Tatcho Drom

Journeying Journals of a Jolly Journeyman

What is a prearranged marriage (or arranged marriage) in my culture? It’s when either family, clan leaders, matchmaker, parents or other clan members with authority arrange an endogamous marriage between a man and woman. In this marriage arrangement, the spouses do not make the choice of who they would marry, but due to its endogamous nature, it is most likely someone from the same clan. If not the same clan, the same culture.

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As in most civilised social systems, there are formalities that need to be upheld to mark various passings of age and employ a form of order in our societies. The following is a list of some of the rituals and ceremonies that mark important seasons in the lives of our Vlax-Kalderashi natsia (a Romani nation).

These rituals naturally change and adapt over time to suit our ever changing societies, but the Romany essence remains the same. For example, a generation ago, the adult age status was changed from 13 years of age to 20 years of age. Can you imagine the difficulties of having 13 year old boys and girls marrying in this day and age? Yikes!

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The following story is about my best friend and closest brother, “P”. This story involves the deliverance of “P”, once a traditional Satanist, into the kingdom of God. Ministering to Satanists is not for the fainthearted, and neither is reading about it!

Please pray so that the point of this story may come across, and that is to testify and glorify in the immense love of God for his children.

The story was originally written by Steve Koncz. It is best you hear this story from someone else outside of our family. The original transcript that Steve Koncz wrote consists of two parts, 1. the Biblical foundation on Deliverance Ministries, and, 2. the testimony of the deliverance of “P” from Demonisation.

I will skip the first part Koncz wrote concerning the Biblical foundation on Deliverance Ministries because I want to write my own journal post about it in the near future. Adding the first part will also make this post very long! I thank Steve Koncz for being there when the church closed every door on “P” and myself when my friend came to Australia to be delivered. Red-tape, church policy and pastors who do not believe in Demonisation deterred us in every step. I did my best to do things according to normal methods, that is, reaching out to structured church systems, but God had other plans. God inspired me to reach out to Steve, and that was when Steve and I first (and not the last) came together to set people free from Demonisation. I’m deeply grateful towards Steve and for his effort and time to write down the following story I’m about to share with you.

Any writing inside [ ] are my additions, I have also edited out some proper names for some people’s privacy.

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Welcome to My Journal!

It is the beginning of 2010. And what a turning of an annum it was! I could say that I have awoken from a long, self induced, sleep. Of course, criminals, police, demons and angels where involved, but hey! Those are just the “joys” of my life.

Without hesitation and with full exaltation I can exclaim: The Sleeper Awakens!

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