Tag Archives: Roma

“‘Rend the Heavens and Come Down’: Prayer for God’s Glory in World Missions” (a sermon)

Here is the sermon I preached yesterday at the Master’s Community Church, Kansas City, KS, entitled, “‘Rend the Heavens and Come Down’: Prayer for God’s Glory in World Missions”. To download: http://themcc.org/sermons/rend-the-heavens-and-come-down-prayer-for-gods-glory-in-world-missions/ To listen online: http://resources.themcc.org/mp3/2015/toddprice/2015.10.11.tp.missionsconference.mp3

Impossible Odds?

Lately I’ve been thinking about what we are up against. There are 12 million Roma, living in over 25 countries in Europe and western Eurasia. They speak 85 dialects, and only about a dozen of these have the Bible translated. Many Roma live with horrible poverty, and suffer from oppression and prejudice, living with illiteracyContinue reading “Impossible Odds?”

Roma (Gypsies) in Europe

12-16 million Roma (Gypsies) in Europe and western Eurasia Scattered throughout 26 countries (includes 40 regions or semi-autonomous regions) Speaking 85+ dialects Only a dozen have the Bible in their Romani dialect Please pray for: The Bible to be translated into all Romani dialects which need it These translation projects to be started by 2025Continue reading “Roma (Gypsies) in Europe”

Stephen’s visit

We really enjoyed having our son-in-law, Stephen Sell, visiting us here. I think it was a wonderful experience for him, learning more about ministry to Roma in this part of the world.    

Prayer for translation progress in southern Hungary

Please continue to pray for Anikó and Lívia as they work on translating passages from the Gospels of Luke and John. pray for energy and time to translate along with their full-time jobs pray for that they will find their adequacy in the Lord in this very difficult job, one they’ve never done before prayContinue reading “Prayer for translation progress in southern Hungary”

It doesn’t take much

It doesn’t take much. Hand them a bagful of groceries from your pantry. Smile. Ask how the baby is doing. Give a greeting in their Roma dialect. Her brown eyes are soft as she breaks into a shy smile. Her young skeptical face, now beams. A handshake and a greeting. They walk away down theContinue reading “It doesn’t take much”

Praise report on Saturday’s Bible translation session

Thank you for praying for my trip on Saturday. It was a long and tiring 14 hour day, but the Lord was very gracious. To get to where I meet with the translators, I first drove 2 hours south to first pick up Gergely at a train stop and Anikó at her house in herContinue reading “Praise report on Saturday’s Bible translation session”

How to Pray for a Bible Translator (The Prices Write–February 2015)

HOW TO PRAY FOR A BIBLE TRANSLATOR I often ask you to pray for those involved in our Bible translation projects. Of necessity, these prayer requests are very short in order to fit in the small space of a daily prayer calendar. So to help you pray more intelligently, I thought I would offer moreContinue reading “How to Pray for a Bible Translator (The Prices Write–February 2015)”

Praises & requests: yesterday’s meeting with B. and L.

Thank you for praying for our 7 hour, 330 mile, round trip from Budapest, Hungary, to Vrije, Croatia, and back again yesterday. It was a tiring 12 hours and we were happy to be home, but it was such a great, fruitful meeting. 1. Bob and Ljiljana, Biljana’s sister-in-law who is an amazing artist, areContinue reading “Praises & requests: yesterday’s meeting with B. and L.”

More details about today’s trip

1. In half an hour I head out the door to go to a village, Vrije, in Croatia, with my teammates. It is a 6 hour drive round trip so please pray for safety. We are driving back the same day. 2. Pray for B. The situation is difficult for B., a Bayash Roma. WithoutContinue reading “More details about today’s trip”