From a friend living in Chile, dated 3/6/10:
Thank you beyond words for the prayers. We’re all exhausted, partly from the work but also from the continuing tremors and uncertainty of life here. Much like the 9/11 tragedy, the quake has directly affected some, but has rocked the whole country…literally and figuratively. You can feel the tension in the air, just waiting for another “big one.” We keep getting large enough tremors – a 6.0 and a 6.6 within 3 hours of each other yesterday and another similar one today – that people are staying on edge. Hurricanes, tornadoes and other similar stuff are much better in that they’re OVER. This isn’t…by FAR. And it’s wearing on all of us. . .