Club Rachel Youth fellowship with Roma youth from Slovakia

Pierre (in back on left) and Roma church members work on their
church building in Hlinne, Slovakia

If you have heard me talk about the Roma in Eastern Europe, you have almost certainly heard about the Roma church in Hlinne, Slovakia. Pierre and Lisa van Vuuren are missionaries working with The Word for the World Bible Translators among the Roma in eastern Slovakia. Ivan and Jana, our partners in ministry and we are always encouraged to see what God is doing there so we keep going back. God has used this church to encourage us and give us vision for ministry so we are always glad to visit or to receive them in Vlasim. Below is a section of the van Vuuren's recent prayer letter highlighting this weekend's activities in Vlasim.

Pierre and Lisa write: "On Friday morning November 5 (while work on the church house continues) Lord-willing Pierre will travel to the Czech Republic with eight Roma youth to visit...Vlasim. EFCA missionaries Tom and Dora Becker have been discipling Ivan and Janka Beranek for about ten years. Ivan (Rom) and Janka (Czech) lead a Roma fellowship as part of the outreach of the church, plus have ministry through Club Rachel with Roma youth. They have invited our youth to visit. Those who are going are the youth who served most faithfully during the summer months leading the children's Bible clubs. Please pray for safe travel and for the visit to be a mutual blessing to encourage the Roma ministry in Vlasim and the Beraneks as well as the Hlinne youth and Pierre."

Please pray for travel safety, the youth and the leaders. And if you would like to read more about the van Vuuren's ministry, let me know and I will send you their whole prayer letter.