Updates & Prayer
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Reflecting on God's goodness in 2025, the Carters share answered prayers for visa appointments, a grief conference, Christmas on the field, community outreach, and the start of language school.
More Updates
Prayer Letter — November / December 2025
The Carters express thankfulness for being on the field, share about baptizing two ladies, creating tracts for outreach, and preparing for a grief conference and their first Missions Conference in January.
Prayer Letter — October / November 2025
The Carters have arrived in Portugal and share their first three weeks — getting settled, experiencing culture shock, meeting people, and discovering familiar milk in a Portuguese store.
Prayer Letter — August / September 2025
The Carters celebrate reaching 100% support and share final preparations for their move to Portugal on September 2nd, including shipping pallets and building a relationship with a Portuguese woman named Ana.
Prayer Letter — June 2025
The Carters announce 90% support and a departure date of September 2nd for Portugal, reflecting on the blessings of deputation and asking for prayer to reach 100% before leaving.
Prayer Requests
Will You Pray With Us?
Prayer is the foundation of our ministry. Would you consider praying regularly for these specific needs?
Increasing Our Witness Around the World
Pray as we look to increase our witness and hand to helping others know Christ around the world. Missions doesn't change from the States to the field — we carry the same great commission.
Visa Appointments on March 18th
Pray for our visa appointments on March 18th. God miraculously secured all of our appointments on the same day despite AIMA being on strike.
Sharing the Gospel With Our Neighbors
Pray that we are able to continue to share the gospel with our neighbors. We have been building a relationship with them — they have invited us over for dinner and introduced us to their friends. We desire to see them come to the Lord.
Wisdom in Portuguese Culture
Pray for wisdom as we learn Portuguese culture and navigate the differences from life in the States.
Visitors and Contacts to Witness To
Pray that God sends visitors and contacts to witness to. We have had some visitors come to church over the last couple of weeks and desire to see more come to know the Lord.
Those Who Watch the Gospel Film
Pray for those who read and watch the plan of salvation through the QR code on our tracts linking to 'The Gospel Film' in Portuguese. We have had several people watch the video — pray that seed is planted for the need of salvation in their hearts and lives.
Our Continual Adjustment to Portugal
Pray for our continual adjustment to Portugal. Learning the culture, where everything is, and navigating life in a foreign country with young children.
Language Learning
O português é muito difícil! Pray as we learn to speak Portuguese properly and in a timely manner so we can effectively communicate with the people God has put us with. Pray that Kiska is also able to minister alongside Jeshua and be comfortable in a foreign country.
The Church Learning Our Family
Pray for the church as they learn our family and we learn them. Pray for strong relationships and that we integrate well into the congregation.
Hearts and Minds of the Portuguese People
Pray for the people of Portugal and that the Lord softens their hearts to receive the Gospel. Less than 2% of Portuguese are evangelical Christians.
Answered Prayers
See How God Is Answering
We praise God for His faithfulness in answering these prayers. Each one is a testimony of His work in Portugal.
Language School and Babysitter
Pray that we find a language school and a babysitter so that Kiska can attend language classes alongside Jeshua.
The Lord has allowed us to find a language school and given us a babysitter that we are able to leave the boys with, allowing Kiska to attend language school with Jeshua. We started intensive language classes December 2nd.
AIMA Residency Appointments
Pray for our AIMA appointment in Portugal for our residency cards. AIMA went on strike and was said to be closed until February 2026, but our long term visa expires in January.
God answered our prayers above and beyond! We received appointments in a city 40 minutes from us with all of our appointments on the same day, just 30 minutes apart. This is a very rare thing to happen but we know it was all God! Appointments are set for March 18th.
Pallets Shipped Safely
We sent off our pallets to our new home on August 16th. They said it would take about 11 weeks to arrive. Pray they get there swiftly and in one piece.
Our pallets arrived safely in Portugal! God protected our belongings across the ocean.
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