Tag Archives: #RomaBible

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”

A new granddaughter arrived, and 2,115 verses approved!

L-R: Pamala, Ariela, Stephen, Elizabeth, Baby Sell, Timothy, Todd, Kirsten, Daniel at Todd’s 59th birthday picnic FAMILY UPDATE: We rejoice at the birth of our first grandchild, baby girl Sell! Thank you for praying for her and Elizabeth. They had to stay in the NICU for a week after a very long labor, an infection,Continue reading “A new granddaughter arrived, and 2,115 verses approved!”

8,000 miles, a new country & camaraderie with colleagues

Thank you for praying for my recent meetings. I just returned home after spending the week traveling nearly 8,000 miles and attending a strategic planning workshop in South Africa. As the Regional Consultant Coordinator for Europe, I met with the other Regional Consultant Coordinators who serve in Africa and Asia and with the international consultantContinue reading “8,000 miles, a new country & camaraderie with colleagues”

The Prices Write (August 2025)

Thank you for your financial support and your faithful prayers for the work of Bible translation among the Roma. Please continue to pray for long-lasting fruit to come from our summer outreach in Croatia in June (pictured above). Please pray that the Lord will use the songs we sang, the stories we acted out, theContinue reading “The Prices Write (August 2025)”

New Testament recording status; need for more translators; Father’s Day pics

These pictures from Father’s Day are a bit late, but I wanted to share them anyway. Ariela took me out to Starbucks as her treat, Kirsten made a “cake” of fruit (since she knows I try to stay away from sweets), and we also had a cookout with Timothy, Elizabeth, and Daniel. We are backContinue reading “New Testament recording status; need for more translators; Father’s Day pics”

Visiting Slavonski Brod: Croatia summer outreach, #5

Thank you for your faithful prayers. As I write this, we are at the Zagreb, Croatia, airport, waiting to board our flights home (via Frankfurt, Germany, and Chicago). We’ve spent the last few days in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, the city where we used to live. We visited with friends and missionary colleagues here, including supperContinue reading “Visiting Slavonski Brod: Croatia summer outreach, #5”

Our daily prayer calendar for July 2025

July 1 Pray for good interaction with friends in Croatia & for the salvation of our unbelieving friends in Slavonski Brod July 2 Pray for Todd preaching at the Roma Christian Fellowship in Slavonski Brod, Croatia this evening, for God’s Spirit to work powerfully for His glory July 3 Pray for safety as we flyContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for July 2025”

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)”

Two languages which may need Bible translation

Last summer in Croatia: Ariela with one of the Roma girls who received the Gospel of Luke in her language. (See pictures below of others who also got a copy of the Gospel of Luke in their heart language.) As you may recall, though we are making good progress in translating the Bible into severalContinue reading “Two languages which may need Bible translation”