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29 May 2006 | African Diamonds in the Making View Newsletter »

  • A record cold winter in a Bulgarian gypsy neighborhood with Georgian and Winnie Banov
  • Georgian and his violin with Bulgarian gypsies in passionate, united celebration
  • Gypsies at the altar with Heidi in a freezing cold hall
  • Gypsy children of Bulgaria at our conference
  • Joy and gypsy rhythm in the house!
  • Affectionate, abandoned gypsy worship!
  • The poor of Bulgaria at our conference marching in a unified celebration of joy!
  • Joy, energy, love and worship among Bulgarian gypsies
  • A young Bulgarian gypsy boy in our freezing conference hall
  • Georgian Banov in the joy of the Lord, "drinking in the Spirit!"
  • Dancing with gypsy joy and affection in the Lord at our outreach in a local hall
  • Some of our Mozambican staff with Heidi in Pemba
  • We frequently have children over at our house
  • The skies of Mozambique from our Cessna 206
  • A downpour near Pemba
  • Racing into the arms of staff and visitors during birthday games
  • Our children meeting God in the dirt under our tent in Pemba
  • A child lost in worship
  • Our children earnestly leading in prayer under our tent
  • Worshiping the Risen Savior on Easter morning in Pemba
  • Children praying for Heidi before her message
  • Our hundreds of children in Pemba gathered to hear the Word
  • New believers from the Moslem community coming to Jesus on Sunday morning
  • Some of our Iris children in Sudan with Georgian Banov and Steve Lazar at a refugee camp
  • Surpresa relaxing in a refugee camp near Khartoum as we set up for an outdoor meeting
  • A young Sudanese refugee
  • Children gather as we set up sound in an open field in the refugee camp
  • People responding to the Gospel as Georgian preaches in the camp
  • A Sudanese in the dusty, barren camp looks on, listening to the Gospel
  • Sudanese gather for an altar call in the refugee camp
  • Georgian Banov full of joy with our children in Mayo Camp near Khartoum
  • One of our older Sudanese boys
  • The Nile River, running through Khartoum, Sudan
  • Bringing an atmosphere of love and joy to our meeting among brick workers along the Nile in Sudan
  • The music of joy and a "tunnel of love" among the brick workers
  • A Moslem looks on, moved by the unique love and joy he feels
  • Loading up at our refugee camp children's home for an outdoor meeting
  • Conditions in the camp; hot, dry and 115 degrees F. in the shade
  • Moslems hearing the Gospel
  • Sudanese workers enthusiastically responding to the Gospel with our childen in Iris t-shirts in front
  • Georgian and Surpresa, lost in the glory of the Gospel with our new Sudanese believers where we have planted a church
  • The colorful women of Sudan by a brick factory along the Nile
  • Feeding the Moslem elders at our Nile meetings
  • The peaceful Nile, unchanged in thousands of years
  • Georgian Banov, preparing watermelon for the crowd with great joy!
  • The colors of the Sudanese poor at our simple, joyful outreach
  • Georgian bringing the infectious joy of the Lord through music
  • The irresistible joy of the Lord!
  • Heidi taking our children out for drinks in Pemba
  • Another beautiful evening in Pemba
  • Dancing in worship with great energy and joy under our tent in Pemba
  • Our children joining us in prayer at our altar
  • New believers responding at the altar in Pemba
  • Praying with new believers and for the sick
  • A man raised from the dead and delivered from demons and alcohol
  • We march out to the beach for another public baptism in Pemba
  • Baptizing more ex-Moslems in the Indian Ocean
  • The rich glow of another Pemba sunset
  • Alone with Jesus on the Mozambique coast
  • The site of our provincial conference in Xai-Xai, southern Mozambique
  • Bathing a child at our conference
  • Teaching our believers in their poverty and simplicity
  • Praying for our people in an afternoon conference workshop
  • Prayer after a teaching session
  • Great desire for God
  • A tremendous hunger for teaching in Mozambique
  • Humility before God
  • The wild, unspoiled coast of Mozambique
  • An altar call at our Xai-Xai conference
  • Heidi passing out gifts on Children's Day in Pemba
  • Heidi's favorite ministry: loving children!
  • Giving out the love of Jesus on Children's Day
  • Each child is special to us and Jesus!
  • All crowd around as each receives their presents
  • Endless joy in the security of His love!
  • Our new and happy family in Pemba, always growing!
  • New dorm rooms at our center in Pemba
  • Children of the Kingdom on Children's Day, blessed by Jesus
  • Heidi with more of our older children in Pemba
  • Heidi with Crispen, who was given a heavenly visitation
  • Working on the satellite dish that we used to send these photos