Dear Friends and Family,
We hope that you had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday. Last month was a pretty encouraging month for us. Apart from the resurrection themed messages, Jeremy has been preaching through Genesis. On Tuesday nights, he is teaching doctrines. Michelle teaches the children’s class and is now preparing several teenagers and adults to serve in the children’s ministry. We now have a faithful man who is helping us with the transportation ministry. This helps to free up Jeremy before and after the church services. We have stayed busy in evangelism. Each week, we average about 8-10 people going out to share the gospel. The day before Resurrection Sunday we handed out nearly 700 gospel tracts. Last month, there were two individuals who professed faith in Christ as their Savior. We also received two new families and one individual as members. On Resurrection Sunday, we had nearly 50 people attend. We held the Lord’s supper and it has been encouraging to see the church grow in faith and obedience. The teenagers also gave a presentation of Christ’s last days and resurrection. Slowly, but surely, the Lord is growing His church. We are now filling up our current location and as we look to the future, we know that it will eventually become necessary to move to a bigger location.
This April now marks 10 full years since we first came to Central America. It is hard to believe how quickly the time flies! Our family has really come a long way since we arrived. Our children are all bilingual and last month came home with straight A’s on their report cards. We are proud of them for all of their hard work and dedication to adapt to whatever challenges come their way. Last month, Michelle and I celebrated our 15th anniversary. We took a short trip to the Poas Volcano area and enjoyed our time there. Near the end of the month, the kids had a week off of school, so it was nice to slow down a little bit and spend more time together.
As we begin April, we know that we have many big decisions ahead of us. The church is growing and expanding in many ways. It is very important for us to follow the Lord’s guidance every step of the way. This month, please pray:
1. For the Lord to give us wisdom to make good decisions for our family and for the church.
2. For the Lord to continue to save souls and strengthen the church in San Pablo.
3. For the Lord to provide the means for us to either buy or build a permanent building for the church.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
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