The Oregon of the South (Concepcion, Chile)

This is downtown Concepcion. It is super clean and trees are everywhere. There are lots of buses, but a lot of people own their own cars, too.


We had lunch with Vick and Pam who are missionaries of the Independent Christian Church. They helped us learn a lot about the Chilean culture.


This is a neighborhood in Concepcion. The streets are typically wide, lined with nature, and most areas have playgrounds for children.


Our meeting with Maria Jose, a Campus Crusades representative in Concepcion. We met with her on the largest campus in Chile, Universidad de Concepcion.




Our team on the campus of the Universidad de Concepcion. The campus is so beautiful. The leaves on the trees are changing colors and everything is fall.




Us having lunch with Rick and Laurel, missionaries to the First Assemblies of God church here in Concepcion.

We've had the opportunity to learn a lot about the Chilean culture and the need for work here. In fact, we were planning on staying in Concepcion for 2 1/2 days and then go to Temuco, Chile. We read and heard a lot that Temuco is very evangelized - in fact, the most evangelized city of Chile. After prayer and conversations, we decided not to go to Temuco and spend more time in Concepcion. This is now our 4th day and we are loving it. We have been able to see the city and learn about the history. This trip is more of a qualitative trip - getting a feel for the cities and getting a yes or no. Later, we will take a more quantitative trip - learn more about the cost of living from groceries to furniture to housing. However, because we are staying here longer, we are going to get a jump start on some of the details. So, today (Friday) we are going to meet with some Realtors about houses and apartments. They usually have abundant information about the city and neighborhoods, etc. We will be meeting with one shortly. We hope to fly to Santiago Saturday night and spend the evening and Sunday with Kelly Grant's team. We are eager to talk with them about their experiences.