Over my ten-plus years in Poland, I have participated in a number of children’s camps, and the Lord has granted me the privilege of praying a salvation prayer with 15-20 kids. The first two boys who ever asked me to pray this prayer with them were in my Bible class at a camp in the summer of 2003. One of these two was a 10-year-old boy named Krzyś. Unfortunately, we have very little chance for follow-up on the kids at camp, so I’ve often wondered what effect the salvation prayers have had on the kids’ lives after camp. As is typical in Poland, Krzyś and I had no opportunity for further contact after our summer camp ended.
An Encouraging Upswing in Children’s Ministry in Poland
Winter has definitely overtaken Poland, but I honestly love it. The temperature typically hovers in the teens and low twenties (Fahrenheit), though this past week we have been in the single digits during the day and below zero at night. With a continual covering of snow and ice, it is just beautiful. (Thankfully, though, my […]
A Heart-Warming Answer to Prayer
Hello Everyone, A big thank-you to all who have been praying in regards to my hope of hosting a 14-year-old dom dziecka boy (Miłosz) and 10-year-old Maciek (from Warsaw) over the Christmas break. The first answer to prayer came when I got word that Maciek’s step-grandma agreed to let Maciek come visit me. He will […]
A Special Christmas Break Prayer Request
Hello Everyone, I have a prayer request for those who have time/opportunity to join me in praying about this. I’ll give the gist of the prayer request first, and then I’ll add extra information for those who would like a few more details. General Prayer Request: I am applying to the Polish courts asking for […]
The Rhythm of Family
Jim LaRose Banner A few years ago I teamed with a woman from our Polish church who translated for me when I taught Sunday school. This woman, named Maja, also translated for me at the Child Evangelism Fellowship camp a couple summers ago. This was the camp where I first met little eight-year-old Maciek. As […]
Serving the Next Generation in Poland
King David School As many of you already know, the city of Poznan (metro population of 635,000) has only one small private Christian elementary school: King David School.
One Hundred Days
When I was an elementary school teacher, the first grade teachers in our building had an annual tradition of celebrating the 100th day of school with their students. Although I never practiced this tradition as a teacher, I now have reason to observe it for a different reason…. as a new grandpa. Tuesday, April 3, […]
Maciek’s Summer – August 2011 Update
Previously, I shared the story about meeting an over-active and very relationally needy little eight-year-old boy (Maciek) at last summer’s Child Evangelism Fellowship camp here in Poland. Over the past year, the Lord provided the opportunity to maintain regular contact with Maciek (now 9 years old). For most of the year, I was able to […]
Child Evangelism Fellowship Camp – Update October 2010
During the first two weeks of August I participated in a kids camp sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Poland. My main role was to run the English language program for the 7-9 and 10-11 year old groups. This was done with the help of an on-site translator (the same person who helps me with […]
A Playground for Polish Foster Children – Update July 2010
Dom Dziecka Playground Improvement Mission Team pours cement for a playground for Dom Dziecka 2During the first 10 days of, a short-term mission team from the KansasCity, Missouri, area came to work on Phase 3 of the dom dziecka playground project. Mark White, the man who adopted Daniel’s younger brother and sister three years ago, […]
