#RomaBibleDecade

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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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We finished checking the last verse of the New Testament in Gurbet this morning!

Yesterday, we finished checking the final verse of the New Testament in the Arli language, and today, we finished checking the final verse of the New Testament in the Gurbet language! We praise God for this second milestone after about seven years of work. Rejoice with us and thank God for bringing us to this point. As I mentioned yesterday about the Arli translation, the Gurbet team will now do…

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This morning we finished consultant checking the New Testament in the Arli language!

Rejoice with us that this morning, I finished the consultant check of the last verse of the New Testament in the Arli language! We have been working on this for many years, so this is a remarkable milestone and tribute to the grace of God and the hard work of the team of Bible translators who have been working in the Arli language. What’s next for Arli? Although I have finished my work on the NT…

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22,962 verses translated and consultant checked!

Pam showing pictures of a Bible story in the Bayash language at last summer’s VBS in Croatia We are very grateful for your prayers and financial support for Bible translation! If you would like to give a special year-end gift, you can use the giving information at the bottom of this page. Donations can be given for our regular missionary support (account #110250) or to send our family to Croatia…

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Of marathons, festivals, surgeries, travels & translation

We enjoyed seeing some of you in October when we spoke at Lancaster Baptist Church, Lancaster, MO, and Metropolitan Bible Church, Oklahoma City. Thank you for your warm hospitality, attentiveness to our update reports and my sermon (pictured above) and for your faithful financial support. In October, Elizabeth ran a marathon in Kansas City–an amazing accomplishment (see pictures below)! Our…

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Our daily prayer calendar for December 2023

To get this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing, click “download” below: Price-prayer-letter-for-12-2023-page-2Download 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) December 3…

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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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"If only I may finish my course" (Acts 20:24)

Sermon preached at CrossWay Bible Church (sermon begins at 28:41) I had the privilege of preaching this message at our home church, CrossWay Bible Church, Blue Springs, MO, on June 11, 2023. May Jesus receive all the glory. Click above to listen to the full sermon or read below for a few of the high points. Paul’s priority was to finish his assignment by advancing the Gospel. He took seriously…

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154% donated for our trip to Croatia; "of Alpheus" and "of encouragement": lost (and found) in translation, #14

Yes, you read that correctly! Praise God and thank you for your generous giving. We have received $15,405 of the $10,000 that we need for our trip to Croatia this summer! The extra money will help so much if we have extra expenses on this trip, and whatever is left over we will keep to use for our trip next year since we will also be going in 2024. Thank you so much for your generosity. We are…

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Our daily prayer calendar for May 2023

For this prayer list formatted as a calendar for printing out, click “Download” below: Price-prayer-letter-for-05-2023-page-2Download May 1 Pray Daniel & Todd will be a blessing at tonight’s men’s book study group at our friends’ home May 2 Pray for wisdom & empowerment for Todd & the other elders of our church, meeting this evening May 3 Pray for edification of the believers who attend…

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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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Luke & 50 Bible stories in our 5th language O happy day! We praise the Lord for getting the Gospel of Luke and 50 chronological Bible stories printed in our 5th Roma language (called Ludari). This is the language spoken in the village in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, where we used to live. In the picture above, I’m standing in front of the Roma flag (which Kirsten had made especially for me on…

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How to hear the Word of God (or "They rejoiced because they understood", Nehemiah 8:1-12)

How to hear the Word of God (or “They rejoiced because they understood”, Nehemiah 8:1-12)

This is a sermon I preached at our home church, CrossWay Bible Church, Blue Springs, MO, earlier this month, on the subject of how to read (or listen) to the Bible. I hope it will be a blessing to you for God’s glory.

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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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What is the "therefore" there for? Who's got talents? (Lost [and found] in translation; installment #8)

What is the “therefore” there for? Who’s got talents? (Lost [and found] in translation; installment #8)

We’ve recently had the privilege of speaking at a few of the churches which support our ministry financially. It has been a joy to catch up with those we haven’t seen for several years, be able to preach the Word, and give an in-person update on our family and the progress of our Bible translation work. If you would like us to speak at your church or Bible study group, please contact us. We’re…

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Lost (and found) in translation: Installment #7: seed pickers & babblers; prayer request for my mom & for Bible distribution

Lost (and found) in translation: Installment #7: seed pickers & babblers; prayer request for my mom & for Bible distribution

I’m currently preparing to teach a class to our Roma Bible translators on the topic of “sociolinguistics”. What is sociolinguistics? I’m so glad you asked! One simple definition is “sociolinguistics is that part of linguistics which is concerned with language as a social and cultural phenomenon.” Practically speaking, it is a study of how we use language differently depending on the situation we…