Dear
Friends and Family,
We
hope that each of you are doing well. Last month was a super busy
month for us here in Nicaragua. We have continued to preach the
Gospel in the public schools on Fridays, and despite the difficulty
of reaching this generation, we know that God's Word will not return
void. In our own church, we now have 2 more teenagers who have begun
serving as teacher's assistants in Sunday School. Because we have
seen so much growth, Jeremy worked on a new budget and after a
financial meeting, the church voted to begin supporting pastor Berner
with a salary. This was a huge step in the right direction towards
financial self sufficiency. During visitation, we saw a few people
pray to receive Christ as Savior. Unfortunately, there was another
Baptist church plant on the other side of the city that recently
closed. There were a few adults and nearly 20 children that are now
joining with ours. Since then, we've been at max capacity in all 5 of
our Sunday school classes. In the end of the month, we did a special
Mother's Day service. We were at max capacity with approximately 120
in attendance. We believe God is doing a great work in our city.
Last
month was not only busy for the church, but also for our family. In
the beginning of the month, Michelle's parents came to visit us. It
was very nice to spend some time with them. After that, we then took
a little time to help some newer missionaries with the purchase of
their vehicle. We were glad to be able to help. To do something fun
for Mother's Day, we went to the Managua zoo. We all really enjoyed
seeing all the animals. Near the end of the month, we had a small
group visit us from Mt Zion Baptist Church in Jasper, GA for a Sunday
night service. We enjoyed getting to see them and show them what God
is doing here. All these blessings are not without difficulties. Each
person in our family took a turn with the stomach sickness, but we're
mostly better now.
As
we move into June, there is much to pray for. Will you please pray
for the following requests?
1.
That God will save many people and help us to disciple them.
2.
That God will give us good health.
3.
That God will guide us in His work here in Nicaragua.
In
Christ,
Jeremy,
Michelle, Lila, and Ellowyn Blanz
