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Christmas play, totaled car, Sodom & Gomorrah

Dear praying friends, The Lord answered your prayers and gave Pamala the stamina to write and direct the Christmas play for our church in December. We’re thankful that the production went very smoothly, but are even more grateful for those who attended and that the Gospel was clearly presented. Part of the vision for writingContinue reading “Christmas play, totaled car, Sodom & Gomorrah”

Quick prayer requests for more translators

Dear faithful praying partners, meetings are taking place to find translators for two exciting opportunities: 1) to begin translating the Bible into the Džambazi/Gurbet language in Macedonia, and 2) to restart Bible translation into the Bayash language in Croatia and Serbia. Please pray that God provides the right translators so work can begin in February.Continue reading “Quick prayer requests for more translators”

Daniel’s trip funded; upcoming Christmas program; Bible translation progress

Daniel did a great job sharing with our church about his upcoming trip to Croatia in February 2026 to serve on a team helping to build a foster care center for the church. (We’re pictured above praying over him.) The Lord has provided all the finances he needs for the trip. We enjoyed a niceContinue reading “Daniel’s trip funded; upcoming Christmas program; Bible translation progress”

Our daily prayer calendar (December 2025)

December 1 Pray for Todd for wisdom & adequate preparation time for teaching NT Greek to the translators and grading their assignments December 2 Pray for the rest of the funds needed to send Daniel on the work team to Croatia in February December 3 Pray for the rehearsal for the Christmas play tonight, &Continue reading “Our daily prayer calendar (December 2025)”

Our “thanks list”

Dear praying friends,At this time of Thanksgiving, it is a joy to look back over the last twelve months to see what God has done and take time to give him thanks. There are many things on our “thanks list”, and here are a few of these “works of God”. Join us in giving HimContinue reading “Our “thanks list””

Our daily prayer calendar (November 2025)

November 1 Pray for Todd flying home from Thailand, for safety & good health & to quickly readjust to the US time zone November 2 Pray for a fruitful quarterly members’ meeting at our home church where we serve in leadership November 3 Pray for Todd for wisdom & adequate preparation time for teaching NTContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar (November 2025)”

So, what do you do all day?

One of our supporting churches recently asked for a report from us, in the form of the following questions. I wanted to share part of it with you all, since you may have some of the same questions. What is your primary task or role as a missionary? I am an International Bible Translation ConsultantContinue reading “So, what do you do all day?”

Our daily prayer calendar (October 2025)

October 1 Pray for God’s power & glory to be present at our weekly prayer meetings & for good attendance October 2 Pray for wisdom for Pamala writing the Christmas musical play for our church about seeing the Lord October 3 Pray for the Chergash team to be able to complete the audio recording ofContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar (October 2025)”

A new granddaughter arrived, and 2,115 verses approved!

L-R: Pamala, Ariela, Stephen, Elizabeth, Baby Sell, Timothy, Todd, Kirsten, Daniel at Todd’s 59th birthday picnic FAMILY UPDATE: We rejoice at the birth of our first grandchild, baby girl Sell! Thank you for praying for her and Elizabeth. They had to stay in the NICU for a week after a very long labor, an infection,Continue reading “A new granddaughter arrived, and 2,115 verses approved!”

Our daily prayer calendar (September 2025)

September 1 Praise for God’s help & hospital care during labor, delivery & recuperation for Elizabeth & Baby September 2 Pray for wisdom for Todd & the other elders of our church to lead & serve for the glory of God September 3 Pray for spiritual growth for Daniel, Ariela & our other church youthContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar (September 2025)”