Department o| W.issionsEastern Chrtstlaa College

P. 0. Box 229

Bel Air, Md. 21014PsluI BcL ko^ direcbor.

January, 1966.

Dear Friends*

^ "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us" 1 Sam.7:12.M-' Another year of the service for the Lord went

into eternity, but we thank God for all vic-tories achieved in 1965.

We thank also all of our faithful contributorsJr who gave over $30,000.00 toward our ministry inA the past year. Your money was spent as follows*

1. Work in Poland directly: support of 16 prea-chers, Bibles, medicine and help in repairing

church buildings - $12,192.00.2. Assistance with the new work in Colts Neck, N. J,, English speaking congregation in Baltimore,Md. & Slavic Church in Baltimore-$2,757.00.3. Postage for sending parcels of used clothing to Poland -$1,517.00.4. Stamps and postage for Bibles and Polish Christian magazine-$460.00.5. Paper and printing of the 20 pages monthly Polish magazine -$1,190.00.6. Radio equipment and radio ministry in Baltimore & Monte Carlo-4005.00.7. Living link and housing for Bajko family and A. Korenczuk -$11,365.00.8. Scholarship and George Bajenskl travel and car money - $1,000.00.All your money was invested in a great cause of building the Church ofChrist and supporting this cause made you a missionary too.According to the letters from our ministers - missionaries in Poland many souls have been won to Christ in 1965. Our Christian literature andBibles opened the eyes of many people to the truth as revealed in theScriptures. Packages of used clothing brought the tears of joy & thankfulness in the eyes of needy Christians in Poland and manifested Chri-

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stlan love to those who di^ not know Jesus and It opened their hearts forthe Gospel* Radio ministry opened the door for our preachers in Poland into many new areas to preach the Gospel and win souls for Christ. Our correspondence with radio listeners & readers of our literature brought those people in touch with our preachers and some souls obeyed the Gospel.Work in Baltimore is growiijig - Bro. Adam Korenczuk preaches, visits people, does work among young people, preaches every Lord's Day on radio.Work in Colts Neck where Bro. Weldon Robertson preaches grows & attendance is around 30 people. Bill Palmer, student of E.C.C. followed Bro.Bryans in Baltimore preaching among English speaking people & is doing anice work. As the result of the Bible Story Hour led by Dorothy Daw & E.Siwak one girl was baptized recently.Myself and my wife work fbr the Lord constantly. I led 4 successful FaithPromise Rallies, one revival meeting, took part in 12 missionary rallies,preached & taught in 5 Service Camps, preached every Lord's Day and manyweek-ends in many churches & witnessed as the result of this ministry many souls responding to the Gospel invitation & many dedicating their lives fot specilized service.I'Jhile I am away Dela, my wife, usually types my radio messages, preparesPolish magazine, answers hundreds of letters, packes used clothing etc.We thank God for such great opportunity to work together with you in HisKingdom. We trust that you will be partakers of this ministry in 1966 also, and many others will j<|>in us in this work.All contributions please S(ind in the name of DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS with

work it is designated.Yours, Paul Bajko

the note to which phase of

CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORY HOUR

The children are responds,ve a competitive Bible qhandwork, singing & devoti(j>the mothers & would like

could discuss their problabout the conditions of c

D. familly. Their fatherhis wife had left him...

they had not had anythii:|i;the house. Mr. D. said he

church but in the end he

home. First we went to tti

ng well & our average attendance is 12. X7e ha-^iz every week in addition to the Bible story,ns. I have a few good contacts with some ofto start something informal for them where we

^ms & questions about God. Here are some factslliildren with whom we works I stopped to get the

was home and he announced in a monotone thate children /Billy, Judy & Jackie/ told me thatg to eat all day and that there was no food inwasn't sure he should send his children to thesent them anyway. Carolyn & I took the D. kidse grocery store & bought them some soup & era-

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ckers, peanut butter & jnilk. Then we went home with them & cooked the soupfor them. VJhen I was in their home, I was a little shocked at how bad theconditions really were. With 5 people in the family,they had only 3 bowls,1 glass,a couple of forks, knives, 2 spoons & a few cups... I wonder whatwill ever become of those children?But those children like to hear the Bible stories and they like to sing and there is bright future for thenthrough the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Dorothy Daw.

WORD FROM KOSTEK JAKONIUK 6e GEORGE BAJENSKI

Kostek Jakoniuk returned to Poland in August 1964 & George Bajenski returned in October,1965. Both came to this country in 1959 under complete sponsorship of the Department of Missions and we are proud of their work inPoland.

"Dear Bro. Bajko, dear Brethren in Christ:The Christmas season does more than any other time bring back the good memories of the wonderful fellowship I had with you while being there.Although it was some time ago but it stands clear in my memory. As I think ofyou, I can't think without being grateful for all the good you have donefor me in Christian love. May God richly reward you.Now we stay at the door of the New Year 6c as I look back I can say that itwas a good year in the Lord's work. We had many happy moments which liftedup our hearts & strengthened our faith in His promisses. The past year wasfilled with the evangelistic tours, youth gatherings, baptisms. The lastof those was an evangelistic week in Warsaw where each evening were twomessages given. George led the singing... Each Sunday in October we hadthanksgiving services in different congregations of our area with special programs. In all of that we could see Lord's blessings & His helpOur congregations are small & each of such events was a great spiritualhelp & refreshment- Please accept the Christian greetings from me, my parents & many Christians here & also please remember us in your prayers.

In Christ, Kostek Jakoniuk."

"This time from across the sea, I.send you greetings & wishes for a JoyousChristmas season & Happy New Year* It is good to be back here & to sharethis glorious message of the New Bom King, The Lord of Lord's &MightyGod with these people who know Him not. Remember us in your prayers because it is one thing that we need most right now. Since you have been herenew problems & difficulties have developed in the work here. I will writeyou in the future about it. We pray constantly about your work. Yours,

Goerge."

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NEWS FROM POLAND

MINISTERSs

"Congregation of the Church of Christ in S. sends to you the best wishes &greetings in the name of th^ Lord. We thank you for the wonderful gift inthe amount of 22000.- zloty toward the repair of our house of worship. Nowwe can meet in the beautiful chapel to worship God & to preach the Gospel.We had our Thanksgiving fox^ the harvest and baptismal service. Thank youalso for your help in my minjistry &the ministry of many of our evangelists#May Lord bless and reward yo|U richly. S.A."

"We greet you & wish you God|'s blessing in your work. Thanks to God we arewell on our way to heaven. Sometimes the life is so hard & dissapointingbut Lord stregthens us. Our church is growing. God helps and comforts us.We are very happy that the youth, which accepted Christ when you were inPoland &preached in our chujrch /17 souls/ is faithful to the Lord &worksfor the Lord. We are longing for you and it is our wish that you may comeagain and we believe that Loyd will do it. Thank you for your magazinewhich we read and find so much spiritual food. Yours, B.A."

LITERATURE &RADIO. |" I received from my friend your Polish magazine & also we listen to yourmessages every Monday and we like it very much. If it is possible, pleasesend me your magazine, Bible [and any other Christian literature. St.M."

"I found that there is possibility to receive the Life of Christ, visualized and other literature. If It is possible, please send me few copies formyself and distribution. Yours, B.F."

MEDICINE & CLOTHING.

"My beloved? I do not know how to express my appreciation for what you have done for me & my family. First I received your parcel & everything fitsperfectly. It is great help f(|>r us. Now I received medicine which I neededbadly. Now I feel much bettey & thank you very, very much for your help &your prayers. Yours in ChristA.W."

AMERIQAN YOUTH."Dear Bro. Bajko,November 14,65,our Senior High Christian Youth Hour Groupstarted a campaign to raise"Pelnnies for Christ".We planned to raise 10,000pennies before Christmas & thien divide the $100 equally between 2 missionaries. We were completely sucpesful with our plans... Enclosed is a checkfor $50, your half of the 10,000 pennies. We hope you will use this moneyin your work for the Lord. Yours in Christ, The S.H.C.Y.H."

Departmnt dj VilssionsEastern Christian College

P. 0. Box 229

Bel Air, Bid. 21014PslUI BcL ko^ direcbor.

March, 1966

Dear Friends?

"3 I am a little late with our news, but it seems

m m that every day we have less time, because the-9 re is so much to do.

In addition to my few long distance trips whichI made with the message of mission I can not

W catch up with my correspondence especially withJb the correspondence from Poland, Czechoslovakia

and other countries from our Radio listeners.

Every letter we receive is touching our heartsdeeply because people thank for the Word of God

which they hear through radio and ask for Bibles and Christian literature. Every week I sent out by registered mail quite a few packages withthe Spiritual Food.Another kind of very encouraging letters are the letters from our preachers in Poland whom we help materially, morally and spiritually. Theywrite about many victories for the Lord in winning souls, establishingnew congregations and also returning to the New Testament position inobservance of the Lord's Supper. Our trip to Poland in 1960 and 1963brought already great improvements in the work in Poland and it continues to improve.We received letters from every preacher in Poland and many members ofthe congregations and even from non-Christians begging us to come to Poland this year, but it is impossible for us to go there this year, although many Christians in this country are willing to help us in suchundertaking. W '̂̂ verwhelmed with the work - Radio ministry is consuming

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lots of time - we have to prepare all messages, songs, to tape all programs and send them to the ][ladio station in Monte Carlo.Next job consuming lots of time also is publication of Christian literature and shipping it to Pi>land and other countries - so, we have todisappoint our brethren thei^e this year, but may-be Lord will send ushelp soon then we will be more free to go there.But this year brings a wonderful opportunity to anyone to visit Polandand everybody will be welcon|ed there with great joy and you can bringgreat inspiration to the beljievers there. Poland is observing this year"Millenium" - 1000 years of introduction "Official Christianity". Therewill be big celebrations by |the whole nation and our Brethren would like to redeem the time for preaching the true Christianity. If some ofour readers would like to goj this year, please write to me immediatelyfor more information. I

We receive also many wondetfiil reports about the ministry of Kostek Ja-koniuk and Georjs^e Baienski. 'fhese two young men are close to our heartsbecause we brought both of them to this country in 1959 to study in theBible College. Although it w^s not easy task to support them while theywere studying, but with Lordjs help, by faith, we raised $18,000.00which were invested in their {education. They returned to Polanj^th li-

from chuiiches in the States and Cana'da and work very effectively. George works in the Warsaw church as youth leader andintroduced f^Tnew methods of work and also he visits other congregations with the message in song and Word.Kostek works in the Eastern pkirt of Poland in churches and among theyouth. Just recently 2 new cpjigregations were started. Please rememberthem in your prayers. They haye full freedom to preach in Poland.

Immediately after Easter we will start to prepare and send to Poland a-nother big shipment of used c^thing . We received lots of clothing already and we thank all givers^ We will need over $500.00 for this shipment. We pray that you, our fitiends, will remember this ministry inthis wonderful season of Easter and share your blessings with the needyChristians in Poland. |All contributions please send in the name of the DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONSwith the note to which phase df work it is designated.

Yours in the ministry for Christ,

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SLAVIC CHURCH OF CHRIST

The 1966 year has brought us changes and additions in the program ofthe Church. We have elected a nexT Superintendent of our Church School,Larry Bondar, who placed his membership with our congregation in June,1965. Larry has been leading our orchestra in which we have 11 personsparticipating and is teaching one of our Sunday-School classes. He isvery well qualified to lead in the educational department of our Churchprogram.

My work continues with the Slavic People. I make regular visits to theNursing Homes for the benefit of the disabled elderly ones who cannotbe in worship services. I visit the homes also taking the message ofChrist. Our services continue on Saturday, prayer meeting, and Sunday,worship service. Friday night we have special youth meeting in different homes.

We thank the Lord that we were able to obtain an organ, this addedmuch to our worship services. We have done extensive improvement andremodeling to our building.I continue to teach music at the Eastern Christ:^an College and directthe Concert College choir. We are preparing foythe Spring tour andthis takes a great deal of energy and time, bi^ I am Ijappy I have theopportunity of service knowing that this is fyor the building ofChrist's Kingdom on this earth.

Adam/Korenczuk, minister.

WORD FROM DELA BAJKO

I just can't believe that winter is almost over. But the happy birdsand the lovely crocusses under my window tell me it is so. And I thought that in the long winter-months I will be able to do so manythings! One of the most important things that I am right now workingon is a little Chorus-Book for the children and the young people.Fromthe very beginning when I came to America I loved the beautiful, refreshing choruses, that are so popular and which are not known in Poland. So I went to work and translated quite a few of them, hopingsome day somehow to be able to publish them in a form of a little song - book. It seems that this time came now. Several months ago wegot a lovely "Musicwriter" that types notes and this is what I am doing right now: slowly and patiently I type one sheet of music after

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another, fill in the words Ion a regular typewriter and hope that withGod's help the young peopld in Poland will be able to use this littlesong-book already this sunnnier in their camps and during their rallies*"Musicwriter" does not work as fast as a regular typewriter, it is a muchslower procedure. It takes kbout two hours to write one page of music,check it for mistakes, and type the words, and that's why I say, that Ican't believe that the winter is almost gone!... With all the other work,like radio-programs /typingI Paul's sermons, recording special music/, ourmagazine "The Guidepost", tj^ing Paul's "thank you - letters", church-andcollege activities, caring for my family and our home - with all that Iwas not able to finish it, before we have to start with the next most ti-me-consuming job: preparing |clothes-shipment to Poland, which we plan todo right after Easter.I am so very thankful for all the many ways we can serve our Lord, so thankful for all the opportunities and so thankful for all our wonderfulChristian friends who make t|iis work possible.

NEWS from the field

"Beloved in the Lord!

I just left the organ, where I played the song from your "Guidepost", w-hich I received today* "Alon^ with God". It is a beautiful song which e-xpresses in a wonderful way the harmony that comes from the communionwith God. I want to thank you so very much for granting my request andsending me all the missing nujmbers of your "Guidepost". They came allright and in a very short tin^e. I can't express you my gratitude. I onlythink constantly how could I repay you for all that. I thank you also forthe two magazines, which I received alr^dy in this new year. Februaryis not over yet and I have aljready the magazine for this month! Praisethe Lord for that! |I am so glad and so thankful that I got to know you, even if not physically, but spiritually, whichlis much more worth, I love your poem, sister Dela, especially the last stanzas "... And no power can take away myhappiness^..." I love the arti^clet "My heart - Christ's home". How hardit is sometimes to give the kdys to Jesus, that He may clean out thosedifferent "closets", containing dead things!Last year we organized among c^ur young people a "Ladies choir" whichsings mostly the songs from yojur "Guidepost". We sang already "Ere youleft your room this moiming", "0, holy night" and now we shall practicethe one from your last issues |"Alone with God".I send you my greetings and th^nk you for your nice family picture. W.Ch,"

Paul Bajko, Director

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Dear Friends?

DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS^,oUc^

BEL Air, Maryland 21014

om MiMunr:Assistance in Establishment of New Congregations • Publishing ofChristian Literature and Song Books in Polish Language • SpiritualMaterial and Moral Support of Preachers in Poland • Relief Ministryto Poland • Training Foreign Students •New Testaments and Biblesto Poland and Russia • Radio Ministry in Polish, Russian andUkranian Languages • Follow-up Work of Radio Listeners byCorrespondence ♦Preaching in Camps, Churches and at Rallies •Work Among Foreign Speaking People in the UnitedStates of America

September, 1966,

The Summer is almost gone, and I have not had vacation yet, because theLord's work is first.

During the last two & a half months I attended the N.A.C.C., preachedin 15 churches, 3 camps, held 2 week Revival meeting, and spoke at 5 Rallies. During that time I preached 50 sermons, 10 missionary messages,taught 20 class sessions, and made 20 calls. In addition to that I prepared 24 radio messages and made 24 programs in our studio, packed andsent to Poland 400 new song books, 50 packages with literature, and Bibles,79 parcels of used clothing,and answered over 200 personal letters.Financial and spiritual assistance was given to the brethren in Poland-$3594.- were sent to Polish preachers and over $200.- worth of medicine.Three bicycles & 1 motorcycle were purchased for Polish preachers, andwe were also able to buy a cow for a poor Christian family in Poland.

In all that work Lord gave us strength, and I was forced to cancel onlyone speaking date,due to a virus. I strongly believe that I was able todo this work because of your prayers.We thank you very much for your prayers and financial help which enables us to preach and win souls for Christ directly or through preachersin Poland, through radio ministry and publications.We receive many letters from Poland and in almost every one, preachers write about baptismal services. The several Youth Retreats

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in Poland were also very suspel invitation. Our new sio

ccessful,and many souls responded to the Gong Book made a great impression on everyone.

support our work for the glory of God.

Yours in service for the Master,

Please continue to pray anjl

SIA^^IC CHURCH OF CHRIST

Keeping up almost with thering the summer months. Wecities who shared with us t

I stayed home during the pother congregations.I made regular visits to hSlavic people shut in. Wetings on Saturdays and worOur Story Hour on Saturdaysful to Miss Dorothy Daw, ofcial and devoted service.Th

ry Hour" attended the Christributions of Christians,

for this wonderful work she

same pace the work has been accomplished du-were happy to have many visitors from other

tie services and the fellowship.kst three months, and had no chance to visit

cmes & to Nursing Homes where we have severald our services as usual: prayer mee-

ship services on Sunday, with Church School.,continues to be a succes, and we are grate-Eastern Christian College, for her sacrifi-s year several of the children of the "Sto-

Lian Service Camp, through the generous con-May the Lord bless Miss Daw and her helperscarries out for the glory of the Lord.

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We also had a wonderful V.B

perintendant with the help60 children,many of which ation expresses deep gratituoperation and help.As a result of the VBS our^^unday School attendance has increased during the summer.I was able to complete the remodeling offor our teen-age classDuring.the summer I \jas getting ready for the coming school year

choral selections.

ue regularly and we pray that the Lord blessECC, selecting and copyingThe raddio programs contimthis work for His glory.

.S. Mrs Bajko again very ably served as Su-of students of E.C.C. Our top attendance wasttended previous years. The Slavic Congrega-de to the ECC students for the wonderful co-

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Yours, A.J. Korenczuk, minister

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Dela's dream became a reality. A year ago a musicwriter was purchased in order to help us with printing of new songs. The first projectwas a chorus book.For many days Dela worked on translating choruses andshort songs and was patiently typing music in preparation of the newsong book. The time was passing fast. The summer was approaching and itwas our prayer that the new song book would reach Poland before theYouth Retreats started. As soon as copyright permits were obtainedwe rushed the masters to the printer who printed and binded the book ina couple of days. Several single copies we sent to Poland by air mail,praying like never before that the song books may reach their destina -tion.

Letters of thanks and praise given to God by hundreds of youth & children is our reward. Youth, children, and adults enjoy singing all thesummer new choruses. It lifted everyone up and touched the hearts ofmany. We thank God for the success of this ministry. Dela will soonstart work on another song book. ,

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A WORD FROM DEIA

othing was packed and shipped away, and ouronce more. The two summer issues of the Po

lish magazine were finishe|<i,all neatly packed,addressed,& ready to besent away at the proper tinie.Twelve tapes with radio-broadcasts wereprepared,supplying us with ready programs through October 1966.This wasa lot of work & an awful rush during the last weeks of the school-year,but now everything was taken care of & I was looking forward to 21ovelymonths of just working in the garden, canning, entertaining visitorsand.... some picnicing and Iswimming - some vacation.The day after school yas over Paul and two older children leftfor the first camp in Indiana. I stayed home with our youngest, Andrew, to finish some work and a week later to join them at the North A-merican Christian Convention.This was a wonderful treat /though youcould not call it rest/.From the convention we went to Florida, to workin the Flagala Christian Service Camp at Panama City. It was very hot,but still it was a lovely eind a very interesting trip down south,for itwas the first time that we were traveling to Florida. The camp was awonderful experience, too. I taught two classes each morning.Back home I hardly had enotligh time to wash and iron everything from ourtrip, for Paul was leaving for the next camps and meetings. Paul left &I faced a week of DVBS at our Slavic Church of Christ in Baltimore, ofwhich I was the Superintenant. It was a lovely week. In our small Slavic congregation we have about 15 children & young people, but the DVBSattendance was about 60. we brought the children straight from thestreets, dirty and barefoofed,but they were coming faithfully and weresorry the VBS lasted only a week.After the DVBS I thought I] could start "Having vacation", but soon themail brought me some work;j?aul wanted me to type all the thank-you letters to the contributors and another 12 radio-sermons. My sister wascoming to visit us and she has a good soprano voice. Paul wanted to useher in our musical program, so the sermons had to be typed, the songspicked, prepared and practiced...And so the summer months were slipping away. Vie had lots of company,many visitors, & with our Slavic Church it became almost a routine to come to our place Sunday afternoon for a picnic.As I look back I have to say, that it was a lovely summer. We were notlazy and we were not resting in the lazy way, but we had our picnics, and I managed to have quite a few swims in camp and with peoplevisiting us during the sumber. After all, the time belongs to God also,so it is only right to giv^ back to Him at least part of that, what Hegives us, and that includes our time also.

The last package of used clbasement was clean and tid^i

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