Radomsko, PolandThursday, May 14, 2009
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Ministry at the Pentecostal Church
A few weeks ago we were able to connect with some people from the Pentecostal Church in Radomsko who came to the concert. Their names are Aneta and Janek, as well as Krystof, and are also connected with the Evangelical Church here in Piotrków-Trybunalski. Anyway, they asked if I could come down to Radomsko, which is only a 40 minute drive, on a Thursday to share my music and my testimony. This last Thursday worked out good for this.
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Jonas and I headed to Radomsko and were met by the lovely people at the Pentecostal Church. We were given obiad (lunch), and then had our first meeting at 1:30 pm. The first meeting was for a group of about 25 mentally handicapped people. The church there has an awesome ministry to these very special people. I was happy to play five or six songs for them and share my testimony with them. The next meeting was at 4:00 pm and was for youth and homeless from the local neighborhood. Some of the youth had previously come to the concert in Piotrków-Trybunalski, so there was already a connection there. I shared for a while and sang another six or seven songs. They asked if Jonas could sing a song, too. So hesitantly, Jonas got up and sang, “How Great Is Our God.” They loved it. They then asked if we could stay and minister through music and testimony at their small group at 6:00 pm. With no other previous plans, we gladly stayed and ministered there as well. It was a great day full of ministry.
Jonas and I headed to Radomsko and were met by the lovely people at the Pentecostal Church. We were given obiad (lunch), and then had our first meeting at 1:30 pm. The first meeting was for a group of about 25 mentally handicapped people. The church there has an awesome ministry to these very special people. I was happy to play five or six songs for them and share my testimony with them. The next meeting was at 4:00 pm and was for youth and homeless from the local neighborhood. Some of the youth had previously come to the concert in Piotrków-Trybunalski, so there was already a connection there. I shared for a while and sang another six or seven songs. They asked if Jonas could sing a song, too. So hesitantly, Jonas got up and sang, “How Great Is Our God.” They loved it. They then asked if we could stay and minister through music and testimony at their small group at 6:00 pm. With no other previous plans, we gladly stayed and ministered there as well. It was a great day full of ministry.
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We were able to meet a lot of new people, as well as connect with others we had met before. Of course, Janek and Aneta were there, with their family. I connected with Krystof, who translated for me when I needed it, and met his family. Krystof is planting a church in Bełchatów and has asked that I come to help him on a Saturday in the future. Of course, I would love to help. I met another lady, Renata and her husband. We also met the pastor, Wiesław, and his family. He is an awesome man of God, and we connected right away. I met tons of others from the church. Their church is really similar to the church in Piotrków-Trybunalski, as they truly have a heart for the hurting of their community, which is really what the church should be about. They are working with the local government, as well as with the EU to provide job training for people. They also have a work with those in recovery. Pastor Wiesław shared with me about how God gave them their building and property, and cast his vision about what he sees God doing there at that place. They have a lovely community of Spirit-filled believers, who love each other and serve their community. I am sure we will return to their church in Radomsko to minister and fellowship some more.
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Christian Young
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