Dear Friends and Family,
As we enter into November, we are reminded of how good God has been. We are thankful to be able to serve the Lord here in Costa Rica. Jeremy has stayed busy preaching through the book of Joshua and teaching the doctrines of the church. Michelle teaches the children’s class and cares for the children. We are thankful for a faithful man named Alberto who teaches our teen class. We have also continued our monthly English services, but we may make a few changes to that. Jeremy has been unable to drive the church van due to it not passing the emissions test. Just last week he put it up for sale and it sold very quickly for more than we were expecting. God is good! God has provided the means for us to purchase a much nicer van and we hope to have that in the latter half of this month. In the mean time, we have been using our car to pick up people for church. As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we are planning to have a special combined service together with the church of another BIMI missionary about an hour away. Lord willing, we expect to be baptize 5 people that day. We have also had a new man begin attending pretty faithfully.
We are also very thankful for our family and how God has provided for our every need. We began deputation back in 2010 and God has been faithful to provide our needs through every transition. We are thankful that our children love the Lord and help out whenever they can. At church the girls help set up and sometimes care for the smaller kids. All three of our kids help out on visitation evangelism, though not always at the same time. Thankfully, they are all doing well in school and speak Spanish very well. God has given them a unique upbringing and we trust that God will use them to do great things in the future.
As we think about God’s provision, we know that God provides our needs through individuals and churches who give so that we may “go” and serve the Lord here in Costa Rica. We are so thankful and we pray that the Lord bless you above and beyond, that he provides your needs, and that much fruit will abound to your account. This month, please pray…
1. That God will continue to save souls and add them to the church here in San Pablo.
2. That God will lead us as we continually seek his guidance for each next step.
3. That God will bless those who have blessed us as we seek to bless others with the Gospel.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
