We actually heard from Camille today! She sounded very upbeat positive. She said that her apartment building did not receive any damage although many buildings around her did, but she and her companion are still able to live in it. They have no electricity or water, but there are trucks that come around on the streets and pass out water to everyone. The grocery store has long, long lines, but she was able to go and purchase some food. The little building where they meet for church suffered a lot of damage and is no longer usable, but she said that they still use it as a reunion spot for the members and investigators. They stand outside of it to meet and talk.
Since there is no power, she has no way of knowing what is going on. She had lots of questions for us...how bad was it? How many people died? Her biggest concern is the city of Constitucion, where she spent the first nine months of her mission and grew very close to the people there. Since it is a coastal city, it was hit very hard. She had heard that it was "completely under water," and wanted to know more about it. We told her we would try to get more info for her. She described her area as looking like "a war zone."
Camille said that she will try to call back again sometime in the next few days, so we are looking forward to that. Thank you all for your love, concern, and prayers.
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