Poznan Town Hall

Poznan Town Hall

Prayer Request

Please pray with us for one of our team members, Teresa Unger.

Mrs. Unger has been having severe complications after a sinus surgery that has led to more surgeries and nights in the hospital.

Please pray that Mrs. Unger would get plenty of rest and have a complete, quick recovery.

Pray that Mrs. Unger would be able come to Poland as planned. However, if it turns out to be a serious health risk with travel, please pray that the decision would be wise and that a someone else would be able to be blessed with the plane ticket...and that Mrs. Unger would continue to heal quickly!

Continue to pray for encouragement and good spirits for both Mrs. Unger and her family.

Thank you.

The Law of the Lord is Good and Wise

Another song we have been practicing is The Law of God is Good and Wise. We'll be singing it to the tune ERHALT UNS, HERR also used for Luther's Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word.

The law of God is good and wise
And sets his will before our eyes,
Shows us the way of righteousness,
And dooms to death when we transgress.

Its light of holiness imparts
The knowledge of our sinful hearts
That we may see our lost estate
And seek deliv'rance ere too late.

To those who help in Christ have found
And would in works of love abound
It shows what deeds are his delight
And should be done as good and right.

When men the offered help disdain
And wilfully in sin remain,
Its terror in their ear resounds
And keeps their wickedness in bounds.

The law is good; but since the fall
Its holiness condemns us all;
It dooms us for our sin to die
And has no pow'r to justify.

To Jesus we for refuge flee,
Who from the curse has set us free,
And humbly worship at his throne,
Saved by his grace through faith alone.

by Matthias Loy 1828-1915

Original Trinity Hymnal, #449


Please continue to pray for good music practices in our various groups amidst other preparations and pressures.

Reading about Poland online

General Information

Polishite: Website about Polish Culture and their old site, Polish Culture have some interesting information on the history and current culture of country from the perspective of Polish immigrants.

Polandian is a site written by an Irishman and two Englishman living in Poland. It's a little cynical at times, but has an interesting perspective.

Wikipedia has a short page on Roman Catholicism in Poland as well as general overview information on Religion in Poland  and on Poland as Country.

Here are a variety of interesting BLOGS that all have something to offer.

Wroclaw Workshops: an alternative guide to Wroclaw and life in Poland.

Polish Housewife: Adventures of an American expat in Poznan.

Poland our Future: American couple living in Poland.

Do you Speak Polish?: An English teacher in Poland.

Polish 101

There are numerous videos available on youtube with beginning language information. Thankfully, those of us in Oregon and Washington have an awesome Polish teacher who can correct our horrible pronunciation.

The people in this video don't seem overly enthusiastic, but there are some helpful phrases and words in here. I'm especially interested in how to say "I do not understand" and "slower please".



Thankfully many Polish people speak English. Please pray with us that we would be able to have good conversations and understand each other!

Rejoice!

One of the songs in our repertoire is the Latin carol, Gaudete. We've taken this name to call our choir Gaudete Chorale. 


Gaudete means rejoice, and this is exactly what we want to do and spread in Poland.

Latin	English
Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!	Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born Of the Virgin Mary — rejoice!
Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, Carmina lætitiæ Devote reddamus.	The time of grace has come— This that we have desired, Verses of joy Let us devoutly return.
Deus homo factus est Natura mirante, Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante.	God has become man, To the wonderment of Nature, The world has been renewed By the reigning Christ.
Ezechielis porta Clausa pertransitur, Unde lux est orta Salus invenitur.	The closed gate of Ezechiel Is passed through, Whence the light is born, Salvation is found.
Ergo nostra contio Psallat iam in lustro; Benedicat Domino: Salus Regi nostro.	Therefore let our gathering Now sing in brightness Let it give praise to the Lord: Greeting to our King.

Please pray with us that we would master the Psalms and hymns we are practicing. We're very blessed to have some wonderfully gifted singers and musicians with us, but some of us still need some hard practice. 

Pray that we would truly spread the beautiful, contagious joy of the Gospel in Poland through music! 

Welcome to "Reformation for Poland"

Reformation for Poland is our new blog dedicated to the Poland 2011 missions trip and replacement of our early Wordpress blog, Poznan/Gdansk 2011.

We hope that with the new format and my better knowledge of Blogspot over Wordpress, we'll be able to keep you informed of the mission's progress and activities.



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Please show your support by visiting, commenting, and encouraging the team. You can sign up for email updates and feeds on the sidebar. If you have a site where you can link to us, please do so! Spread the word.

If you have not already visited Peter and Miwaza's site, Evangelos, please do so. They have provided some excellent information on our trip, interesting blog posts, and helpful and entertaining videos. We are excited to have two wonderful photographers with us. 

Encourage them in their awesome work!

You can see other links related to Poland 2011 here.

Please feel free to give feedback and ideas.

Thank you,
Bethany for the Poland Team