Greater Portland Baptist Church

Keith and Donna South: March 2008

Greetings from Nephi, UT!

We are praising the Lord for a little girl in our Master's Kids ministry that has trusted the Lord Jesus as her Savior! We have had several new kids come in the last few weeks both in MK and our Teen group. Pastor Steve and Zach Whitwell (he & his wife Jamie attend our church) work at a boy's home in Fountain Green. They have been able to bring 4-6 young men to our Teen group consistently and several are showing interest in salvation and God's Word. We would ask that you pray for both of these ministries.

We have just about finished our floor plan for our new building (I hope). Our next step will be to decide on an architect or engineer to draw up a set of prints we can submit to the city. Please continue to pray the Lord will bring in the necessary funds to get this project going and then completed. We are praising the Lord for Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN for their amazing gift of $13,000! Right along with their gift we are just as thankful for the $200 gift sent to us from First Baptist Church in Beaver, UT. It's exciting to see missions churches sacrifice to help.

The family seems to be doing well. Thanks for your faithful prayers here. Donna is still having energy problems so we would ask you continue prayer for her health. The boys are all doing well. Jeff wrestles in his region tournament this weekend in Baltimore, MD. Pray for the team as they travel and wrestle. If he can place in the top four, he will qualify for nationals next month in Florida. This is absolutely killing his mother and I not being able to be there and watch. We didn't miss a match in High School and haven't made one in college. Momma is not too happy! Brad & Doug continue to finish up with their school for this year. They've worked hard and will finish quite early, probably early to mid April. We're grateful for their tenacity and their being able to balance school with work and football.

We want to thank everyone for your various correspondence. It's great to read or hear about what's going on in your lives and churches. It also helps us pray more informed.

Keith, Donna, & The Boys