Thank you for your faithful prayers for the work of Bible translation! The pie chart above illustrates how much progress the teams have made in completing the translation of the New Testament in three Roma languages (Arli, Chergash and Gurbet). We’ve completed 56%, are in the middle of doing another 11% and have 33% thatContinue reading “How much of the pie is eaten so far?”
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Report on teaching exegesis in Serbia to Roma Bible translators
Thank you for praying for my recent trip to Serbia. I met with the three Roma Bible translation teams I consult, and a new team starting on a Bible translation for Roma in Albania, and taught them a course on “Biblical Exegesis”. Exegesis is the process of studying and discovering the meaning of a text,Continue reading “Report on teaching exegesis in Serbia to Roma Bible translators”
Flying out to Serbia tomorrow (The Prices Write)
Dear praying friends, Tomorrow I travel to Jagodina (which means “strawberry”; shown on map above), Serbia, to teach a class on biblical exegesis for a week. The Roma translators I consult are taking this course on how to discover the meaning of a Bible passage as part of their training, and they will be joinedContinue reading “Flying out to Serbia tomorrow (The Prices Write)”
“Don’t eat strangled animals” (Lost [and Found] in Translation, Installment #16)
We recently finished checking Acts in the Arli, Gurbet and Chergash languages. It was a four month process, fun to do, but also with many challenges. One of the challenges in Bible translation is what to do when there is implied background information that we know was clear to those who read the New TestamentContinue reading ““Don’t eat strangled animals” (Lost [and Found] in Translation, Installment #16)”
The Prices Write (September 2023)
Dear praying friends, A lot has happened since we last wrote. Pam and I taught the missions section of Vacation Bible School at our church in Blue Springs, MO. Pam continues to serve on our worship team at church, team teaches youth girls’ Sunday School and is writing the upcoming Christmas play which she willContinue reading “The Prices Write (September 2023)”
The Prices Write: Planting the seed of Truth
From Pamala: It was as if we were digging holes and placing life-giving, nutrient-rich seeds in the fine Croatian soil. As we sang and acted out the stories of Jesus we were dependent on the ultimate Gardener of Hearts to make the truth understandable to the 60-90 Roma children in attendance each day at theContinue reading “The Prices Write: Planting the seed of Truth”
Days 12-14, Croatia trip: visiting church, friends and translators
Thank you for continuing to pray for us on our Croatia trip. After taking the summer team college students to the airport in Zagreb, the capital city, we spent a few days in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, where we used to live. We went by the house where we used to live, saw the storks thatContinue reading “Days 12-14, Croatia trip: visiting church, friends and translators”
Day 8, Croatia trip: 1st day of teen day camp
Thank you for your prayers. Today our team drove 15 Roma teens from the Roma village into the city where we met in the park by the river. After praying and singing a couple of praise songs, one of our summer teamers (Christian) gave a gospel-centered sermon and another (Anna) gave her testimony. After that,Continue reading “Day 8, Croatia trip: 1st day of teen day camp”
“If only I may finish my course” (Acts 20:24)
I had the privilege of preaching this message at our home church, CrossWay Bible Church, Blue Springs, MO, on June 11, 2023. May Jesus receive all the glory. Click above to listen to the full sermon or read below for a few of the high points. Paul’s priority was to finish his assignment by advancingContinue reading ““If only I may finish my course” (Acts 20:24)”
Of Gentile centurions and dirty animals: Lost (and found) in translation, #15; Ariela & Daniel’s school play, “Annie”
BIBLE TRANSLATION UPDATE: Thank you for faithfully praying for us and generously giving financially to support our Bible translation work for Roma in Croatia, Serbia, and beyond. We’re excited that over the next few days the Arli language team will be making an audio recording of the Gospel of Mark which we recently finished translating.Continue reading “Of Gentile centurions and dirty animals: Lost (and found) in translation, #15; Ariela & Daniel’s school play, “Annie””