#Chergash

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Btw ur “Romani redesign” of Wanda has nothing to do with actual Romani traditional clothing it’s purely based on stereotypes I recommend researching Kalderash traditional clothing (that’s most likely her vista/subgroup) and romani caricatures (searching “[insert g-slur] costume” is a good start) to avoid this in the future

Here’s a Pinterest board my friend made (look at the Romani designed section): https://www.pinterest.co.uk/hannahperson1/wanda-maximoff

Here’s a photography thing of a Romani community in Romania: https://www.thefader.com/2010/08/30/photo-faces-of-the-roma https://jeremysuttonhibbert.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/C0000JCPLrqL3xbs

Here’s the Getty images thing for it: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/kalderash-roma

And here’s the linktree to a Romani tiktoker/youtuber/activist you can learn a lot from https://linktr.ee/florida.florian

Hey there! Thanks so much for the shout out. I checked out your friends Pinterest board and found almost every element I had put into my version of Wanda, I also looked up Romani people and Romani looks before I started working on my piece, so as much as I always appreciate an open dialogue on my work, you came at me slightly spicy. Not sure where you read that she’s most likely Kalderash, I can only assume that’s what you *think* her roots are, which is fine, you can absolutely draw a version of that. Things to keep in mind though:

This is a drawing of a superhero, so some elements will be lifted or exaggerated. A billowing shirt with a capelet and a corset, with a spiked hair wrap and gold accessories isn’t exactly pushing any offensive stereotypes. If you see them, then I can categorically tell you that wasn’t the intention. I very much enjoy Wanda and wanted to pay tribute to her and her Romani characterisation past and future.

Almost all of the colour scheme (for me) had to be red, as she’s the scarlet witch, with accents of black and gold to keep with her previous looks, so while of course there are much more colours in Roma clothing, I was working on a very limited palette.

She is a fictional character who has had her origins and lineage changed a few times, her most recent origin has placed her in Serbia, which would probably make her closer to The Chergashe, which is a subgroup of the Kalderash (although not all were) but again, she’s a fictional character, with cultural significance which has been ignored by writers and artists throughout history (thankfully that’s changing now).

I’ll absolutely take your “friendly advice” on board, but will impart some to you in summary:

If you are going to approach someone with snark and air quotes, with reference boards for them to check over, best have a look at them yourself first, because when most of the elements in my piece are on your pals board, I struggle to see why you took the time to come at me.

Peace and love ✌️

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Still flying high from reaching our milestones last week!

We are still rejoicing and celebrating the fact that last week we finished the final consultant check to complete the entire New Testament in three languages: Arli, Chergash and Gurbet. Praise God with us for this wonderful milestone and please pray: For the Arli, Chergash and Gurbet translators to find any last errors and correctly do all the formatting over the next few weeks before the…

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Our daily prayer calendar for January 2025

To download this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out, click “Download” below: Price prayer letter for 01-2025 page 2Download January 1 Pray we can print & distribute the New Testament in the Arli, Chergash and Gurbet languages in 2025 January 2 Pray for Jonathan flying home after 2 weeks with us to be in awe of God’s creation, grace & mercy January 3 Pray for Matthew flying…

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Three chapters left to complete NT; preparation for summer outreach; family Thanksgiving & Christmas outreach

We have an app now with 20 of the 27 books of the New Testament in 3 Roman languages. This screen snip shows Matthew 1:1-2 in Arli and Gurbet. Thank you for your constant prayers and generous financial support for Bible translation. As of this writing, we only have three more chapters to consultant check to complete the entire New Testament in three languages: Arli, Chergash, and Gurbet! Praise…

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37 years ago today, our lives were changed

Our engagement picture in 1988 We met thirty-seven years ago today! We were freshmen at Calvary Bible College and met at an evening church service. And as they say, the rest is history! After 35 1/2 years of marriage, seven children, five countries, and 32 years of ministry later, we praise God for his lovingkindness and consider ourselves blessed beyond measure! Chergash Roma reading the…

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Our daily prayer calendar (November 2023)

For this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out, click “download” below: Price-prayer-letter-for-11-2023-page-2Download November 1 Pray for Todd teaching men’s Bible study on Wednesday nights on 1 John, for God’s empowerment & guidance November 2 Pray for wisdom for Todd as he prepares to consult on the translations of John in the Arli, Gurbet & Chergash languages November 3…

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How much of the pie is eaten so far?

Thank you for your faithful prayers for the work of Bible translation! The pie chart above illustrates how much progress the teams have made in completing the translation of the New Testament in three Roma languages (Arli, Chergash and Gurbet). We’ve completed 56%, are in the middle of doing another 11% and have 33% that we have not yet started. The breakdown of individual NT books is given…

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"Don't eat strangled animals" (Lost [and Found] in Translation, Installment #16)

Screen shot from a recent Zoom session checking the Bible translation into the Gurbet language We recently finished checking Acts in the Arli, Gurbet and Chergash languages. It was a four month process, fun to do, but also with many challenges. One of the challenges in Bible translation is what to do when there is implied background information that we know was clear to those who read the New…

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But they didn't have shoelaces... (Lost and Found in Translation: Installment #11)

Roma translators for the Arli and Gurbet languages during a week of training for their classes in Mission and Bible Translation and the History of Bible Translation TRANSLATION NEWS: Thank you for praying for us in our Bible translation work. This week we are editing the translations of the Gospel of Mark chapters 7-10 in the Arli, Chergash and Gurbet languages. In order to help get the Bible…

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Our daily prayer calendar for February 2023

To download this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out, click below: Price-prayer-letter-for-02-2023-page-2Download February 1 Pray for our family to have good health this winter February 2 Pray for Todd & the Chergash translators for clarity & accuracy as we translate the Gospel of Mark February 3 Pray for summer teamers to join us this summer in Croatia to help run a week of…

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Excuse me while I "cover my feet": Lost (and found) in translation, installment #9

Excuse me while I “cover my feet”: Lost (and found) in translation, installment #9

Students and other teachers for classes in Sociolinguistics & Principles of Bible translation, held in Slovakia I’m home from Slovakia; thank you for your prayers! In addition to the conference with The Word for the World Bible Translators (TWFTW), I taught a week of classes to our Roma Bible translators on the subject of sociolinguistics. They also had a second class on Bible translation…

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Thanksgiving celebrations; progress in translating Gospel of Luke in all 5 languages

Thanksgiving celebrations; progress in translating Gospel of Luke in all 5 languages

Pam, the pilgrim, on Thanksgiving with Ariela & her cousin

Thank you for your faithful prayers for us! Due to the increase in COVID cases and the health condition of Todd’s parents, we had to cancel going to Oklahoma City for Thanksgiving. (Todd’s dad, Max, has a very compromised immune system due to chemotherapy for colon cancer). But we enjoyed a rare treat of having Thanksgiving locally in…

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"It makes me so happy to read the Gospel in my mother tongue" (The Prices Write, August 2019, part 1)

“It makes me so happy to read the Gospel in my mother tongue” (The Prices Write, August 2019, part 1)

I (Todd) recently met with Nedeljko (pictured above), and his daughters, Nataša and Renata to check our translation of Luke 1-11 into the Bayash language, and to test it out with listeners from their village. As Nedeljko read it in his heart language, he got goose bumps and was choked up. His face lit up and he told me how reading the Bible in the Bayash (Roma) language touched him, much more…

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Lost (and found) in translation, installment #6: Jonah's sign; signs of time or weather; flesh and blood

Lost (and found) in translation, installment #6: Jonah’s sign; signs of time or weather; flesh and blood

Consulting on the translation of Matthew chapter 11-12 in the Arli language via Zoom Each week I meet over Zoom to consult with the Roma Bible translators in Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic in three languages: Arli, Chergash and Bayash. What do we do in those sessions? We read through each verse and I ask questions for clarification and give advice to help improve the…

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

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

Click below to download this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out: Price-prayer-letter-for-06-2022-page-2Download June 1 Pray for wisdom for Todd as he prepares to check the translations of Matthew 1-9 in Arli, Chergash & Gurbet June 2 Pray for wisdom for Todd preparing to check translations of Exodus 1-20 in 3 languages in Tanzania, Africa June 3 Pray for a car for Kirsten,…

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Translation progress

Roma translators meeting for training in Croatia The Roma Bible translators have completed the assignments for their Principles of Bible Translation class which I will be grading soon. From June 6-9 and June 27-July 1, I will be meeting over Zoom with the Roma Bible translators in Croatia and Serbia for the Arli, Chergash and Gurbet languages for the consultant check of Matthew chapters 1-9 in…