Daily prayer calendar for April 2022 (The Prices Write)

(To get this list formatted as a calendar to print out, download below.) April 1 Pray we can finish getting audio recordings of Luke & 50 Bible stories in Ludari on our website & YouTube April 2 Pray for safety in travel & for Todd to be a blessing to his mom this weekend inContinue reading “Daily prayer calendar for April 2022 (The Prices Write)”

Dates, dances, and printing the Gospel of Luke & 50 Bible stories

Ariela (10) and I enjoyed a wonderful evening together with other daughters and FROGs (Fathers, Relatives or Other Guys) at her American Heritage Girls troop. The theme was dads as superheroes. I am blessed and honored to be her “hero”! We continue painting our house in Belton, MO, in prep for our move in mid-May.Continue reading “Dates, dances, and printing the Gospel of Luke & 50 Bible stories”

Birthdays; prep for moving; responses to translated verses on social media (The Prices Write, April 2022)

In March we celebrated birthdays with Elizabeth (27), Pamala, Jonathan (30) and Daniel (14). This month we are finishing the painting of the house in Belton and moving some things over, so in May we will move completely and no longer be renting each month in Independence, MO. Kirsten is looking forward to moving outContinue reading “Birthdays; prep for moving; responses to translated verses on social media (The Prices Write, April 2022)”

The first leg of the marathon: Bible dedications nearing the completion of Phase 1 of the Bible translation project

(Following is the transcript of the above video, which is a report of the recent distribution of the Gospel of Luke and 50 chronological Bible stories in four Roma languages in Croatia and Serbia.) Who are the Roma and why do they need Bible translation? Roma people, often called Gypsies, are scorned throughout Europe, whereContinue reading “The first leg of the marathon: Bible dedications nearing the completion of Phase 1 of the Bible translation project”

Our daily prayer calendar for March 2022 (The Prices Write)

March 1 Today is Elizabeth’s 27th birthday! Pray for a better (safer) job, for a good church home & for spiritual growth daily March 2 Today is Pam’s birthday! She praises God for His kindness, daily grace & joy, and for a loving family March 3 The car Kirsten uses & Daniel will later useContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for March 2022 (The Prices Write)”

Editing, testing and checking finished in Ludari!

Thank you for praying for the translation work. Here are some updates: Yesterday, Zoki, Sergej and I finished the final checks in the Ludari language for the Gospel of Luke, 50 chronological Bible stories and the glossary. Today I sent the text of the Bible stories in to the graphic artist so she can beginContinue reading “Editing, testing and checking finished in Ludari!”

Looking for mistakes, finding truth; family fun with Valentine’s and birthday

Not long ago, I received this encouraging report from the coordinator for The Word for the World Serbia/Croatia: In September 2021, the translation team distributed the Gospel of Luke and 50 Bible stories in the Roma community in Leskovac, Serbia. One of the translators, Saša [English spelling Sasha], invited his neighbors, some of whom areContinue reading “Looking for mistakes, finding truth; family fun with Valentine’s and birthday”

“Here I Stand” podcast; COVID & colds causing translation setbacks

Recently, I was interviewed on the “Here I Stand” podcast, discussing Bible translation among the Roma. You can listen here; my part of the interview starts at the 5:07 mark. We have been trying to finish the Gospel of Luke, 50 Chronological Bible stories with pictures and a glossary in the 5th language, Ludari, butContinue reading ““Here I Stand” podcast; COVID & colds causing translation setbacks”

Lost (and found) in translation: installment #4 ; Luke 1:39-56, Mary’s Magnificat

On Sunday, I preached at our home church from Luke 1:39-56, and in the sermon I pointed out some of the translation issues we have dealt with in translating this passage into five Roma languages in Croatia and Serbia. In this blog post, I want to share them with you as well. This passage includesContinue reading “Lost (and found) in translation: installment #4 ; Luke 1:39-56, Mary’s Magnificat”

Our daily prayer calendar for January 2022

(Click below to download this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out.) January 1 Praise God for all His helping getting Pam’s mom, Barbie Hughes, moved from Dallas to KC last month! January 2 Pray for Todd as he preaches at CrossWay Bible Church, Blue Springs, MO this morning January 3 Pray Todd’sContinue reading “Our daily prayer calendar for January 2022”