When plans were set in place for the first Mission School in Ruptawa, Poland, Pastors Tomasz and Andrjez thought that it would be a ‘one-off’.
Evangelicals are a tiny proportion of the population, around 0.2%, and from the human perspective, student numbers would be minimal. However, they worked tirelessly, spreading news of the school far and wide in Poland, and by God’s grace their efforts were richly rewarded – in the THREE schools which have since taken place.
It is a measure of the value put on this training that students are prepared to travel hundreds of miles in order to be present at each session.
Recently, as part of their promotion of the training course, they arranged a weekend conference addressed by staff member John Birnie, on the subject of ‘Training a New Generation of Christian Leaders’. Among those who attended were pastors and church leaders, past students, and prospective students for the fourth school commencing in January next.
Several past students took part, paying rich tribute to the training they had received, and urged others to ‘sign up’. The early results of this recruitment initiative are good, and our Polish friends are looking forward expectantly to another profitable and blessed Mission School.