Baptisms

Baptisms are most of the time hard to come by for our missionaries especially in a 95% Catholic dominated country. In January, we had a big 'zero' for all of Poland. Then came this past Saturday where at 3:30 FIVE people from the two Warsaw Branches entered the water. A couple in their late 50's, a young black man from Nigeria and a little eight year old who was coming into the Church alone, with her parents permission, but without them.........until it came close to the day when the mother made the most important choice of her life and joined her daughter in the water. It was a remarkable day and one that will long be remembered as not in the past has a single Branch in Poland, (at least in recent years) baptised this many on the same day. So, while we are over half way through the month, the mission is off to a great start and interesting enough, there just may be 4-6 more before we leave February. These numbers in most missions seem very modest but for us here this is huge as for all of last year only about 47 were baptised. Included in the photos are some recent shots of the YSA activity which Jean and I, (mostly Jean) oversee. Also, it should be noted that Jean and I, (mostly Jean, once again) will be starting an advanced English class this next week. She is excited about this assignment as she loves to teach and is, as many of you know a really good and competent teacher.

Baptism refreshments