July 2019 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends and Family,

We hope that all of you are doing well. This last month has been a busy one for us. We are now leading the church in Atenas full time. Jeremy has been preaching on the Gospel of Christ, the Baptist Distinctives, and the book of James. He has also been visiting each week with a couple of men from the church. We were able to share the Gospel with many, we saw 2 men receive Christ as Savior. It was a blessing to see one with tears in his eyes confess his sin to Christ and call upon Him to be saved. One is Nicaraguan and his brother is Costa Rican. Their mother came from Nicaragua. The whole family has been attending with us for about 1 month now. Also, one mother who received Christ last month has also begun attending with her two sons. For Father's Day, we did a special Father's Day service. We saw several fathers attend who had not come in a long time. A couple have made commitments to continue attending. Last week, we saw our highest attendance yet. Michelle has been working in the nursery and in children's church. At the end of the month, she organized a ladies activity. It was a blessing for all who attended. On the last Sunday of the month, Jeremy began a series on church membership. We hope to see many follow the Lord in believer's baptism and become committed members of the church.

As for our family, we have been doing well. Lila and Ellowyn have been really growing in their ability to speak Spanish. Lila had a science fair at her school and was one of 2 winners from her class to compete on the school level. It was a good experience for her. Elijah has also been making progress in both English and Spanish. Last month, there was a really bad flu virus that passed around with many having to go to the hospital. Elijah came down sick with a really high fever. His fever got so high that it was right at 104 degrees even with medicine. At the hospital, they gave him a shot to lower the fever and even that didn't work. Eventually, they were able to get it back down. Thankfully, he recovered after a few days. Other than that, we have still been working on getting our legal residency taken care of. At this point, our documents have been accepted, but we are waiting for it to be processed before we have legal status.

This month, we will be very busy leading the church in Atenas. Please pray:

1. God will bring for the increase and save souls as we bring the Gospel to the community.

2. That those who receive Christ will follow the Lord in baptism and church membership.

3. That God will bless our ministry and remove any other obstacles

In Christ,

Jeremy, Michelle, Lila, Ellowyn, and Elijah Blanz