I’ve been reading a number of blogs lately, and one of the things I am struck by is the authors’ willingness to be a little vulnerable. Jon and I want to be always honest with you about our ministry here, and about the way that we see God working here in Slovakia. Sometimes, that means... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 7 (Saturday)
JOIN US IN PRAISING GOD FOR LIFTING UP THE HUMBLE.... Thanksgiving that new team members Jon and Tanya Parks have been able to establish themselves in Slovakia. For a class of students at the Roma scheduled to graduate soon from the Roma school in Kosice! Praise for the opportunity to share with 250 people in 9... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 6 (Friday)
Uplifted Through Education Each weekday morning at 8:00, a stream of children flows down the sidewalk in the Galakticka neighborhood of Košice. Near the end of the sidewalk, the children split in two directions. Some turn right, through the doors of the newly-remodeled school for Slovaks. Some turn left, through the rusty and graffiti-covered doors... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 5 (Thursday)
Uplifted Through Church Planting/Faith Sharing “Sister Minadora is one of the wisest ones here,” the leader of a Romany church told me nearly ten years ago. Minadora worked alongside American volunteers at a vacation Bible school program in her village. But in the following years I didn’t see much of Sister Minadora. When her brother went to prison,... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 4 (Wednesday)
Uplifted Through Healthcare Ministries Monika--wife, mom, sister, grandmother--is an important person to a lot of people, even beyond her family. Her dangerously high hypertension, left unchecked, puts her place in her community at risk. Monika needs culturally relevant health information presented in a way where she feels empowered to make a difference in her own... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 3 (Tuesday)
Uplifted through Faith Sharing German-language translations of the Bible have been available since the 4th century. There were 18 complete translations of the Bible into one or another German dialect before Martin Luther’s was printed in 1534. The Sinti Romany, many of whom live in Germany, have only had a complete, printed New Testament since... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 2 (Monday)
Uplifted through Poverty/Transformational Development Irina is a typical Roma woman living in the Ferentari district of Bucharest, Romania. She, her husband, and their nine-year-old twins live in a one-room block apartment in the highest crime neighborhood of the city. She struggles to raise her twins. Her eldest son is in prison, and as a Roma... Continue Reading →
Week of Prayer for Roma Ministries – Day 1 (Sunday)
HUMBLED IN THE EYES OF HUMANITY, LIFTED UP THE EYES OF GOD Romany/Gypsy Prayer Guide 2013 Reality TV shows like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding do not really mirror the reality for most of the world’s 12+ million Romany.* Though there are Romany college professors, doctors, journalists, and lawyers, many more Romany live as second-class citizens—if they... Continue Reading →
Update: Embassy Visit
We've sent out news by our email newsletter, but hadn't had time to update the blog until today. This post will be brief, but hopefully will give you some encouraging news! We made the drive up to Washington D.C. yesterday to the Slovak Embassy. We had an appointment at 1pm with the Consul, where we... Continue Reading →
