Dear
Friends and Family,
We
are now approaching the last of our meetings on furlough. Last month,
we had meetings with 5 churches. Unfortunately, there was another
meeting that had to be canceled. Though we have only a little time
left on furlough, we were able to schedule one more missions
conference. One new church began supporting us monthly, which brings
us to 95% of our needed support. As for Nicaragua, the situation
continues to remain unstable. Recently, the United Nations Human
Rights Office conducted an investigation and published a report on
the killings, torture, and detentions. After this was published, they
were expelled from the country. The Nicaraguan Association for Human
Rights now shows 512 killed, over 4000 injured, and over 1300 people
that have gone missing. We are continuing to monitor the situation
and will be making decisions with our pastor very soon regarding our
return.
Last
month, we were able to spend a little time at our home church. It was
missions month, so we were encouraged to hear other missionaries
share how God called them to their respective fields. We celebrated
Lila's 7th birthday, and this month we will be celebrating Ellowyn's
5th birthday. The girls also liked being able to attend their kids
classes at our home church. Elijah is now walking and climbing up
everything that he can find. It turns out that we needed some of the
extra time time to take care of some urgently needed car maintenance
and repair. It was also a good time for us to take care of some
doctor appointments. At the end of the month, we moved into a new
house where we will stay the remainder of furlough.
This
upcoming month, we will be taking a trip up to TN and KY for a
missions conference and another another meeting. Please pray for us
as we have some big decisions ahead of us regarding our return. These
are decisions that we cannot take lightly. We are surrendered to
whatever the Lord's will is for us during this time. This month,
please pray:
1.
That God will give us wisdom as we make plans regarding our return.
2.
That God will bring peace to the people of Nicaragua.
3.
That God will use us to to lead souls to Christ and be a blessing to
others during the remainder of our time on furlough.
In
Christ,
Jeremy,
Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn,
and Elijah
Blanz
