Tag Archives: Croatia

Update on Matthew; next steps moving forward (The Prices Write, April 2020

As most of you know, our 21-year old son, Matthew, was in a severe motorcycle accident near Walnut Creek, California, on January 18. He spent 46 days in the hospital and underwent ten surgeries, including the amputation of his left arm at the elbow. We praise God for sparing Matthew’s life during the accident andContinue reading “Update on Matthew; next steps moving forward (The Prices Write, April 2020”

Matthew's car sold; referrals sent to other hospitals; moving to KC this weekend

That was fast! The weather in Slavonski Brod, Croatia: sometimes sunny, sometimes snowy! Once again, I wanted to thank you all for your prayers for Matthew and us. Here’s the latest: We have now finished the paperwork requesting that Matthew’s medical records be sent to three hospitals along with a referral from his UCSF surgeon,Continue reading “Matthew's car sold; referrals sent to other hospitals; moving to KC this weekend”

Moving Matthew back to Kansas City

Enjoy the pictures of the family in Slavonski Brod, and Daniel’s 12th birthday. We thank God for Daniel and are so proud of him! Thank you all so much for praying for Matthew and us. We have good news: Matthew’s spine doctor said that his x-rays look good so that he will not need spineContinue reading “Moving Matthew back to Kansas City”

How great our joy (The Prices Write, January 2020, part 1)

How great was our joy when our hands held the first printing of the first of the five translations we have been working on for the last three years: a 684-page book of 50 illustrated Bible stories, printed in parallel columns in the Croatian and Bayash languages, and a 24-page booklet containing the Gospel ofContinue reading “How great our joy (The Prices Write, January 2020, part 1)”

Pictures of the kiddoes

We enjoy getting pictures of Kirsten experiencing her first fall, and now winter, in Germany at Black Forest Academy. Pumpkins are everywhere … even in their little German village

Exciting progress on the Bible translations (The Prices Write, November 2019, part 1)

It is an exciting time for this Bible translation ministry! It’s not like that every day, so this feels extra special to be able to report these answers to prayer. Our vision is to see the New Testament and 50 essential Bible stories translated into five dialects spoken by the Roma living in Croatia, Serbia,Continue reading “Exciting progress on the Bible translations (The Prices Write, November 2019, part 1)”

“He’s reading in our language!” (The Prices Write, October 2019)

“This is unbelievable! He’s reading in our language!” This was the response when Zoran heard a Bible story for the very first time in his Roma language. For almost a year, we have been making steady progress translating a book containing 50 Bible stories into Ludari, the Roma language spoken in our village. This isContinue reading ““He’s reading in our language!” (The Prices Write, October 2019)”

Prayer requests for Spiritual Emphasis Week, family, cars and teammate

Please pray for Kirsten and all the students at Black Forest Academy as this is Spiritual Emphasis Week. Pray the Lord will work mightily in her life and in the lives of all the students and that they would be committed disciples of Jesus Christ. 2. Praise God for the great Croatian languages classes LaraContinue reading “Prayer requests for Spiritual Emphasis Week, family, cars and teammate”

A picture’s worth a 1,000 words (The Prices Write, September 2019, part 1)

In August we worked with our colleagues and two summer teams who came to Croatia from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Florida and London, England. Probably over 250 Roma kids attended the various events in four different locations in Croatia. These included Vacation Bible School-type outreach, day Bible camp, and an overnight Bible camp. Through these outreachesContinue reading “A picture’s worth a 1,000 words (The Prices Write, September 2019, part 1)”

Summer Outreach, day 7: Orahovica

Thank you for praying. The last day of the camp for the 35+ Roma teens/tweens went well. They were reminded one more time of God’s holiness, our need for forgiveness and God’s provision in the death of His Son. Please pray for eternal fruit among those who heard.