October 2025 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

September was another busy month. We continue to teach and preach the Gospel throughout San Pablo. Every Saturday we preach the Gospel in parks and neighborhoods. We see new visitors on a regular basis. On September 7^th, we had an activity after the service to celebrate Children’s Day. We are also working on plans for our second missions emphasis month in October. Last year, our church embraced faith promise missions giving and took on two missionaries for support. The church has not only kept its commitment, but exceeded it! We have also had the opportunity to send a group of about 18 people or so to help one of the missionaries with an evangelistic children’s day activity in the town where he is planting a church. It was great to encourage him and help the church to see how we are sowing the Gospel in other communities. In preparation for missions month, I have contacted several Costa Rican pastors and missionaries to inquire about others who are being sent out to start new churches. If the Lord allows, we hope to do even more this year – not only financially, but also through prayer and sending groups to help with evangelism training and support. Near the end of the month, we also had a teen activity and ladies ministry activity.

At the beginning of the month, Jeremy received news that his sister, Mary, was in a head-on collision. She had severe injuries and her life was at great risk. He then took a short trip to support her and the family. By God’s grace and many surgeries, she has stabilized and has improved in many ways. Her recovery has been nothing short of miraculous, but she still has a long way to go. She lost much of her small intestine, and we are praying that her body will be able to receive nutrition. Please pray for her and her family.

Near the end of August, we celebrated Elijah’s birthday. In September, we celebrated Jeremy and Lila’s birthday. We also had several activities for Costa Rican independence day. Besides that, we have continued to prepare for our next furlough. Jeremy has attempted to contact with all of our supporting churches and has tried to schedule as many visits as possible. We now have 32 out of 39 possible services scheduled. We have a few available services that we hope to schedule soon. It has been good to speak with many pastors and we look forward to seeing our family, friends, and supporting churches again.

As we prepare for October, please pray:

1. For my sister Mary and that the Lord will heal her in a miraculous way.

2. That the Lord will bless our missions month and allow our church to do more this year.

3. That the Lord will provide land and a building for our church in His timing.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz

September 2025 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings from Costa Rica! August was another busy month. We continue preaching the Gospel throughout the city of San Pablo. One man named Cesar and a woman named Solaira professed faith in Christ as their Savior. In our regular services, we have continued to see good attendance. We have seen several visitors and, at times, are nearly full in the building where we meet. In the middle of the month, we had a special mother’s day service with a breakfast before the service. We also had a teen meeting in our home.

Despite all of the normal evangelism and activity, we have been shifting gears and preparing for our next furlough. As we prepare the church for our absence, we have two faithful men who will help with the preaching and teaching. Michelle is preparing the Sunday school teachers as well. Jeremy has also been working hard to plan our US travel itinerary. Unfortunately, our furlough will be too short to visit all of the churches that support us. Not only that, but our supporting churches are spread out across 15 different states! Jeremy has already reached out to our supporting churches where we could not visit on our last furlough. He is now contacting the rest to see if they would like for us to come and give a ministry report. As our calendar fills up, it becomes increasingly difficult to find available dates that work for each church. We are thankful for the flexibility of those who allow us to give ministry reports when we are in the area.

As for our family, we are doing well. We all have our new residency ID cards. The kids have been inviting their school friends to church. It is good to see how they are making a difference even in their schools. Michelle and I have also been preparing the kids for our next furlough. By the time we arrive in the US, it will have been nearly seven years since our last furlough! We are looking forward to seeing family, friends, and many dear brethren from the churches. We are also preparing ourselves for some cold weather! In a very short amount of time we will go from Costa Rica to Florida and then toward the Northern states at the coldest time of the year!

Thank you for all of your prayers and support. Lastly, here are a few prayer requests. Please pray:

1. That God will open doors and provide the means for us to construct a church building.

2. That God will continue to save souls and add them unto the church.

3. That God will help us and the church to make plans for our upcoming furlough.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz