Tag Archives: #BibleTranslation

We’re back from Serbia. Pray for the distributed New Testaments to bear much fruit!

On a hill above one of the Roma settlements Meeting with the translation team for the Bayash language A wonderful NT dedication service Thank you for praying for our trip to Serbia. We praise God for what he did during those days and are so excited that the New Testament was distributed to so manyContinue reading “We’re back from Serbia. Pray for the distributed New Testaments to bear much fruit!”

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”

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”

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…”

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”

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””

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?”

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!”

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 backContinue reading “New Testament recording status; need for more translators; Father’s Day pics”