Dear Friends and Family,
The year is advancing very quickly. Last month was a bit unusual. Michelle and the kids flew out from New York to Jacksonville, packed their bags, and then flew back to Costa Rica. Jeremy completed the remaining weeks of furlough alone. He gave ministry updates or presented our ministry in 11 churches. He drove over 4,300 miles for the remaining meetings across the states of Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. While this furlough was mostly to report back to supporting churches, we now have 2 more supporting churches, and 1 has increased our support. We greatly appreciate that boost in support. We are now at 94.5% of the support needed. There is a possibility that others may be able to help us reach closer to 100%.
As Michelle and the kids returned to Costa Rica, they stayed very busy as well. Apart from getting our home back in order, Michelle has been helping out with the children’s classes again and prepared new lessons for the month of April. They have also been helping out with church activities like weekly evangelism, youth activities, and ladies’ meetings. She decorated the church for Resurrection Sunday and also worked with the kids for their special song.
As you can imagine, it was a very busy month. Jeremy was able to spend a little extra time with his family in Georgia as well as Michelle’s parents in Florida. Michelle focused on “holding down the fort” at our home in Costa Rica. The kids got back to school and have had a great start to the new year. Ellie is now attending the high school near our home. At the end of the month, we were able to meet up with the two other BIMI missionary families in Costa Rica and had a nice meal together. We hope to do so again before too long.
Although our furlough was short and sweet, we enjoyed getting to see everyone again. This month, please pray for the following:
1 – That God will provide the remaining funds needed to help us reach full support.
2 – That God will use us to strengthen the church and reach more souls for Christ.
3 – That God will guide us as we consider options for training up laborers in Costa Rica.
4 – That God will provide the means for the church to have its own building and become self-sufficient financially.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
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