Dear
Friends and Family,
June
was a very rainy month here in Nicaragua, but we won't let that slow
us down! Last month, we held a special Father's Day service for the
fathers in our church. Many father's committed to lead their families
in the ways of the Lord. In our regular visits, Jeremy was able to
lead a young lady to the Lord. We also were encouraged by a visit
from a supporting Pastor. While we are still renting a building at
this point, the church has begun saving up to buy our own land and
building. Many of the church people are giving every month to the
building fund, and we send special thanks to Grace Baptist Church for
the special offering we received. God is good! Last month, we began
holding Friday night prayer services. Each Friday, we now have nearly
40 people praying together. Another thing that we are very excited
about is the plans for our first missions conference. We do not have
the details planned yet, but in the coming months, we will host our
first missions conference. We believe that missions is essential to
the DNA of the local church and that God will bless when we make His
priority our priority.
As
for our family, it was a difficult month for us. Michelle became very
sick and after some blood tests, the doctor said it was probably
Dengue. After the next blood test, she was confirmed to have
Chikungunya, which is a similar sickness. Our youngest daughter,
Ellowyn, thought Chikungunya was a good thing. It turns out that she
thought it was a chicken restaurant! After about a week of being very
sick, she is now much better. She is now back in action teaching
Sunday School and the Wednesday night kids music class. In the month
of June, Lila started her 3 week Summer break from School. Lila has
been growing up so quickly! She has grown in her faith, and now wants
to see other children get saved! Over the last few months, we have
had many stomach sicknesses. At the advice of a friend, we are now
taking anti-parasite medicine. We shall see if it helps!
Over
the last month, there have been an unusually high number of things
breaking around the house. From multiple appliances to our water
supply to the internet in our homes and phones... even the light
bulbs have gone out while fixing other broken things. It's been
highly unusual. Some say we are under spiritual attack. While we are
unsure if that is the case, we must be careful that we do not let
these things discourage us. This month, will you please pray:
1.
That God protect us from the abundant sicknesses we have experienced.
2.
That God protect us from any type of spiritual attack or
discouragement.
3.
That God bless the work here in Nicaragua, save souls, and provide
every need.
In
Christ,
Jeremy,
Michelle, Lila, and Ellowyn Blanz
