Here are just a few photos I snapped as we got up early and loaded our belongings into a rented van and drove the several hundred kilometers from Bucharest, Romania to Brno, Czech Republic. We were blessed to be able to hire a long time friend, Florian Corboveanu, to drive us there. He is a…
IMB’s (International Mission Board’s) mission is to make disciples of all peoples in fulfillment of the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20. Over 6,000 people groups – 1.7 billion people – still live with little or no access to the Gospel. IMB is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest evangelical denomination,…
On Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, I traveled to Prague to sit in on a forum / meeting regarding a Czech government agency / program which was designed to assist in helping to include Roma people into the fabric of Czech society. This forum was open to the public and there were people in the audience…
We love both of our children and have always encouraged them to live Christian lifestyles and pursue their dreams… whatever they may be. This article is about our daughter Heather who is studying at Union University in Jackson, TN to be a theater major. She is a multi-talented young woman and can sing, dance and…
Linguistic and genetic evidence indicates the Romanies originated from the Indian subcontinent, emigrating from India towards the northwest no earlier than the 11th century. The Romani are generally believed to have originated in central India, possibly in the modern Indian state of Rajasthan, migrating to northwest India (the Punjab region) around 250 BC. In the…
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…
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,…