Guidance Committee:

Kenneth Meade, Secretary

Department of Missions
Polish Ministry

Howard Brammcr
Gerald L. Cowan
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Edmundj L.

P-0. Box 629

Carol Kakac
AdamJ. Korenczuk

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EASTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Phone: 301-734-7250

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Paul Bajko, Director

C. Wayne Murphy

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Max Ward Randall

Charles Stcele
Desmond Tease

J. Thomas Scgroves
William Walker

May, 1981

THE

BOND

OF

FELLOWSHIP

In a couple of weeks we will be in Poland. Every letter we receive is full of

hopes and expectations of the fellowship in homes, churches, around the Lord's
Table, in study of the Word of God and in preaching of the Good News.

As the song says: "What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the ever lastind arms....

0 how sweet to walk in this pilgrims way....

What have I to

dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms?"

We are looking forward to the fellowship of hundreds of Christians and of those
who seek the truth. With God's help we will try*to lead them to the safe and
secure arms of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have this unbroken fellowship with them all through letters, literature
which we print and send, through the cassette ministry etc. and now we will be
there in person.

But it is not only our fellowship, it is yours also. You are our co-laborers

in the great Vineyard of the Lord.

Because of your prayers and your faithful
support we are able to reach people for Christ, to comfort the sad, to teach
the seeking the truth, to strengthen our churches.

Because of you, we are able this year to go to Poland in person. You responded
to our appeal in a tremendous way - We will be able to buy our tickets on
time and save hundreds of dollars which will be taken to Poland and given to
ward the work there.

Thank you very, very much for your special love gifts toward our trip to Poland
and for your regular support of our ministry and of the Polish ministers.

We ask you to pray for our safe journey to Poland and back, our travels in Po
land and that the Word might reach many souls for His Kingdom.
Please remeber also in prayers the ministers in Poland their labour and their
service, and pray for peace, the peace of Christ.

May the Lord bless you richly.

Yours in Christ,

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MINISTRY

EUringthelast 3years we developed the cassette ministry. Bro Winnik prepares

every week several original cassettes with songs and messages, duplicates them
and each month hundreds of them are sent to Poland and other countries.

The results are over our expectations. People in Poland meet in groups
to
listen to the beautiful Gospel songs and messages in the Word and give their
hearts to Jesus.

Here is one of many letters:

"Dear Sir. Thank you very much for the precious gift /cassettes/ which I

re

ceived from you. It is hard to describe my joy. The Word of God opened my eyes
so I can see now the precious treasures in the Bible. I live in a small city.
We meet each Sunday in a small place for study of the Word of God. Each day

myself and many others listen to one of the cassettes you sent and we meditate
and discuss the Word presented to us. These are the most beautiful moments in
ny life. Now I know that Jesus lives in my heart. From the bottom of my heart
I thank you once more.

So far I received from you 20 cassettes. Please tell me how I can recompensate
for them. Please send us Christian literature. We have few people who are in

terested in reading the Bible and your literature. May the Lord bless you. W.J."
LITERATURE

For over 20 years we are engaged in writing, translating and printing Christian
literature. Everything what is printed is usually gone in a few months.
We receive constant requests for more literature,songbooks, Bibles and New
Testaments. We are happy that through the printed word souls are reached for
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We

and our labour is not in vain.

would like to share with you a couple of letters received recently.

"Peace be unto you. Although I do not know you in person I feel that I know you

through literature which you produce. Recently I saw your Polish magazine

"The

Guidepost", songbooks "One Song and Heavenly Sunshine" and other books.
In the poems and in your articles I saw myself and found guidance how to conquer
nyself and evil and sin.

You are a wonderful example for the young people how to go through life with the
name of Jesus on our lips. Thank you very, very much.

Music and poems help me also in following Jesus every day.

I would like to receive regularly your magazine and other Christian literature.

I send you
greetings with the words from Hebrew 13:20-21: "Now the God
peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect
every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing

his sight,through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen"

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form you that I received a package

with literature which you sent to
me. It is a precious package with
"Life of Christ, visualized" songbooks, poems, Bibles and your ma
gazine. I never had such treasu res in my life.
Thank you very much and may
the
Lord bless you richly.

I wish you blessed Holidays of the

Bro. Sacewicz distributes literature

Birth of Christ and New Year.

With respect, Z.K."

"Dear Brethren. I received from you two Bibles and I am very happy. Thank you
also for your letter. How can I pay for the Bibles?
May the Lord bless you. S.K."

"I am glad that the message of Christ goes all aroud the world. I am a student
in High School. I would like to come to know the New Testament better. It
is
not possible to get one around here. I speak fluent English and I would
be
very glad to receive an English New Testament. It is my desire to study
the
life of Christ and follow in His steps." H.D

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IN

KOLOBRZEG

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Peter Karel preaches in Kolobrzeg

In 1973 while visiting the church in Bialogard, together with Br. Kobus we visi
ted a family in Kolobrzeg. It is a beautiful city on the Baltic Sea. We talked
about possibilities of starting new work in that city. Bro Kobus showed me
a
bakery which looked like a church building. The place was ideal for the church,
so I left S 1200.00 toward the work in Kolobrzeg and started to pray.

Few years later Bro. Peter Karel after graduation from Theological Academy

in

Warsaw, moved to Kolobrzeg and started regular services in his own apartment.
In 1978 together with Adam Korenczuk I preached there and looked for a permaraent
location for the Church. Again we looked at the same building and one year later
the Lord answered our prayers. The building was purchased for amount of $ 3000Peter Karel with Brethren in Kolobrzeg worked a whole year remodeling the buiding
and finally through their work and sacrificial giving, and another S3000.- from
the Department of Missions the building was ready for dedication in Nov. 1980.
Over 300 people gathered for that occasion and 4 souls were baptized into Christ.
In the last letter received by us in April Bro. Karel thanks all contributors
for help and writes that the Lord is blessing them. New people attend services
and there are great prospects for the growth of the church.
But they have still debts in the amount of over SlOOO.- and must install central
heating. They do everything what they can but they need another S 2000- from us.
If the Lord is laying upon your hearts to help this new congregation to pay off
their debts and have heating system, please sent your contributions to the
DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS, P.O. Box 629. Bel Air,Md. 210U with indication: Church
in Kolobrzeg.

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