Antofagasta is the most important sea port in the north of Chile. You have probably seen on TV or in books a picture of the rock formation out at sea in the shape of a gigantic arch called Portada, that’s here too. It also has good beaches with a warm surf (20C). It is located in the world’s richest copper mining area and is the site of the world’s largest open pit copper mine. Some great Marlin fishing can be found in the surrounding Ocean.

Towering apartment buildings stand next to churches which have withstood the passing of centuries of Chilean history. Surrounded by the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world, Antofagasta is a study in contrasts. Its beautiful beaches and the shimmering Pacific Ocean defy the dryness of the northern Andes and of the surrounding desert. Our concern, however, does not have to do with thirsty land, but thirsty hearts. Jesus told the Samaritan woman in John 4:10, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” Please join us in praying that God would prepare the hearts of people who would be willing to go and share this message, as well as those who would hear it and receive it.