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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
We have been reminded this past week, with the visa difficulties we faced, that we are “fighting” a greater battle than we sometimes realize. Ephesians 6:10-12 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle... Continue Reading →
Friends, Our last post probably seemed frantic and scary... that's how we felt at the time. But we feel MUCH better now, and wanted to give you a little more information about what's been happening today. It's late/early here - 2:30 in the morning. We've been at the police department since 7am, giving us an... Continue Reading →
