The Gypsy Church
In this article, an American Methodist pastor meets a Gypsy Christian on a train in London: What kind of Christian? Here's an excerpt:

Then he launched into a lengthy description of the Gypsy church—how even though other churches across Europe barely register a pulse, the Gypsy church is booming, growing, even if unnoticed. In Hungary, Spain, France, Italy and England, Gypsies are being converted and are joining thriving bodies of believers.

Caleb explained that it isn't easy for Gypsies to become disciples of Jesus. "Do you know what the most common and best-paid profession is for Gypsies?" I harbored a guess or two but didn't reply. "Fortune-teller. And when you become a Christian, you can't be a fortune-teller any more. So people have to give up their livelihood and support of their families. It's asking a lot."

I asked if the fortune-tellers couldn't just pretend to do their job, since fortune-telling isn't real. No, he insisted. Fortune-telling dabbles in the occult and claims for itself what is not true, so the new Christian who would be serious about his or her faith must immediately put an end to fortune-telling.

An extended pause in our conversation ensued, during which I wondered about the professions that American Christians should forsake, the careers of "fortune-making" about which the church ventures no opinion. The Gypsy church is "asking a lot," and it is booming. In America, we ask for next to nothing.

I'm one-quarter Hungarian Gypsy by blood, although none of the culture was passed on to me. It's quite interesting to ponder that some of my ancestry lies in the warrior castes of Northern India. I'm happy to see that the "Gyspy church" is thriving. Gypsies have a legend that they were the ones who made the nails were used in the Crucifixion of Our Lord, and were thus cursed to wander about. More can be learned at the Romani.org Home Page.