Dear Friends and Family,
While January was a smooth transition into furlough travels, February was "full-steam ahead." We had scheduled meetings in 8 churches, including a missions conference, in the states of FL, GA, SC, and TN. During the conference, we enjoyed sharing our ministry with Christian school classes of all ages, as well as teaching Sunday school and children's church. In between meetings, we drove over 3,000 miles. We also received good news that 3 of our supporting churches increased our support level. In between meetings, Jeremy has called hundreds of new churches in the areas where we have openings on our calendar. Although our calendar is approaching "full," we were still able to book 6 more meetings to fill in some of the few remaining openings.
Early last month, we took a trip to southern GA. Jeremy was able to show our girls the church where his family attended when he was a child (Bible Baptist Church in Savannah) as well as the church where he attended when he surrendered to serve the Lord in Missions (Bethel Baptist Church in Richmond Hill). It was good to see them again, as well as meet many new people. Elijah is now 6 months old and the churches have loved to see him. Thankfully, we have been able to spend some of our time in between meetings with Michelle's parents in FL and her grandparents in TN. Michelle has also been very busy in homeschooling our girls. While it is difficult to teach them while traveling, there are also many great opportunities for educational "field trips" to museums and similar places. While we were in Columbus, GA, Grace Baptist Church brought us to the Infantry Museum. We really enjoyed spending time with them.
This month, we are scheduled to be in 8 more churches, including missions conferences, in the same 4 states. This month, please pray:
1. That God help us to raise the remaining support needed to be fully funded.
2. That God use us to encourage churches and to preach the Gospel to those who need to hear.
3. That God guide us as we continue to pray and plan our next term.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
