Sabbath, 14 August was a remarkable day in the history of the Scottish Mission. It was the first Polish Day of Fellowship, held at Crieff church, and it was the first time a couple had been baptised after having cyberspace Bible studies.
Anna Radosh, who lives in Bracknell, conducted Bible
studies in Polish via phone and Skype with three Polish people in Edinburgh. "This way, we were able to study the Bible
and learn from the Word of God together, despite being separated by 400 miles"
she said. Another novelty at this first
Scottish Mission Polish Day of Fellowship was that a daughter and father
preached during different services at the same event. Anna, who co-ordinates the SEC Polish
Ministries, preached in Polish, with her husband Thomas translating to English.
The afternoon baptismal service was
conducted by her father, Pastor Richard Jankowski, President of the West Polish
Conference. "The baptismal service
was the best part of the day, it was very moving to hear the testimonies,"
exclaimed a local Crieff church member. Elizabeth and Slawek Godkowski from Edinburgh
were baptised following the lead of their daughter Hanna, who was baptised in May
this year.
Bernie Holford, the pastor of the Crieff church said, "this
has been such a wonderful day, seeing so many Polish people coming from England
and Scotland to celebrate the baptism of these people. We thank God for Anna's ministry, and the way
that He is growing the number of Polish church members in our Mission."
A variety of pictures from the day can be seen at: <http://picasaweb.google.pl/dino074/ZjazdPoloniADSSzkocja#>.
[Bernie Holford]