GOOD INTENTIONS

Last Thursday I had breakfast with Tony the person that sold us the ad we run in a local newspaper. I gave him directions to get to the place, but my directions were wrong. He could not find the place for half an hour until I realized I had given him the wrong directions. My intentions were good, because I wanted to get him where we were going to have breakfast, but the directions were wrong.
After breakfast we had an informal Bible study, and I told Tony that though our parents had good intentions of showing us the way to God, they were giving us the wrong directions. Jesus said that "He is the way, the Truth and the Life and noone comes to the Father but through Him."
He had to leave suddenly after he recieved a call, but that day we both learned something. It does not matter how good your intentions are, if you do not know the correct way, you will always be lost.

HEALTH EXPO

Our dear friends, brothers and sisters in the Lord. We have been blessed throughout this first month of January meeting lots of people that will Lord willing will get to know the Lord.
We have been praying, planning and preparing for an event we will have this saturday 21st of January. It will have as the main theme Health. We will have three speakers talk about the physical, mental and most important spiritual health. These will talk about the importance of a wholistic need with Christ being the center and main focus of all. We have been promoting the event throughout Broward county with flyers, posters, newspaper adds, T.V., and word of mouth. We will have booths that will have information about all the health related themes and in the spiritual booths we will have all the ministries offered at the Griffin Road Church (Iglesia De Cristo). The event is targeted to the growing hispanic community and we expect as many as 300 in attendance that day. We will have a follow up Bi-Lingual Service the next day and hopefully many Bible studies.
Pray for the people that will get to hear the Lord's word and for all of us that we may use it according to His will.
Also pray for Enrique, Marisela and Rosita a new family from Mexico that we are studying the Bible with. Also for Jose and Leonor that will attend Church services for the first time this Sunday, also Felipe and Maria de los Angeles that we will pick up on Sunday to attend for the first time as well. They too are from Mexico. Also for Daniel and Sarah whom we met at a "Pollo Tropical" (a fast food cuban chicken place) who were looking for a Church to attend that started at noon and will start comming with us this Sunday. Also pray for Silvia, Maritza, Jessica, Melva, Elsa, Ana and Omar, Ruben, Ademir and Henry who we are talking to and getting to know to one day soon start a Bible study with them.
We are still looking for our home, but we are greatful in the meantime to be blessed with many people that are looking for him to cover all aspects of our health.
May He that can do imeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, keep you with all His peace, mercy and love.
We love you.
Carlos and Maribel Preciado

EXPO-SALUD

Estamos empezando un 2006 emocionados, confiando que Dios tiene grandes planes para el Sur de la Florida. EXPO-SALUD es el evento que estamos trabajando y promoviendo,y tendra lugar el 21 de Enero en las instalaciones de la Iglesia, aqui en Griffin Road. Hemos hablado con muchos negocios locales y nos han dado su apoyo. Seguimos orando por el desarrollo exitoso de este evento, para la gloria de Dios! Y por muchas oportunidades de mostrar el amor de Dios a la comunidad latina aqui en Broward. Cuerpo, Mente y Alma, sera el tema central de este evento y trataremos de mantener una informacion-educativa del mismo tema todo este 2006!

Bendiciones para todos en esta nueva etapa! Nuevo caminar...pero recordemos que hay un solo destino....DIOS!

Chit Chat

Monday right after christmas, Maribel and I went to get some gas at the gas. I went in to get a reciept after pumping gas and then I walked out. I decided to use the restroom so I went back inside and there was a guy waiting to use it for it was occupied. We started talking and it turned out he was visiting from Fort Myers for the holiday and was on his way back. I told him tobe careful on the road back and told him about our dear Jim. I told him we were missionaries and that we taught the Bible and gave him my card. Also that if he was interested in learning more about Jesus to call me, because I had a friend that was getting together witha group to study the word.
Tuesday evening came and I recieved a call from Marvin the guy at the gas station that I met the night before. He told me if I could call my friend, because he wanted to study more about Jesus. I had called my friend already and told him "wait for his call".
Wednesday night I was at a retreat for leaders in Eustus Fl. and I got a call from Roberto my friend the minister from Naples Florida, and he told me that someone wanted to speack to me. It was Marvin. I got so excited tears came out of my eyes. He thank me for telling him about the studies and told me he had been with Roberto the whole day telling people about Christ. I told him that the Lord was looking for him and that I was only an instrument. And with a little chit chat we both found that out.
Praise God for using us in His Kingdom.