Tag Archives: Croatia

The Prices Write (June 2025)

There are nine summer teamers going to Croatia with us from June 18-28. This week, we met (pictured above at our house) to begin learning the songs and Bible story skits, and discuss logistics for the VBS and teen clubs we will be holding for the Roma kids. 100% of the funding we needed toContinue reading “The Prices Write (June 2025)”

Time-sensitive prayer requests regarding Atlanta, Albania and Croatia

Thank you that we can come to you with prayer requests (and praises!) and know that you will lift them up to our heavenly Father. Here are several that are time-sensitive, so we ask you to join us in prayer now, please: Thank you for praying! Todd

Three chapters left to complete NT; preparation for summer outreach; family Thanksgiving & Christmas outreach

We have an app now with 20 of the 27 books of the New Testament in 3 Roman languages. This screen snip shows Matthew 1:1-2 in Arli and Gurbet. Thank you for your constant prayers and generous financial support for Bible translation. As of this writing, we only have three more chapters to consultant checkContinue reading “Three chapters left to complete NT; preparation for summer outreach; family Thanksgiving & Christmas outreach”

22,962 verses translated and consultant checked!

Pam showing pictures of a Bible story in the Bayash language at last summer’s VBS in Croatia We are very grateful for your prayers and financial support for Bible translation! If you would like to give a special year-end gift, you can use the giving information at the bottom of this page. Donations can beContinue reading “22,962 verses translated and consultant checked!”

Giving to enable the harvest (Luke 10:3-7)

Above: A summer teamer from our home church gives Bayash Roma children the Gospel of Luke and 50 chronological Bible stories in their language. Your financial support and prayers made that possible, PTL! We praise God and thank you for your kind and generous financial support, which enables us to translate the Bible for RomaContinue reading “Giving to enable the harvest (Luke 10:3-7)”

Interview about our trip to Croatia

We are back from Croatia and continue to praise God for the fruitful summer outreach there. Please pray for the 150 Roma kids who attended our Vacation Bible School and teen day camp that God’s Word would find good soil in their hearts and that many would embrace Christ. Pray especially that the Lord willContinue reading “Interview about our trip to Croatia”

Days 14-15 in Croatia: visiting friends in Slavonski Brod, flying home

Thank you for your prayers for us. We are currently at Chicago O’Hare waiting for the last leg of our journey back to Kansas City. We spent our last couple of days visiting with friends and our Pioneers colleagues in Slavonski Brod, where we used to live. They even took us across the border intoContinue reading “Days 14-15 in Croatia: visiting friends in Slavonski Brod, flying home”

Day 9-13 of Croatia trip: teen camp, preaching, visits

Thank you for your continued prayers. We’re grateful for how well things have gone in Croatia. Last Thursday, we had the second day of our teen camp, with 13 Roma kids attending. We sang several lively songs in Croatian, our summer teamer, Josiah, preached on the temptation of Jesus from Luke 4:1-13, we played theContinue reading “Day 9-13 of Croatia trip: teen camp, preaching, visits”

Day 7-8: VBS, book distribution, teen day camp

Thank you for your continued prayers. Yesterday morning, we returned to the smaller Roma village (where the Bayash language is spoken) and had even more kids in attendance. It is hard to count bodies in motion, but there seemed to be about 60 kids and over a dozen older teens and adults. The kids lovedContinue reading “Day 7-8: VBS, book distribution, teen day camp”

Day 6 of Croatia trip: VBS in two villages

Thank you for your faithful prayers for us. This morning we went to the smaller of the two villages, where the Bayash language is spoken. We received a very warm welcome with about 50 excited kids attending, and 15 or so interested teenagers and parents watching also. We repeated the same program which we hadContinue reading “Day 6 of Croatia trip: VBS in two villages”