About Us

Called to Reach Portugal

We are Jeshua and Kiska Carter, Independent Baptist missionaries sent out of Beth Haven Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK. God has placed a burden on our hearts for the people of Portugal, and we are excited to share our journey with you.

Jeshua Carter

Missionary

Jeshua's Testimony & Calling

I grew up in a pastor's home and was saved early in my life at the age of 9 at youth camp in 2007 when I humbled myself before the Lord. Growing up in a "Ministry Home" was difficult. I didn't have a desire to be in the ministry until I was an adult. Instead, I worked hard on becoming a welder.

However, during that time the Lord kept after me and I struggled and had no peace in my life. In 2018, at a missions conference, the Lord made it clear He wanted me to give my life over to His will, and not my own. He wanted me to be a missionary.

I surrendered that night to His calling, and from then, I started to pray with my Pastor and other missionaries that I knew. While I was praying for a place, the Lord gave me a billboard. Driving to work there was a billboard with the name Portugal on it. I figured if there was a billboard in Oklahoma City about Portugal I should probably pray about it. I began to specifically pray for the country of Portugal, and knew that's where the Lord was calling me.

As part of my training, I worked as head of the Children's ministry, teaching classes, Jr. Church, and Wednesday night program, as well as running the bus ministry. While in Bible college in 2019, my wife Kiska and I were married. In 2022, I graduated with my 4-year degree in Missions. Since then, I've started my Master's in Biblical counseling and completed it in 2024.

In August of 2023, Kiska and I took a missions survey trip to Portugal where the Lord continued to place on our hearts a love for the mission field. We saw the people and became even more burdened for their souls. God has planted our hearts there and we are looking forward to reaching the Portuguese people for the Glory of God.

Kiska's Testimony

I made two professions of faith when I was younger. One based off of the influence of friends when I was in Jr. church, and one based off emotions when I was a teenager. Growing up, I was faithful to church and serving in church ministries.

I got married in 2019 to the pastor's son and we were both training to one day be missionaries. Shortly after I was married, the Lord kept convicting me of my salvation, but I kept putting it off and ignoring the conviction.

Although I knew works is not what saves you, I kept telling myself that surely I'm saved because I'm faithful to church, I'm serving in ministry, I'm married to a pastor's son, and I've already made two professions of faith.

The Lord continued to convict me, but I kept convincing myself otherwise. Sometimes I would just say a quick prayer, asking for the Lord to forgive and save me if I'm not saved, with no intention of letting anyone know about it. Faking it was getting exhausting and made me dissatisfied with my life. I eventually came to the point where I could either choose God or the world, but doing both wasn't going to last.

I began to ask God to reveal to me if I was saved or not. Every message seemed to be on salvation and I got convicted every time. I feared thinking about the Lord's return. I started praying more and listening to messages online and I knew that the path I wanted was God's and not this world's.

When I knew 100% I wasn't saved, the difficult part was admitting my lost condition. I didn't want to admit to my husband, family, and my church family that this whole time I wasn't saved. One day in seminary class, we did a deep dive into repentance of sin. I decided that night that I was going to go home and talk to Jeshua about what had been going on. I didn't want to go to hell over what people thought about me.

It was very hard to admit, but once I put my pride aside and got saved, I felt the heaviest burden fall off my shoulders and I'm so happy I did. I have a real genuine joy now and I know 100% that I am saved!

Kiska Carter

Missionary

Our Family

Meet the Carter family as we prepare to serve the Lord together in Portugal.

Jeshua

Husband

June 29, 1998

March 15, 2019

Kiska

Wife

August 6, 1998

Malakai

Son

Nov 3, 2023

Kaden

Son

Mar 28, 2025

Our Sending Church

Beth Haven Baptist Church

We are blessed to be sent out by Beth Haven Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Our church family has been instrumental in our training, preparation, and continued support as we serve the Lord in Portugal.

We are in full agreement with our church's doctrinal statement. Our core beliefs include:

The verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture
The Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Salvation by grace through faith alone
The autonomy of the local church
The Great Commission to make disciples

Full Doctrinal Statement Partner With Us

Oklahoma City, OK