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Every
four years a Committee of Women Church Council is elected to represent
and organize some work and conferences in Poland. In many churches
sisters of all ages are involved and we are thankful to God that
national conferences and local meetings are attended by younger and
younger sisters every year. This year when the conference in Krakow
took place an eighteen year old sister attended.
Women are involved in church and social work in many ways. We meet for
prayer meetings when we praise God, but also intercede for many needs
of other people and nations. This year when meeting for the World Day
of Prayer (WBWA) we prayed with all our hearts for all the needs
mentioned in the prayer letter. In Katowice Baptist church where I come
from, meditation and sharing on the fruit of the Spirit presented a
wonderful possibility to make it not only a spiritual, but also a
visual experience. Sisters shared about the fruit of the Spirit one by
one, there was also a grapevine made of balloons and every balloon had
the name of one fruit of the Spirit written on it. After the official
part we prepared bookmarks with verses about fruit of the Spirit.
Sisters prepare agape meals for different occasions, one of which is a
Christmas sup-per for the elderly church members. The majority of these
seniors are not able to come to church on a regular basis. Sisters also
organize meals for the homeless, hungry and unemployed. There is
mission work among alcoholics, broken families, and abused spouses.
Every summer women help with summer camps for children, youth or
seniors.
God blesses us in our life and work. We realize how much our country
needs Jesus. We pray and ask for prayers for our mission among the
unbelievers and people who have not given their life to Jesus in spite
of being called Christians in the nation where almost every born child
is baptized. We need strength, endurance, and wis-dom. Wisdom is also
needed for organizing and getting finances for the basic work and help
which we may offer.
Thanks be to God that He is able to give us all we need, to give us
faith, the most crucial thing, to carry on, keep joyful and not to give
up until Jesus comes back.
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