February 2016 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

Last month was an exciting month and great start to the new year. A ladies ministry named “Women of the Well” came to do a ladies conference at our church. Though we had little time to prepare, there was a great turnout of near 100 ladies and children and many were edified in the faith. We practiced the “Lord's Supper” as well as a special birthday service for pastor Berner. It was probably our highest normal attendance yet. Next month, we are planning a baptismal service, and there are several candidates ready to take this step of obedience. In our visiting, we saw 8 individuals who made the decision to place their faith in Christ alone for salvation as well as one young man who rededicated his life to the Lord. The Lord has been strengthening the church in number and maturity. There are several more who are beginning to tithe and serve in various capacities. In the neighboring city of Diriá, we are continuing to hold evangelistic services, and one young man has decided to continue this work as a church plant. Please pray for this.

While we are very busy in the ministry, we have a very busy familiy life too. We are presently still in the residency process, and take 3 trips to the migration office each month. We have also had to deal with minor car problems and it will need three days in the garage to get repairs from the accident that happened 1-2 months ago. We have enjoyed becoming more involved in life here in Nicaragua. We were invited to the birthday party of one of our daughters friends. It is a great opportunity to get to know the people more on a personal level. Near the end of the month, we took a couple days to help out some other missionaries who recently arrived here in Nicaragua. We know how difficult it can be, and are thankful to be able to help others as they get started in the work here. At the end of the month, Ellowyn and Lila both came down with a sickness of some sort. Please pray for them.

As always, we are so thankful to have churches and individuals who pray for us monthly. This month, will you please pray for the following?
1. The health of our family (particularly for Lila and Ellowyn)
2. That the Lord will raise up laborers here in our church to expand the ministry
3. That the Lord will continue to direct our ministry in the Lord's work in Nicaragua.

In Christ,
Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, and Ellowyn Blanz