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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”

Todd traveling to Thailand; Daniel preparing for Croatia

I’m writing this from the airport in Kansas City, on my way to Thailand for Bible translation meetings. I’d appreciate your prayers for safety and health in travels, and primarily that the Lord will use these highly strategic meetings to encourage and equip me and my fellow Bible translators in this high and holy task.Continue reading “Todd traveling to Thailand; Daniel preparing for Croatia”

Tween/Teen camp: Croatia summer outreach, #3

Thank you for your prayers. Today we held the second day of our tween/teen camp. In the picture above, the kids are listening to and reading Luke 7:1-10 in their Ludari language, which for me was the greatest highlight of the camp. Our summer teamers played with the kids, interacted with them over lunch andContinue reading “Tween/Teen camp: Croatia summer outreach, #3”

Our daily prayer calendar (June 2025)

June 1 Pray for quick healing for Todd’s broken nose after 5/28 surgery June 2 Pray for Sergej & Željka as they translate the 3 Bible story skits & record them in Croatian for our VBS June 3 Pray for Todd & the Arli team checking their translation of Genesis June 4 Pray for Todd’sContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar (June 2025)”

Broken nose, travels, Easter, Mother’s Day, four play performances, 560 verses consultant checked, and more…

So much has happened since I last wrote! I’ll save you time by summarizing with bullet points and pictures below. And as always, thank you for being so faithful to pray for and support us! In closing, here are a few prayer items: Thank you for your love and support. Todd & Pamala

Takeaways from my time in Africa

I’m home from Ruiru, near Nairobi, Kenya, and have recovered from jet lag. Thank you for your many prayers. God was gracious in answering prayer when my ride to the airport picked me up very late, and then there were problems with my ticket at the counter, such that I barely made the flight from Nairobi. Also, I’mContinue reading “Takeaways from my time in Africa”

Greetings from Kenya!

Swahili for “Welcome to Kenya” Bible translation requires many hands on deck. Our organization’s goal of seeing the Bible translated into 1,000 languages by 2050 means there is a lot of work to do. That means that in addition to checking the translation of verses in specific languages, I need to help train others toContinue reading “Greetings from Kenya!”

Todd traveling to Africa

(The pictures are from Wikipedia since I haven’t arrived there yet!) Tomorrow, I leave for an eight-day trip to Nairobi, Kenya, to attend workshops by The Word for the World Bible Translators as part of my training to teach others who are becoming Bible translation consultants. Please pray for the following: Thank you! Todd

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

A way to pray for us: 2 Thess 1:11-12

It is a great joy to know that you all pray for us. Pam and I do our best to send you specific prayer requests and praises, especially as part of our daily prayer calendar. Additionally, we would be very grateful if you would pray Scripture for us, for everyone on the teams doing BibleContinue reading “A way to pray for us: 2 Thess 1:11-12”