Yes… the last few years have taken me down many unique and diverse roads and life situations. I used one of my old New Balance shoes for the picture in this article for a couple of reasons. First, they are a reminder to me of all of the places I have been and how I…
Yesterday, September 10, 2011… we gathered together with several of our Roma brothers and sisters in Christ for a cook-out at the Majak Ministries facility across town. In short, this was a wonderful experience. To expound on the event a little, our friends like to gather together a couple of times a year to do…
I really don’t know how to describe the atmosphere which surrounded this protest. Sometimes it seemed angry with shouting and nervousness… sometimes it was a bit like a carnival. Strange days indeed! As I mentioned previously, I was only there as an observer.
Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people (also known as Gypsies), who live primarily in Central and Eastern Europe (including Italy), as well as in the Balkans and Western Anatolia, and as recent immigrants in Western Europe and the Americas. Roma is also used as a synonym for the whole Romani people. Roma live…
My apologies for the lack of communication here in cyberspace! I really must do better at keeping you up to date. So, from this point on, I will try to post more information and at least give you a monthly update on things. In a feeble attempt to explain why I have been a bit…
Yesterday, our Roma friends held their weekly Friday Bible study as usual but this time they added a special added component… a farewell party for the Silby family. This is a temporary farewell as the Silbys will be home in the US for 6 months to reconnect with their church supporters and family. The party,…
This is just a short video clip taken at a protest here in Brno, lodged against the neo-nazi group who were marching in the city near the Roma section of town. Fortunately, the police had things under control. The people had an opportunity to protest and soon after, the neo-nazi’s filtered out of town. I…
The title of this article may sound strange to some of you but others will identify with it completely. Yesterday morning Dawn and I attended “our” home church’s early service at Chapel Hill BC. This was the first Sunday morning service that we have been in since our return from the field. The worship was…
This photo album is a special one for many reasons but I would like to focus on one aspect of what made this day unique. These photos were taken at the main Czech Baptist Church here in Brno. The name of the church is “Bratrska Jednota Baptistu of Brno.” The reason this day was so…