We can’t explain enough, and we won’t be embarrassed when people laugh at how much we talk about you. You are what God has put on our hearts, and you are beautiful. With history, both beautiful and tragic, and people who have endured far more than most westerners could try to imagine. Poland, you are[…]
Polish director wins Seattle film fest award Shared by TravisM Looks like a film we’ll want to pick up somewhere. Hope it’s in English or has subtitles. Poland’s Borys Lankosz has won the Grand Jury Prize as Best New Director at the 36th Seattle International Film Festival SIFF. Click here for the original and full[…]
We have so many bridges to cross in the coming year, currently I can count 11 different “bridges” we need to cross. We’re currently about halfway across the first… and there’s so many details I don’t want to burden everyone with them, just know that we could use a lot of prayer, wisdom, and guidance[…]
Freedom day celerated in Poland Shared by TravisM A reminder of just how far Poland has come in 21 years since the first elections after the fall of communism. On 4 June 1989 Solidarity had an overwhelming victory in the first, partially-free democratic elections in communist Europe thus paving the way for the gradual end[…]
Floods, landslides wreak havoc in southern Poland Shared by TravisM Poland’s isn’t out of flood trouble yet. A lot of our friends are in these regions, thanks for the prayers. Heavy rainfall in southern Poland has brought rivers back up to alarming levels, with continuing landslides and a bridge collapsing. Click here for the original[…]
Poland’s ‘Generation Y’ becoming more entrepreneurial Shared by TravisM This rings true for us, a lot of our Polish friends do free-lance work or side business, some of them full time self-employed! New research shows that depending on generation, more and more Poles want to trade in full-time employment for freelance work. Click here for[…]
Zakopane priest arrested on Brazil pedophilia charges Shared by TravisM The widespread accountability issue across the world, not just in the Catholic church but in all areas of the Church goes wide and far. We must fight to remain above reproach, society is far less trusting now, more than ever. The comments on this article[…]
Poland is a place of many amazing things, good, bad, and ugly. There’s not a shortage of water or food, nor is there an overwhelming need to help in the orphanages, and it’s not a place struggling with war. But it is a nation of 38 million people, 38 million people who, for the most[…]
Poles distrust entrepreneurs Shared by TravisM Seems like a lot of distrust has been built up over the years. The comments on this story say a lot. Almost eighty percent of Poles believe that Polish entrepreneurs are thieves, cheaters and swindlers, shows a survey by PBS DGA. Click here for the original and full post
Church attendance down in Poland Shared by TravisM Some numbers which may be interesting to some people. Nothing surprising though from our own observations and conversations with people. Congregations in Poland are falling, says a new report by the Polish Roman Catholic church. Click here for the original and full post
Unique Online Museum of Lost Cultural Heritage Shared by TravisM 75% of art and other historical artifacts lost durring WWII. Poland’s history is full and rich, I hope to explore this online museum a lot even if it’s all in Polish. The Online Museum of Lost Cultural Heritage will be launched this weekend as part[…]
40 years illegal immigrant netted in Krakow Shared by TravisM Wow 40 years?… The full article leads us to think there are random checks now? A routine check by border guards from the Kraków-Balice airport discovered a Japanese man who has been illegally living in Poland for 40 years. Click here for the original and[…]
The number 2 question we get, is “what will you do there?”, this is right behind “why?”. So, below is a brief answer to to “what”. Why, is already answered, in detail, on our “why Poland” page. Our number one motivation for doing ministry in Poland (in fact any ministry we are involved in), is to help[…]
One of our strongest values we hold dear to our hearts, one that we feel is God inspired, and God entrusted to us, is to be always focused on the strengthening of God’s Church. We believe that all people, who have recognized the forgiveness of God in their lives, are called to leadership in the Church. We believe that[…]
Today the citizens of Poland experienced a national tragedy of significant size. You can read an excellent article about the plane carrying the Polish president, which crashed and killed all aboard. The toll cut a swath through Poland’s elite. The 97 dead included the army chief of staff, the head of the National Security Office, the national bank president, the[…]
I (Travis) use to do all kinds of tech work on the side, random things from fixing people’s internet connection issues, removing mal-ware, and simply helping people get more from their computer to putting together small and medium sized business networks and helping them plan for their technology needs. I stopped doing those things when[…]
Both of those questions we hope to answer after this trip, over the years we have had many of our own ideas, previously worked with some, and visited others to learn, and will soon see more and return to old friends. We wonder how feeding the poor might look? We wonder what kinds of social[…]
We have been fairly low key about some plans which have been brewing for a little while… a trip to Poland in January! It will be from January 11th to the 28th, God has provided essentially all of the funds already, so no fund-raising! We are excited and at the same time in a lot[…]
Trav and I were driving home from a football game today and as we were enjoying the silence I was propelled back in time through this past year. I thought of all the different ways we had great conversations with people in LA, were encouraged by other missionaries, discipled by those who know all about[…]
So last night we were able to do the video. Lets just say that Travis was made for this and me…not so much. I think I prefer the stage. One good thing is that there will be bloopers at the end of the video so make sure to wait for it. It will be 95%[…]