Finding Jesus through a movie
16 May 2018 | Krakow, Poland [Marek Rakowski] Natalia Tatarczuch, 24, studies sociology and psychology in Krakow, Poland. She loves to play squash, listen to music, and go to movies. That last passion, though, is special. Two years ago she had never heard of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. That changed when she watched Mel Gibson’s…
Read MoreAdventist pastor gains recognition for Poland’s most important book in biblical studies in 2017
13 February 2018 | Warsaw, Poland [Daniel Kluska] Adam Grześkowiak, a pastor in Białystok, Poland, has been recognized for his contribution to biblical literature by the theological and philosophical website Orygenes+. In 2017, his book, “At the Feet of Gamaliel…” (Acts 22:3) Application of Jewish Exegesis in 1 Corinthians, beat 91 other submissions on biblical…
Read MoreOthers centred ministry focus for TED Super-Tuesday
12 February 2018 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Once a month, officers and directors of the Trans-European Division gather to discuss and agree upon Mission projects within our region while also spending quality time together sharing initiatives and ideas. Often a specialist in a particular area of mission will be invited to share their…
Read More‘Hacksaw Ridge’ attracts best foreign film award and generates baptism in Poland
8 February 2018 | Warsaw, Poland [Jan Kot / Victor Hulbert] Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s blockbuster movie on the courage of Adventist WWII medic, Desmond Doss, has been awarded the title of ‘Best Foreign Film‘ at the prestigious Polish award ceremony, Bestsellery Empik 2017. The award ceremony on Tuesday, 6 February, recognised the best-selling books,…
Read MoreFrom Drug Dealer to Adventist Youth Leader in Poland
30 January 2018 | Warsaw, Poland [as told by Marek Micyk to Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission] Maciek and Martin were my best friends in high school. If a fight broke out at school, the same three teens were always to blame: Maciek, Martin, and me. Today Maciek is dead.
Read MorePolish financial punters challenged to invest in the eternal
30 January 2018 | Lodz, Poland [Victor Hulbert] Attend a seminar on how to invest in property and you can expect a day informing you on good investments, property deals, risk, and maybe even how you will be able to retire early on the basis of the great choices you are about to make. However,…
Read MorePolish youth bring the Reformation to life in 5 cities
1 November 2017 | Krakow, Poland [Victor Hulbert] An old-fashioned door. 95 theses. Nails hammered into wood. This is not a picture from 500 years ago, but is rather how young Adventists in Poland are publicly sharing the Reformation message today. October 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 theses…
Read MoreFaith in the Real World
22 November 2016 | Warsaw, Poland [Victor Hulbert] Anna Samusionek, Dariusz Ginda and Daniel Kluska come from three very different backgrounds. An actress, a footballer and a teenage rebel, all they really have in common is that they are Polish – and that they are vibrant Seventh-day Adventists.
Read MorePolish football player becomes an accidental evangelist because of the Sabbath
15 September, 2016 | Riga, Latvia [Andrew McChesney/AR] People have called Dariusz Ginda foolish and worse for turning down a nearly $500,000-a-year football contract in Poland. Ginda, a lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, said he does not enter into controversy over his decision to keep the Sabbath rather than play in the premier league.
Read MorePolish youth gear up for release of Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
14 September 2016 | Warsaw, Poland [Andrew McChesney/AR] Seventh-day Adventist youth in Poland have drawn up an eight-point plan to share their faith connected to the November 4 release of Mel Gibson’s film “Hacksaw Ridge” about the life of U.S. World War II hero Desmond Doss.
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