New Testament recording status; need for more translators; Father’s Day pics

These pictures from Father’s Day are a bit late, but I wanted to share them anyway. Ariela took me out to Starbucks as her treat, Kirsten made a “cake” of fruit (since she knows I try to stay away from sweets), and we also had a cookout with Timothy, Elizabeth, and Daniel.

We are back from Croatia now and over jet lag, though I’m fighting the last stages of a cold.

I wanted to share with you two praises and three prayer needs:

  1. The Serbian Arli team finished making the audio recording of the New Testament, which will be a wonderful tool to get God’s Word to this mostly audio/oral (non-reading) culture.
  2. The Gurbet team has started making the recording of their New Testament translation. Please pray that all will go smoothly and that this will also be a widely used tool to get God’s Word to more Roma.
  3. Pray that the Chergash team can find a reader and record the translation of their New Testament soon.
  4. The Serbian Arli and Gurbet teams recently used their translation of Ruth at a youth conference in Serbia, and it was very well received by the youth in attendance. See pictures below of the translators reading to the youth.
  5. Despite all our best efforts, we have not been able to find translators to do more of the New Testament in the Bayash and Ludari languages. As you may remember, we completed Luke and 50 chronological Bible stories a few years back. Please pray that:
    • we can find at least two translators for each of these two languages;
    • the funding will be provided for these projects through major donors (tens of thousands of dollars will be needed over a multi-year project);
    • if the Lord wills, we can have everything in place this Fall or Winter in order to move forward.

Thank you for praying!

Todd & Pamala

Visiting Slavonski Brod: Croatia summer outreach, #5

Thank you for your faithful prayers. As I write this, we are at the Zagreb, Croatia, airport, waiting to board our flights home (via Frankfurt, Germany, and Chicago). We’ve spent the last few days in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, the city where we used to live. We visited with friends and missionary colleagues here, including supper at a horse ranch where Ariela and Daniel were able to take a brief ride. We also drove by our old house and saw the storks that nest nearby. We went by Ariela’s ballet studio, shopped for souvenirs, enjoyed ice cream and coffee, and Ariela had a sleepover, while Daniel helped the missionaries with odd jobs and yardwork. And I (Todd) preached at the weekly Roma fellowship.

Thank you for your prayers over our many, many miles of travel. Please continue to pray that the seeds of the Word of God, planted in two Roma villages and in two local fellowships, will bear much fruit for the glory of God.

Gratefully,

Todd, Pamala, Daniel and Ariela

Touring, preaching, visiting: Croatia summer outreach, #4

Thank you for your continued prayers. On Friday, we took the summer team members by train to Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia. It was relaxing to see the cathedrals from the outside, enjoy good pizza, coffee, and ice cream, and buy souvenirs. The following morning, on Saturday, we took them to the airport for their very early morning flights back home to the States, and then packed up everything from the ministry house in Sisak and drove to Slavonski Brod, the city where we used to live.

On Sunday, Todd preached at the church we used to attend, Slavonski Brod Baptist Church, we spent the afternoon with the pastor and his family, and then in the evening visited the Bible translators who did the translation of Luke and the Bible stories for Ludari, and then Pam and Ariela hung out with some of the Pioneers missionaries, while Daniel did some yardwork for other Pioneers missionaries.

On Monday, we traveled to Vukovar, Croatia (a 1.5-hour drive away), and spent the day with Bible translators for the Arli and Chergash languages. We then went shopping at our old haunts in Slavonski Brod, while Daniel stayed and fixed more things for our Pioneer colleagues.

Above and below are pictures with the summer team, the local church, and pastor, and some of the Bible translators.

Thank you for your continued prayers. We’ll be here in Croatia for two more days.

Blessings,

Todd

Our daily prayer calendar for July 2025

Price prayer letter for 07-2025 page 2Download

July 1 Pray for good interaction with friends in Croatia & for the salvation of our unbelieving friends in Slavonski Brod

July 2 Pray for Todd preaching at the Roma Christian Fellowship in Slavonski Brod, Croatia this evening, for God’s Spirit to work powerfully for His glory

July 3 Pray for safety as we fly from Croatia back to the US today, for good sleep & adjustment to the time zone difference

July 4 Praise God for the freedoms we enjoy in the US. Happy Independence Day!

July 5 Pray for Todd preparing to teach Equip Hour at our church tomorrow

July 6 Pray for Todd teaching Equip Hour this morning at our church on the subject of peacemaking

July 7 Ariela is on the waiting list for God’s Mountain Camp later this month. Pray a space will open for her if that is the Lord’s will.

July 8 Pray for Todd & the other elders of our church meeting tonight, for God’s guidance & wisdom

July 9 Pray for spiritual growth for Daniel & Ariela through Wednesday youth group meetings at our church

July 10 Pray for the Serbian Arli, Chergash & Gurbet teams as they complete the final edits & formatting of NT in preparation for printing

July 11 Pray for God’s guidance for Todd & the Macedonian Arli team translating Matthew and 1 & 2 Timothy into their language

July 12 Pray for safety & an encouraging time for Todd visiting his mom, Geri, at her nursing home in Oklahoma City

July 13 Pray for us as we speak at The Master’s Community Church missions conference this evening

July 14 Pray for us as we teach about missions each evening (Sunday-Thursday) at our church’s VBS

July 15 Pray for good learning, spiritual growth & safety for Ariela at Camp Good News this week (Monday-Friday)

July 16 Pray God will raise up a team & churches to translate the rest of the NT in the Bayash language (only Luke has been done so far)

July 17 Pray for long lasting fruit & disciple-making among the Roma in the 2 villages near Sisak, Croatia, where we ministered last month

July 18 Pray for the Serbian Arli, Chergash & Gurbet teams for wisdom as they translate Genesis, Jonah, Ruth & Esther in their languages

July 19 Pray for wisdom & adequate prep time for Todd checking the Macedonian Arli translation of Matthew & 1-2 Timothy

July 20 Pray for Todd teaching Equip Hour this morning at our church, another session on the topic of peacemaking

July 21 Pray for the Gurbet & Chergash teams to be able to complete the audio recording of their New Testament translations

July 22 Pray God will raise up a team & churches to translate the rest of the NT in the Ludari language (only Luke has been done)

July 23 Pray for wisdom & adequate prep time for Todd checking the Serbian Arli translation of Genesis, Ruth, Jonah & Esther

July 24 Pray for the Gurbet team as they translate Ruth, Jonah, Esther, Joshua and Judges in their language

July 25 Pray for Todd & the elders of our church for wisdom as we meet today & tomorrow for our elders’ retreat

July 26 Pray for wisdom for the Aromanian team in Albania translating the New Testament into their language

July 27 Pray for Todd preaching at CrossWay Bible Church in Blue Springs, MO, this morning

July 28 Pray for each of our children to walk closely with the Lord & serve Him with all their hearts

July 29 Pray for Todd & the Serbian Arli team checking their translation of Genesis, Jonah, Ruth & Esther

July 30 Pray for the Chergash team as they translate Ruth, Jonah, Esther, Joshua and Judges in their language

July 31 Pray for wisdom for Pamala planning & preparing for the new home schooling year starting this Fall

Tween/Teen camp: Croatia summer outreach, #3

Thank you for your prayers. Today we held the second day of our tween/teen camp. In the picture above, the kids are listening to and reading Luke 7:1-10 in their Ludari language, which for me was the greatest highlight of the camp.

Our summer teamers played with the kids, interacted with them over lunch and crafts, preached a sermon on Luke 7:1-10, and shared a testimony. There were some good gospel conversations during the camp, praise the Lord! We also sang praise songs together and Pamala shared a testimony.

Please pray for long-term fruit among the children, teens, and adults from this Roma village. We are thankful for some missionaries from a church in a neighboring town who come and hold Bible studies in the village. At least two of these teens attend those meetings.

Thank you for your faithful prayers. Tomorrow we take our summer teamers to the capital city for a day of tourism, and then early on Saturday, we take them to the airport for their return flights home. Our family will be staying on in Croatia for several days to meet with friends and Bible translators.

The pictures below are from the sermon, testimonies, games, lunch, crafts, and snacks.

Blessings,

Todd & Pamala

Croatia summer outreach, #2

Thank you for your continued prayers. Yesterday evening, we finished the third and last day of our Vacation Bible School. The weather was so hot here that we moved our club to later in the evening, but even so, there were fewer kids in attendance. However, the kids who were there did a great job paying attention to the Bible story, singing the songs, reciting the three Bible memory verses, and making the handcrafts.

A highlight for me was playing the passages from Luke in the Ludari and Bayash languages, showing some of the kids Bible stories from the illustrated book we translated and having them listen along, and seeing the tweens/teens read the passage from Luke 7 in their heart language.

Today, we held the first of two days of a teen/tween Bible camp. We took 17 tweens/teens to a nearby park where we ate together, played lots of games, and did handcrafts. Additionally, one of our summer teamers preached a brief but very clear gospel message and another one gave a very moving personal testimony.

Once again, we are grateful that our luggage arrived yesterday since it contained sports equipment and crafts that we used yesterday and today.

Please continue to pray for good gospel conversations and that the Lord will use His Word and His Spirit to draw Roma to himself. And pray God will give the Roma a hunger to read and listen to the translated stories and Gospel of Luke in their Ludari and Bayash languages. (See the pictures above and below of the VBS meetings and tween/teen daycamp meetings.)

Gratefully,

Todd & Pamala

Croatia summer outreach, #1

Thank you for praying for us. As you may know from the previous post, we were delayed for two days getting to Croatia. Just today, our luggage finally arrived, another three days late (for a total of five days late). But, the team in Croatia, as well as all the summer teamers, have been great, have rolled with the changes, and have done a great job being flexible.

As of this writing, we have finished 2 of the 3 days of VBS and things have gone really well, by God’s grace. In the big village, we’ve had about 60 kids, and in the small village about 35.

We have taught stories from the Gospel of Luke, including Jesus’ calling of Peter, James and John, and later, Levi (Matthew), the raising from the dead of the only son of the widow from Nain, and the anointing of Jesus’ feet by the formerly sinful woman, at the house of Simon the Pharisee.

We’ve also taught them Bible verses, taught them about Jesus’ power to forgive our sins if we believe in him and follow him, sung many lively Bible songs, made hand crafts and played games.

Please pray as we have the final club meeting this evening (we’ve moved the time a bit later since it has been so hot here in the afternoons and we meet outside). Pray that the Lord will use His Word, which has been sown, and that it will bear much fruit in these two villages.

Please also pray for the next two days, as we have a day camp with a dozen or so tweens/teens from the big village. Our time will include sermons from Luke, testimonies, hand crafts and lots of games. Please pray for good Gospel conversations and that the Lord will draw these tweens/teens and their families to Christ

Thank you for your prayers! Enjoy the rest of the pictures below.

Todd & Pamala

Travel challenges

At Kansas City airport, getting ready to leave

We were supposed to leave Kansas City on Wednesday morning to connect in Chicago, and then Munich, Germany, and then go on to Zagreb, Croatia. But due to bad weather,  the KC flight was delayed, so we missed the connection in Chicago. A very long story short, we couldn’t get flights, so we had to stay in Chicago two nights at our own expense.

Wrestling with apps and automated airline systems which were extremely unhelpful
We did enjoy great Chicago pizza

Some of the summer team members, who flew through Detroit and Amsterdam, were also delayed but eventually arrived in Croatia several hours late. We are still in Chicago, waiting to board our flights to Vienna, then on to Zagreb, Croatia. We’ll arrive two days late, so please pray that we can still get all the logistics taken care of, prepare the Bible skits and crafts, and begin the children’s Bible clubs/Vacation Bible School on Sunday evening in the Roma village.

Please also pray that all our luggage with the crafts, candy, and supplies (another story) arrives in Zagreb with us. 

Packing for Croatia; prayer requests for final preparations

Next Wednesday, we leave for Croatia, so we have been busy packing and preparing for all the logistics to run the Vacation Bible School for children and teen day camp for Roma there with our summer teamers. (Above: Pam packing; below: team skit and song practice at our house)

Our church youth group (pictured below) helped us by bagging up candy and preparing crafts for the Roma children.

A few of our summer teamers are still short of the donations they need to cover their costs for the Croatia outreach. Some of them are having a car wash at their church, this Sunday, Father’s Day, June 15, from 1-4 p.m. at Heartland Church, 400 SW Lake Village Blvd, Blue Springs, MO 64014.

  1. Please pray that they can raise at $1,750 on Sunday. If you live nearby, consider stopping by to get your car washed and make a donation to help with the trip, or take your dad’s car there as a gift for him!
  2. Please pray for me (Todd) for God’s wisdom and enablement as I prepare five devotional messages to share with the summer team, and two sermons to preach in Croatian in Slavonski Brod.
  3. Please pray for good health for all of us, enough sleep before the trip, and for no ill effects with Daniel’s noise sensitivity/tinnitus.

Daniel has been busy with work projects on our house and working for our neighbor. Ariela finished the year with American Heritage Girls (AHG), earning numerous awards and participating in a “crossing over” ceremony to the high school level of AHG (pictured below). She did a great job at the AHG entrepreneurs’ fair. Also, I recently enjoyed a nice visit with my mom, Geri, at her nursing home in Oklahoma City. In the picture below, she is admiring the watercolor Kirsten made for her!

Thank you for your prayers.

Todd

Our daily prayer calendar (June 2025)

Price prayer letter for 06-2025 page 2Download

June 1 Pray for quick healing for Todd’s broken nose after 5/28 surgery

June 2 Pray for Sergej & Željka as they translate the 3 Bible story skits & record them in Croatian for our VBS

June 3 Pray for Todd & the Arli team checking their translation of Genesis

June 4 Pray for Todd’s post-op appointment with the Ear, Nose & Throat surgeon after 5/28 surgery

June 5 Pray God will raise up a team & churches to translate the rest of the NT in the Ludari language (only Luke has been done)

June 6 Pray for the Serbian Arli team as they make the audio recording of the finished New Testament in their language

June 7 Pray as we meet with the Croatia summer teamers at our house to practice songs & skits for VBS

June 8 Pray Todd can be a blessing as he visits his mom, Geri Price, at the nursing home in Oklahoma City this weekend

June 9 Pray for Ariela on a camping trip from 8th-12th with American Heritage Girls: for safety, good learning & leadership development

June 10 Pray as Todd & the other elders of our local church meet tonight, for wisdom in serving the church for the glory of God

June 11 Pray for the Serbian Arli, Chergash & Gurbet teams for wisdom as they translate Genesis, Jonah, Ruth & Esther in their languages

June 12 Pray for the Serbian Arli, Chergash & Gurbet teams as they complete the final edits & formatting of NT in preparation for printing

June 13 Pray for God’s guidance for Todd & the Macedonian Arli team translating Matthew and 1 & 2 Timothy into their language

June 14 Pray for a great anniversary for Stephen & Elizabeth as they prepare to parent for God’s glory

June 15 Pray Matthew’s insurance will approve a new prosthetic arm for him & that he will get it this year

June 16 Pray God will raise up a team & churches to translate the rest of the NT in the Bayash language (only Luke has been done so far)

June 17 Pray for us & the summer team as we finalize packing & details for our flight to Croatia tomorrow & for good sleep

June 18 Pray for safety for us & the 9 summer teamers flying to Croatia today, for luggage to arrive with us, & for good health & needed sleep

June 19 Praise God for providing the full financial support we needed to send our family to Croatia June 28-July 3 for outreach

June 20 Pray our team will have smooth skit practices with props & costumes & develop good relationships with the career missionary team

June 21 Pray for good rapport in the 1st (big) village when we walk through today to invite the children to VBS which begins tomorrow

June 22 Pray for the team attending Croatian church & having our 1st club in the big village. Pray for good weather & hearts receptive to the Gospel.

June 23 Pray for the morning club (smaller village) & later club (bigger village), for good rapport with the children, teens & adults

June 24 Pray the Holy Spirit will work in the hearts of the Roma to draw them to Jesus. Pray for good weather & for spiritual protection.

June 25 Pray for the teen club today, for good relationship building, open hearts, good weather, safety & for teens to feel God’s love

June 26 Pray for the teen club, for powerful teaching & testimonies & songs each day, & for team unity as we minister

June 27 Pray for a fun & safe day touring Zagreb & riding the train. Pray for each summer teamer to develop a heart for missions.

June 28 Pray for safety for the summer teamers flying home & our family driving to Slavonski Brod where we used to live

June 29 Pray we will be an encouragement to the believers at Slavonski Brod Baptist Church with Pastor Darko & wife, Gorana

June 30 Pray we will be an encouragement to the Bible translators we will visit in Vukovar, & for safety in driving