Dear Friends and Family,
We hope this letter finds you all doing well. In many ways, after returning to Costa Rica, Jeremy had to hit the ground running. He had meetings with those who led the church in his absence. Several new people are now attending faithfully, and others have begun visiting within the last month or so. There were some areas in the church that needed special attention, so we are working to address those areas. Our weekly evangelism is going well and we average 10-12 people each week. Jeremy was able to lead a woman named Mariela to the Lord. We have a visitation ministry that arranges visits for our recent visitors. On one of those visits a man named Luis trusted Christ as his Savior. We also have a discipleship ministry and we now have four active groups working through a course. We also had our monthly teen and ladies’ activities. We give thanks to the Lord that the church continues to move in the right direction. It has maintained its faith promise commitment for the two missionaries, as well as a ministry support offering for Bro. Eddy, who has been faithfully helping in the ministry. Jeremy has recently finished his Tuesday night lesson series on “True and False” which compares the true things of God with false alternatives. On Sundays, he is continuing to preach through the book of Genesis. Near the end of the month, we received a shipment of Chick Tracts that were donated to us by Amazing Grace Tract Fellowship. We look forward to using them. As we look to the future, we are making plans to do a VBS.
Last month was a bit unusual for our family. Our kids had several school days canceled, but it is nice to have them at home. On one of those days we drove out into the country and attended a strawberry festival. Jeremy, Ellowyn, and Elijah also came down with a pretty nasty stomach bug, but thankfully we are back on our feet. Jeremy was thankful for Bro. Eddy to be able to preach in his stead. There was one unusual experience in which Jeremy got stuck in the elevator at the commercial building where our church meets. Thankfully, he wasn’t stuck too long. We may leave some tracts for “reading material” in case it happens to someone else! We’ve also had a little housework done as we are making a small room for Elijah.
Lastly, we give thanks to God for one more church that will be supporting our ministry. This month, please pray:
1 – That God will continue to strengthen the church and help us to reach more souls for Christ.
2 – That God will guide us as we consider options for training up laborers in Costa Rica.
3 – That God will provide the means for our church to get its own building in God’s timing.
In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz
