Dear Friends and Family,
We pray that this letter finds you doing well. We are thankful for your prayers and support. We are staying busy and are off to a great start to the new year. We have continued our normal ministries in the church. Jeremy is preaching through Genesis and has nearly finished teaching through Acts. Michelle coordinates our children’s ministries. We have some faithful members who are coordinating other ministries. We are planning to start a visitation ministry to better coordinate home visits. Last month, we had a youth activity with a great turnout. We are glad to see how the Lord is working in the hearts of the young people. Lord willing, we will receive some new members into the church in the next week or two. We are also planning to baptize two who have attended for over a year and have trusted Christ as their Savior. This past Sunday, we launched our third children’s class and this will allow us to minister more effectively to children of different ages. We are also working on our religious association to take care of some more legal stuff and get everything on track. We are thankful for a Christian woman who is also a lawyer who has been helping us with that.
For the last couple of months, we have spent more time with the kids as two of the three have been on their extended vacation before starting the next school year. They are now getting back to school, and we are changing gears just a little bit. Lila started school in January as her school follows the US academic calendar. She studied for her spelling bee very diligently. She won first place in her class and second place in her school. In the youth group, she shares devotionals with each day this month. Later in the month, we had a visit from a pastor friend from Nicaragua and his wife. It was good to see them and hear how the Lord is blessing their church. We are now working on our plans for the rest of the year and early next year.
As we move forward into another busy year, we ask you to join us in prayer for the following:
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- For God's guidance as we make decisions for our family and
ministry, especially with the new initiatives we are working on.
2
- For continued health and strength, as we take on many
responsibilities.
3 - For the souls we are reaching, that the
Holy Spirit would open hearts to the Gospel and bring lasting change.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
