Arrived in Serbia!

Hello from Serbia, where Pamala and I arrived yesterday. We’re thankful for safe travel, our bags coming through without a hitch, and good sleep on our first night despite jet lag. We enjoyed the warm fellowship of friends/colleagues who live in Belgrade, Serbia, Eric and Susan. They were on our team in Bosnia 22 yearsContinue reading “Arrived in Serbia!”

Our daily prayer calendar for April 2026

April 1 Pray for wisdom & insight as Pam writes the Bible story skits for our Roma VBS in Croatia this summer April 2 Pray for 4 or more summer teamers to commit soon to going to Croatia with us June 10-20, 2026 April 3 Pray the Lord will provide the $2,000 per month thatContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for April 2026”

We finished 1 Samuel in Gurbet! (Lost [and found] in translation, installment #19)

This week, I finished the consultant (quality assurance) check of 1 Samuel with the Gurbet language team. As soon as they run the final checks for punctuation, spelling, and formatting, and do one more read-through, this will be published to the Internet and available for the world to see! We love it when each verseContinue reading “We finished 1 Samuel in Gurbet! (Lost [and found] in translation, installment #19)”

Our financial support; our trip to Croatia

We are so grateful to you all for your prayers for us and your faithful financial support! We wanted to mention that, due to increases in the cost of living (health insurance, vision and dental insurance, groceries, utilities, car insurance, and other car expenses, etc.), we now lack $2,000 per month to have our fullContinue reading “Our financial support; our trip to Croatia”

Pictures from Daniel’s trip to Croatia

Thank you for praying for Daniel during his trip to Croatia! He is back safe and sound, and when asked to describe the trip, he told us: “It was all amazing!” The team of 31 that Daniel went with managed to get a ton of work done. Their main goal was to complete as muchContinue reading “Pictures from Daniel’s trip to Croatia”

Our daily prayer calendar for March 2026

March 1 Today is Elizabeth’s 31st birthday! Pray for a growing walk with Christ & praise for the joys of motherhood! March 2 Today is Pamala’s birthday! Pray for God’s daily wisdom to love all those around her. March 3 Pray for Daniel to adjust quickly back to US time (7-hour difference) & stay healthyContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for March 2026”

Daniel in Croatia; summer team wanted; translation progress

Seeing Daniel off at the airport in Kansas City DANIEL IN CROATIA: We are so proud of Daniel, who is in Croatia for 10 days working with a team to help finish a halfway house being built by the church we attended in Croatia (where he was baptized when we lived there)! He is workingContinue reading “Daniel in Croatia; summer team wanted; translation progress”

Wanted: Summer Teamers for Croatia, June 10-20, 2026

Starting at 50:00, watch “The Harvest is Plentiful, but the Laborers are Few”, Matthew 9:35-38 (a sermon preached February 15, 2026, at Metropolitan Bible Church, Oklahoma City, OK) WANTED: SUMMER TEAMERS FOR CROATIA What: helpers to run VBS & teen/tween campWho: 4-8 people, 18-years of age or older, who love kids & the BibleWhen: June 10-20, 2026Where: Sisak, CroatiaHowContinue reading “Wanted: Summer Teamers for Croatia, June 10-20, 2026”

Our daily prayer calendar for February 2026

February 1 Pray for God’s will to be done as our church votes for a new pastor & holds our annual meeting February 2 Pray for the Bible translators taking Bible translation classes in Croatia all this week February 3 Pray for spiritual growth for Ariela & the girls in her American Heritage Girl troopContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for February 2026”

Now published! 4 years in the making…

Now published! Four years in the making. The New Testament newly printed in Arli, Gurbet & Chergash The picture above represents the culmination of years of work: a newly printed New Testament in three new languages. How we rejoice at this milestone! The shipment arrived at our translators the other day, and here is whatContinue reading “Now published! 4 years in the making…”