September 2021

Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings from Costa Rica! We hope that this letter finds you doing well. This last month was a little bit slower. We have continued all of our regular church activity and visitation evangelism. We have had some days of higher attendance and some days of lower attendance. One lady who has visited told me how much she appreciated the Biblical preaching and that she will be attending regularly. One night as we went to church there were very dark clouds and we knew it was going to rain hard. Jeremy prayed that instead of it affecting the attendance negatively that the Lord would send some who needed to be saved. As we began the service, it began to rain. Two men entered the church. They live about 3 hours away, but had been working on a house nearby. They heard the music and decided to come attend. After the service, Jeremy counseled them and they called upon Christ as their Savior. We have also seen a few other visitors. Jeremy has continued doing the discipleship studies with one family from our church. We hope that in the long term, we will see the number of disciples multiply.

Last month was a bit unusual. Lila and Ellowyn had a short break before beginning the next school year early as it operates on a different schedule. We were able to spend a little extra time at home before going back to school. Michelle's parents also came to visit us. It was good to see them. Jeremy's sister came to Costa Rica and it was good to meet up with her. Near the end of the month, we celebrated Elijah's 4th birthday. It's hard to believe how fast time flies! He will be beginning a pre-kindergarten class this year and will surely make a lot of progress in learning Spanish. Next month, we will be celebrating Lila and Jeremy's birthdays. We will also have Costa Rican independence day and another holiday here called "Children's Day."

We are thankful for all of your prayers. Last month, two other churches sent special offerings towards our land and building fund. We are thankful that God has been working in hearts and providing towards this need. This month, please pray for the following...

1. For God to continue to save souls and add them to the church!

2. That the believers will grow spiritually and that the church will be strengthened.

3. For God to guide as we seek a more suitable meeting location.

4. For God to continue to provide as we seek to buy land and build or buy a church meeting location.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz