Dear
Friends and Family, April 2019
We
hope that this letter finds you doing well. Last month, Jeremy took
several trips to the city of San Pablo looking for a house to rent in
the area where we will start our next church. It was very difficult
to find a house at a reasonable price. Some houses were taken off of
the market the same day that they were listed! Thankfully, by the
middle of the month, we found the right house in the right area.
Another renter had almost taken the house just before we could pay
the deposit, but the Lord worked things out for us to get it. After
nearly 3 months of waiting, we finally received Elijah's birth
certificate. Michelle's aunt came down to visit us and stay with
Michelle and the kids while Jeremy took a brief trip to Nicaragua.
Jeremy had to work with customs agents to prepare our things for
transportation to Costa Rica. During his time there, Jeremy was able
to spend a little time with the church that we started there. It was
good to see that the church is still growing and encourage the pastor
in the work. Jeremy was able to provide some counsel regarding a
church issue that had come up. Thankfully, the issue was resolved in
a positive way. He was also able to spend some time sharing the
gospel with a Nicaraguan family. As Jeremy was finalizing the details
to transport our things, the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border was
unexpectedly shut down to Nicaraguan transport trucks. Thankfully,
after a few days of closure and delays, it was back to business as
normal. Upon returning to Costa Rica, we were able to move into our
new house in the city of San Pablo.
Last
month, we were able to celebrate our ten year anniversary. As
missionaries, it has been a crazy ten years! I (Jeremy) am thankful
for a godly wife who loves the Lord and her family. As we moved into
the new house, we ran into some new problems. Lila fell off of an
exercise machine at the park, hurt her eye, and had to go to the
hospital. Thankfully, they were able to use a surgical glue instead
of stitches. Ellowyn also woke up to 80+ swollen mosquito bites from
her head down to her toes. She is very sensitive to them and it may
take a week or two for them to go away. Since then, we have waged war
against the mosquitos by installing mosquito nets, screen boxes in
the windows, and mosquito repellent products. We have also been very
busy getting internet installed, assembling furniture, and unpacking
our things from Nicaragua. It was not without problems, but we are
thankful that we have successfully transitioned into our new house.
This
last month, Jeremy also met with a pastor who planted a church in the
neighboring city. We shared ideas and we will be attending his church
until we get our next church plant off the ground. This month, please
pray:
1.
That God lead our family and protect us from sickness and injury.
2.
That God open doors and help us to build relationships here in the
community.
3.
That God use us to share the Gospel with others who need to be saved.
In
Christ,
Jeremy,
Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn,
and Elijah
Blanz
