday afternoon that there was going to be another, even stronger earthquake that night and i thought the building was sure to collapse). all we talk about at lunch is our different earthquake stories and what was it like when we woke up and who did what and thought what and reacted how and who thought they were going to die and never see their kids again and blah blah...

here's a link to a news story...there is a group of american missionaries here right now working, renovating the hogar. in fact, it is the same group of missionaries who originally built the building around 15 years ago. (thanks pastor jerry for doing a good job in the construction!!) anyway, two of the women left on friday and have appeared on their local news, because the rest of the group was here during the earthquake. there are one or two fotos of the hogar and the girls:
http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/wztv_vid_2923.shtml

tomorrow i will post what i was originally planning to post on the weekend, namely an account of our short trip to the south and argentina two weeks ago, with pretty nature pictures and everything...

here are pictures we took in temuco the next day, all the rubble was already pretty much cleaned up. also the pictures from the water line and from our walk in the town center with the girls:
http://chile.marahtyler.com/#45.0