“And [Jesus] said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’ When we translate the Bible for Roma, we try to make sure that the translations are accurate and clear. One of the issues we hadContinue reading “Ask the Lord of the harvest (Luke 10:2)”
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Sharing in the Harvest: A Sermon from Luke 10:1-7
On Sunday, I had the privilege of preaching at our home church, CrossWay Bible Church, on Luke 10:1-7. (Click on the image above if you would like to hear the sermon.) One of my sermon points was that there is a place for short-term missions teams to assist on-field workers to advance the Gospel withContinue reading “Sharing in the Harvest: A Sermon from Luke 10:1-7”
30 years ago today, we left for Croatia…
On this day in 1994, we boarded a plane with our two little ones and moved to Croatia. For the last 30 years, you all have faithfully prayed for us and supported us in our missionary work in Croatia, Bosnia, Hungary, and now in the US, working remotely. God has been so good to us;Continue reading “30 years ago today, we left for Croatia…”
Big news regarding the summer team!
Pictures from last year’s Vacation Bible School in the same Roma village From Pamala: Big news regarding the summer team: All four summer teamers, young adults from our church, have wisely purchased their plane tickets while the price was right so that we’ll all be on the same three flights heading to Croatia on JuneContinue reading “Big news regarding the summer team!”
Our daily prayer calendar for January 2024
To get this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out, click “download” below: January 1 Pray for each of our children to follow Jesus closely every day & to fill their minds with God’s Word January 2 Pray for good health for our teammates in Croatia this weekend as the Roma village celebratesContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for January 2024”
7,276 verses this year; Lost (and found) in translation, installment #17
Thank you for your faithful prayers and financial support! In 2023, Todd and the three Roma Bible translation teams checked 7,276 verses together. This includes all of the Gospel of Mark, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistle of James, and over half the Gospel of John. Goran in his office in Serbia, translating inContinue reading “7,276 verses this year; Lost (and found) in translation, installment #17”
Christ through the Ages; God’s Word here and now
Pamala wrote and directed our children’s Christmas program, “Christmas: Christ through the Ages.” We’re thankful for all the children and adults who participated and trust that Jesus was glorified. Many Scripture passages outlining the OT promises of a coming Savior and NT passages in fulfillment were read, sung, and acted out by our young performers.Continue reading “Christ through the Ages; God’s Word here and now”
Our daily prayer calendar for December 2023
To get this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing, click “download” below: December 1 Pray for $365 more in monthly pledges for our missionary support (due to inflation & increased insurance premiums) December 2 Praise for Daniel & Ariela using their skills for God in the Christmas play (sound & singing/acting, respectively) DecemberContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for December 2023”
Our new prayer card
Thank you for your prayers and financial support for this Bible translation ministry! Above is our new prayer card. Special thanks to a member of our church, Sydney Evans, for taking the picture and to our son, Matthew, for designing the card. We will be mailing out copies soon. If you don’t receive one inContinue reading “Our new prayer card”
In San Antonio
Thank you for your faithful prayers. I have been in San Antonio, TX, for the last eight days, attending annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. It has been a very profitable time of learning as I’ve listened to numerous lectures on various topics related to theology, as wellContinue reading “In San Antonio”