Before leaving for Portugal, I sent out a prayer letter to my “One Minute Prayer team” (established in 2001), asking for people to pray that we would find key people at the course who would step up to be a part of a tentmaking movement in Portugal.

Imagine my joy on meeting one lady engineer. She was so excited about the tentmaking model which she had never heard about. She wanted to be part of a team to promote and inspire people from Portugal to become tentmakers. She made me promise to return for future courses which she would help to promote. Lord willing of course.

Another student also wanted to be a part of the team. Sometime later, my translator also indicated she would join! This was a prayer answer. Without local people it is very difficult to grow a movement.

A few weeks later I received an email from yet another student. “If young people in Portugal only knew of the tentmaking missions’ model, many would want to get trained and go with their professions,” she wrote. She wants to be part of the team as well.

Thank you for your prayers!

By Ari Rocklin