Dear Friends and Family
We are a bit late getting our letter our this month, but we’ve got a bit more to share! Since our short trip to visit family last month, we have been going non-stop to prepare for hosting a missions group from our sending church. We bought some more chairs and a new table. We also installed another wall fan and installed two new windows for better ventilation. We cleaned up our church van and put in a new alternator within days of their arrival to make sure it was ready. Michelle was very diligent in planning details and working on the itinerary. Once the missions team arrived, we stayed very busy with various activities. They helped us with handing out tracts door to door as well as at the local farmer’s market. Our sending church pastor, Rodney Kelley, preached on Sunday morning as Jeremy translated. The teen group also sang on two different occasions. During our regular door to door evangelism one young man named Jeshua called upon Christ for salvation. We also have one young man named Ulises (pronounced Oo-lee-ses) who has expressed his desire to follow the Lord in believer’s baptism. We also had a few church members express desire to serve the Lord in the local church. Please pray for them! We also held our second and third English services with new visitors each time. There was one new family from the US as well as a new Costa Rican couple.
As for our family, it was good to see pastor Kelley, and the missions group from our home church. Some of the teenagers were part of our junior church many years ago. It is a blessing to see them serving the Lord and seeking His will for their lives. Our kids really enjoyed spending time with them. When they weren’t involved in church or handing out tracts, we were able to take them to the pacific coast as well as to the Irazú volcano. On the way up to the volcano our church van overheated on two occasions and we could not proceed any further. Thankfully, we were able to find alternative transportation and make it to the volcano just in time before it was closed. Michelle and a church member were able to bring them back by way of a couple of trains. Thankfully, Jeremy was able to get the vehicle home without much trouble. Lord willing, Jeremy will bring it to a mechanic tomorrow to determine what is causing the problem. We really hope it isn’t too serious (or expensive!).
This month, please pray for the following requests:
1. That the Lord works in the lives of those mentioned who received Christ or are taking steps of obedience.
2. That the Lord continue to build up His church in San Pablo.
3. That the van repairs will not be too expensive or hinder its use in bringing people to church.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
