The Lord has been gracious to us. Despite our weakness, and mostly because of it, He has shown Himself strong. Our #1 goal is to see Him glorified in and through our lives. Please pray along with us for this to happen. By God's grace, and for His glory, we are seeing a beautiful working of the Spirit in our lives and ministry. Whereas we aren't sure of what is going to happen (only One really does) we look forward to an exciting ride. I will update soon.....

30

We have been praying about our Thursday evening Bible study, especially for the participation of young people in our community. What a joy it was for us today to have appx. 30 young people in attendance! I couldn't find my camera, but it was a beautiful sight to see. The message was fro John 6:35, Jesus is the bread of life. Please pray for the Spirit to work through the Word. Please pray for the Lord to be glorified. Grace to you all.

Back

So what's my excuse this time? It seems like I do well for a time, then I fall off the wagon. To qualify that statement, I am referring to blogging. Let's hope I stick with this a bit more faithfully. Grace to you all.

What's up?

Will this work? I hope so. I am so thankful for God's goodness towards us in Christ. How are you doing? Please give a shout out and let us know what's going on and how we could pray for you. Chao.

I'm not Joel Osteen

"But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain"(1st Corinthians 15:10a ESV) Truly I give thanks to the Lord for His work in my life. Why not? With amazement I look back and reflect on what He did to draw me to Himself and place me in the gospel ministry. I am thankful for the unique way in which He has equipped me to serve Him and His people. (Romans 12:7-8; 1st Corinthians 12:7,11; 1st Timothy 3:1-8)
So, what's up with the title of the post? There have been some comparisons made as to the way we minister the gospel. The comments range the gammut of "why don't you talk more about this?" to "I need to feel more of the Spirit", "more emphasis needs to placed on"..... Ay yay yay! At first when one hears these comments, it can be a real head-scratcher. Where did this come from? I thought that we were preaching the word (2nd Timothy 4:1-5) and seeking to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth. (John 4:24, 6:63; Galatians 5:25, 6:8; 2nd Corinthians 3:6; 1st Thessalonians 5:19) The answer to where this is coming from....... Christian radio and satellite tv. Now, before you think that I am advocating the tossing out of radios and tv's, hear me out. Whereas I believe there are some edifying programs and ministries on the airwaves, there are also false prophets and false teachers. (1st Timothy 1:3, 2:14, 6:2; 2nd Peter 2:1) I believe that mainly new and/or immature believers fall for these false teachings due to a lack of biblical knowledge and discernment. With one individual we had the opportunity to sit down, open up the Scriptures and pray for the Spirit's illumination of our hearts and minds. This individual was conforted by the truth of God's Word. (John 17:17) There are still a few others with whom we need to share. It is my prayer that the Lord would draw us closer to Himself and closer to one another as a body of believers. This work is the Lord's. It is His church. He bought it with His blood. (Acts 20:28; 1st Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 5:21-33) May God be glorified in and through all things!

Update and prayer

I apologize for not having written sooner, but we are all a-okay. Friday night saw its way to Saturday morning as I awaited the final word that the tsunami alert wouldn't materialize into anything more than an alert. At about 2:30 am I was finally able to hit the hay. We had bottles of water, sleeping bags at the ready, a backpack stuffed with food, and my toolbox filled with lots of helpful "tools". Fortunately we were prepared but didn't need to put our preparation into action. Oh well, in case there is a next time, we will keep these supplies close by.
We are mindful that we can always lift our eyes to the Lord and find help in our time of need. (Psalm 121:1-2; Hebrews 4:16) God is our refuge and strength. (Psalm 46:1-3)
Thanks again for your prayers and concern. Please join us in praying for the people of Japan. May the Lord show them mercy and shower them with His grace.

Tsunami Alert

We have been informed that it would be in our best interest to evacuate by 11 pm Chilean time. (9pm EST) There is really no way to know if we will be affected by the waves or not, but as the saying goes here "mejor prevenir que curar"= better safe than sorry.
Hopefully I'll be able to post an update tomorrow.
Philippians 4:6-7