July 2026 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

We hope this letter finds you doing well. We realize that you might have just received our June prayer letter. It seems that we somehow did not send it out by email last month. We apologize for that! Hopefully this one will arrive on time! In the early part of the month, we had a combined ladies meeting with the Victory Baptist Church in Atenas. We sent about 15 ladies to have a shared fellowship and it was very edifying. After that, we began switching gears to plan for VBS. We put a lot of work into coordinating all of the parts of our VBS. We had 18 people help out, including 3 from another church. At home, we printed and cut well over 1000 invitations and prepared over 1000 Chick tracts with our church information. Our evangelism team was able to deliver them to around 1000 homes. We had around 15 new visitors and several others who have not attended in a while. On the first two days we had around 40 people attend. The final day was Sunday, and we had a record attendance of 62-63 people present. This surpassed our previous high of around 57. While we wished to have had more first time visitors, I think that God knew that we did not have the space for any more! We are now working on follow up and hope to see new families continue to attend the church. Besides the VBS, Jeremy is now meeting every 1-2 weeks for a discipleship course with two men from the church. We are now making plans to build a baptistry. Lord willing, that will help us to be able to baptize new believers without having to go elsewhere.

This last month was quite busy at home. Although the kids have 2 weeks of summer vacation, we have stayed very busy with preparing for VBS. Michelle was our chief planner. Lila helped with the songs. Ellie helped in the kitchen. And Elijah helped with just having fun. I’m kidding, but seriously, he helped prepare many of those tracts. Last month, we also received a visit from some old friends from Bible college. The Tracht family came to visit our church and we were able to come together for a couple of meals. It was good to see them! Now that VBS is over, we are trying to rest a little bit. We took a day trip together yesterday. We are now enjoying their last few days before they go back to school.

Thank you to all who pray for us. We are pleased to report that we received support from a new supporting church. This month, please pray…

1. That those who attended the VBS will continue to attend and deepen their faith in Christ.

2. That God will continue to strengthen the church and add to it those who believe in Christ.

3. That God will provide the means for us to buy or build our own church building.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz

June 2026 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

We hope that this letter finds you doing well! The year is going by very quickly. I guess time goes by quickly when you are working hard! We continue to push forward in the work of the church. Every week we go out with our evangelism team sharing the Gospel with the community. In a follow-up visit with one who has visited us a few times, a man named Roger called upon Christ as his Savior. We now have several baptism candidates and are planning our next baptism service. This is harder since we do not have a baptistery. Jeremy stays busy preaching and teaching. On Sundays, he is preaching through Genesis and on Tuesdays, he just finished teaching a short series on the sovereignty of God. We always emphasize the importance of embracing what the Scriptures teach, but rejecting ideas that they do not. We have enjoyed seeing so many grow in their faith. In many ways, our Tuesday night studies are laying a good foundation for what could become a local church Bible institute. Michelle continues to develop the children’s and ladies’ ministries. Unfortunately, we had a refrigerator go out. Thankfully, we were able to get a new one that is a little bigger and nicer. This is helpful to accommodate the growing church. We also purchased a new trash can for the church exterior. As we look toward July, we are now planning for a 3 day VBS. We hope to reach many children and families for Christ!

This last month has been a little unusual around the house. The kids have had many days of school canceled for various reasons. While it is nice to have them around the house a little more, it can also make it a little harder to keep a consistent work schedule. They look forward to our monthly youth activities at the church. One other thing is that we have been working to create a small bedroom for Elijah. So far, we have removed a significant wall, laid some concrete and tile, as well as created a new entry through another wall. One task that we underestimated was the cleanup after each job as well as the removal and disposal of rubble. Next month, we are looking forward to receiving a visit from an old college friend who will come to Costa Rica with his family. They may even be able to help with the preparation for our VBS.

Thank you for your prayers and support. This month, please pray for the following:

1 – For those who have received Christ to follow the Lord in believer’s baptism.

2 – For God to guide us in our plans for VBS.

3 – For God to continue to strengthen and grow the church.

4 – For God to provide the means to buy or build a church building in His timing.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz