{"id":28621,"date":"2025-09-24T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=28621"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:00:22","slug":"carpenter-family-update-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/prayer\/carpenter-family-update-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpenter Family Update September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Dear Prayer Partners,<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for praying for our summer travels!\u00a0 We are so thankful how the Lord kept us all safe.\u00a0 Not all of our travels were smooth, and we certainly experienced a lot of difference and discomfort, but we are thankful that the Lord helped our kids (and us) be mostly patient in those challenges.\u00a0 It was fun to experience some different cultures than we\u2019re used to, and to see how God is at work in each place.\u00a0 We really enjoyed the interns, who were with us.\u00a0 We praise God for their commitment to follow Him, and we are praying for the Lord to lead them in their next steps. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Our D for D groups have reached the next phase in the D for D process, in which they are beginning to do training to deeply understand causes and consequences, along with searching for solutions to the biggest issues that they are dealing with in their communities.\u00a0 The 5 groups in Rwanda all chose \u201cconflict in the home\u201d as one of their top 5 issues to address.\u00a0 So, they are training people from the local church as well as people from the surrounding community, and together they are dreaming about what their homes and families would be like if conflict was resolved.\u00a0 We are praying that these conversations, various teachings from the Bible, and relational skills will lead to families becoming more what God intends them to be.\u00a0 The Burundi and Congo D for D groups are nearing the same phase, but are not quite there yet.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At the end of September Pastor Nicodeme will be going to Juba, South Sudan, for 3 months to live, learn about culture, start building relationships, and answer logistical questions in order for his family to be better prepared to move there as missionaries in the near future.\u00a0 Please pray for his safety, and please pray for the family as they are separated during this time.\u00a0 Please pray for EFC-Rwanda as they cast vision and invite church members to join in this mission through intentional prayer and sacrificial giving.\u00a0 And please pray for God to raise up the right person or people from North America to join them in that mission.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As a family, we have entered back-to-school season, and we are happy that the kids seem to have been adjusting to school well.\u00a0 Ian is now at school all day, so he is tired at the end of the day, but often tells us that \u201ckindergarten is so fun!\u201d\u00a0 As they resume studies and various clubs (soccer, choir, youth group), please pray for them to grow in the Lord during the ups and downs of the school year.\u00a0 Please also pray for Brad and Chelsea, experiencing some sickness and weakness, and for Brad\u2019s continuing stomach issues.<\/p>\n

Thank you so much!\u00a0 May God bless you in every area of your life.<\/p>\n

In Him,
\nBrad & Chelsea
\nSarai, Gideon, and Ian<\/p>\n

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Dear Prayer Partners, Thank you so much for praying for our summer travels!\u00a0 We are so thankful how the Lord kept us all safe.\u00a0 Not all of our travels were smooth, and we certainly experienced a lot of difference and discomfort, but we are thankful that the Lord helped our kids (and us) be mostly […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"full","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[470,85,394],"class_list":{"0":"post-28621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-prayer","7":"tag-470","8":"tag-carpenter","9":"tag-central-africa","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28640,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28621\/revisions\/28640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}