Jesus said..."I will build My church , and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."(Matt 16:18-19)

Greetings to you from Paarl. August has been a very exciting month here in Paarl. The Sexton family arrived on the 6th and have been staying with us while they get settled a bit. It has been a blessing having them here with us, please remember them as well in your prayers. They are currently needing a place of their own and a vehicle and many other things to make a home here for themselves.

We are very excited to tell you that we have begun a bible study in our home and it's going great, I have added some pictures from our first study. Please pray for the people of Paarl that the Lord would just pour out His spirit on this valley and bring many lost souls to Him. We had an outreach last Saturday in a local park here and were able to lead two young men to Jesus...Praise the Lord! We have been going out daily meeting and talking with people here in the community seeking the Lord's direction in how He might want to reach this valley.

For those of you who might not know about the creche ministry we're involved in, a creche is basically a day care center or more literally a day care home. We're involved with a ministry here that converts large shipping cargo containers and turns them into creches. The current conditions of many of the creches in the townships are horrible with unsafe conditions and insufficient facilities for the children. Our home church (Calvary Chapel Tustin) has purchased two containers and converted them into beautiful, practical and safe places for the children to be cared for and taught the ways of the Lord. The two containers just arrived this month and we look forward to getting our feet in the door to minister to the Xhosa people in a practical way. Please pray that the Lord would direct our efforts to reach these people.

A team from CCT is arriving in a few days and will be here ministering with us for a couple of weeks. Please pray for the team as they are here to serve and hopefully to catch the vision for what God is doing here in Paarl and South Africa and bring it back to the congregation in the U.S. Our pastor has a real passion for this country so please pray that his passion would spread to the congregation at home.

Perhaps more than ever Misty and I are asking you to pray for this church plant. It's a crucial time as we are forming relationships with people that will hopefully last a long time. We need your prayers and support and appreciate it greatly. Also we would like to make the opportunity available to you to join our support team by committing to praying and financially supporting us. As always any amount of financial support and for any amount of time is greatly appreciated. There are many expenses to live here and we do not have the option to work while we're here, so your support is needed.

All donations are tax deductible and sent to us through or sending church

Calvary Chapel Tustin
330 w. Sixth st.
Tustin, Ca 92780

write in memo: Portland/South Africa

Thank you for prayerfully considering how you might join in on what God is doing here in South Africa.

God's Blessings to you all.

Serving Him in South Africa,
The Portlands