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"Ring the Bells . . .

let the whole world know"
News from George, Vera and Benjamin Bajenski

January, 1977

. . thanks be to God which giveth us the

victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren be ye
steadfast, unmovable, aiv\/ays abounding in
the work of the Lord, for as much as ye
know that your labour is not in vain in the
Lord . . . "
I Cor. 15:57-58

Dear Co-workers in Christ,

With manywords of personal greetings from family and from brethren and with these words of
the Scripture we have left Poland at the end of the year 1976.
It was happy time for usfor in most part our mission in Poland was accomplished, and we
were going to be home for Christmas, and there was possibility of meeting many of you our
friends and churches, but at this same time there were tears and sadness that we had to leave our
family and many Christian friends in Europe.
However, God had something prepared for us and He was gradually leading us toward this

goal, and after all, this move wasto strengthen and expand our ministry with Polish churches. So,
we did gladly accept this new challenge and at the end of 1976 bicentennial year we returned to
the United States.

Let me tell you more about this challenge and new developments In our Polish Mission work,
but as exciting as this news is, I must first share with you the latest from our ministry in Poland.
After busy seven weeks of summer camp program in Ostruda, which was attended by about
140 different young people, in the last part of August, 76, we started visiting local churches
preaching and singing our old but always fresh message of Christ's love.
In two places we participated in baptismal services where several were added to the church.
We have shared the joy of many Christians in their thanksgiving or Harvest services which
churches conduct at the end of summer, and in two different places we were involved in a joyful
service, when Christians were dedicating their new place of worship. One of these places is the
city of my birth In the southeastern part of Poland. It is the first lime since the end of the Second
World War that a Christian congregation is going to have a regular place of worship in this city. It
is not large city, about 15,000 population and is located only 4 miles from a Russian border. They
will need now many prayers that the Lord will lead them to many victories for His glory. In this

city we used to live in early 1940 and there my father laid the foundation for this Christian work. It
took thirty years, but sowing was not in vain. Praise be to God for His great mercies and rich
blessings.
Second place of worship which was also dedicated in Poland last October, you might
remember a little from our previous reports. It is church located in large and industrial district of
South Poland. This church started its independent work with our encouragement and financial
assistance in 1973.They were having many difficulties from government but now they have place
of worship which can seat about 100 people. Young people have a separate room for their ac
tivities and everybody thanks Cod, and you our friends who have helped us with your prayers
and support.

In Warsaw church work is progressing. There 74-year old minister, Bro.Sqcewicz, can fully de

pend on younger workers. Among them is my nephew Andrew, and Peter. Now, in addition to
the work of youth musical group, which Is very helpful in our mission work, choir has been
organized as it was four years ago and everybody is praising God for He is adding to His church
saved souls. Last November we were helping Warsaw Church in a five-day evangelistic service. As

result of this meeting there were 13 decisions for Christ, and most of them were young people.
For such a nice developing work and considering our future work, we have left with the church
In Warsaw the car that we were using while in Europe. It was a 1974 Volkswagen bus which can
seat nine persons and has completely new engine. It will be a great aid to our mission work in
Poland.

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more news from our work in Europe, but

comes all the way from Russia.

It was possible for me as an American citizen

to visit Russia last October. It was my first visit in

that country. I was traveling with John Huk, my

father-in-law, who has made for both of us

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arrangements to visit with Christians in city of

Leningrad, Moscow, Minsk and in his home
village, Kupiatiche and the city of Pinsk. It was
truly a very rewarding experience
see these
.
places and people about whom i was previously
hearing so much. We were able to bring to these
people several Bibles and song books. Most of
Andrew and Peter, receiving key to our mission nny baggage was filled with goods that were left
Volks Wagen bus.

jn different cities in Russia, and you see not a

piece ofour luggage was touched by Russian officials. In addition toliterature and some clothing
thatwewere carrying for Russian Christians, Bro. John Huk was carrying with him two large com
munion cups that one church in Russia asked forand all of It was safely delivered to proper
hands. Thank God for this.

In all of these places wewere able to either give greetings, sing or preach the Gospel message,

but the highlight of our visit in Russia came on last Sunday. We were in a small city, which is not
located ona regular tourist way, butthis is a territory where Bro. John Huk and Bro. Paul Bajko's
relatives live. We had a special permit from police to be there, and church office in Moscow was
notified about our planned visit in church in this city. Everything seemed like itwas going o.k. but
In a last minute local authorities of this city prohibited the minister of this congregation to use us

In the service. You would have to see it for yourself what a disappointment on the part of about

400 people that came to this service. What kind of prayers and what kind of sensitive situation
developed In ourpresence. People did not want to leave the church building until we were per
mitted to speak to them. 1hope I'll be able to share with you in more details this and many other
experiences ofour last 2years of work in Europe when Icome tovisit you and your congregation.
Please send us a word when we can visit you, and please remember In your prayers these faithful
Christians In Russia and Poland and other landswhere they haveto defend their faith so strong

ly. Now there is still other news that we would like to share with you.

were too frequent. In addition, it was getting to

be very expensive and we were not able to stay

Warsaw congregation.

in our mission budget.

All through this time we were making alternative plans for our mission work and were prepar
ing younger Christian workers in Poland for more independent work. Finally time has come
when we have to make decision. We were praying about it, and discussed it with the Advisory
Committee of our Ring the BellsPolish Mission and our unanimous decision was to return to
the United States and consolidate our effort in a work with the Department of Mission

represented by Paul Bajko. Possibility of such united work was presented to us by Bro. Paul as he
was in Europe lastsummer. This consolidation will contribute for better work of Polish churches.
It will help the brethren in Poland to work closerwitheach other, and will underline value of the
unity of one church and one mission and one message that we preach. This is exactly what we
would like to do, to help the church in Poland to growand become strong in the Lord. Bro. Paul
Bajko (as many of you know him) is involved in a similar work with Polish churches already for a
long time.

Now, as of January, 1977, Ring the BellsPolish Mission will work together with the Depart
ment of Missions, Bel Air, Maryland.

Our main responsibility will be to develop Polish Radio Ministry. Radio programs which cannot
be stopped by any visa regulation and which daily will contribute to preaching the Gospel in
Poland. We will be producing Christian radio programs in Polish language and we'll be sending
them for broadcast in Europe. Occasionally we'll be taking trips to assist brethren in Poland in a
follow-up work. Also we will continue to assistdeveloping Youth and Music Ministry among our
churches in Poland. In addition to this we'll be working with Mr. and Mrs. Bajko in
publishing of Christian literature in Polish language and will be involved in all other activities of
the Department of Mission which contributes in spreading the Gospel among Polish com
munities here in the United States and In Europe.

We'll be waiting now for letters from you our friends. We'll be happy to answer any questions
that you might have about our work, and we'll be glad to receive invitations from you so that we
can come to your church, camps, and mission rallies, sharing good news of developing Chrsitlan
work behind the Iron Curtain.

Please notice our new address: George Bajenski or Department of Mission (Ringthe Bells), Box
629, Bel Air,Maryland 21014. Also important news to rememberfor all of this extensive ministry,
we pray that you will continue to support us with your prayer and finances. We need to raise our
living-link support, and as you can see there are many opportunities for our mission involvement
but much of it depends on your help. Please remember, when you'll be writing ckecks, write it
to: Department of MissionRing the Bells fund.
Closingwe send you our love and best Christian greetings. Thank you for your help and con
cern in our ministry.
Yours in Christ,

Vera, Benjamin, and George Bajenski

P.S.After our last January meeting with the Department of Mission, Brother Harry C. Randolph
from Evansville, Ind. writes on behalf of the Advisory Committee of the Ring the BellsPolish
Mission:

.. Arrangements were made to place Bro. Bajenski in a full-time work as Radio and Youth
Minister with the Dept. of Missions. He will be working under the guidance of the Guidance
Committee of the Department of Missions, effective immediately. Thus, it is very important for
all funds to be made payable to:
Department of MissionRing the Bells fund.
This arrangement will present a united effort among the Polish people and the churches of
Christ in Poland. Please give your devoted prayers and financial support to this unified work
with our Polish brethren."

FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE RING THE BELLSPOLISH MISSION FOR 1976

A. Income (including living link, housing, mission

and car expenses)
B. Expenses:
Living Link
Housing
Car Expenses

$13,373.00
$15,165.00
$8,820.00
1,800.00
480.00

Mission traveling and work:

In Poland
West Europe ..
Russia

Volks Wagen Bus for work in Poland

Return trip to the United States and
December Mission Expenses
C. Balance

Lincoln Christian Church

Ring the Bells Mission, Box 147

Lincoln, Illinois 62656

2,070.00
725.00
200.00

520.00
550.00
-$ 1,792.00

Bulk Rate, Non-Profit

U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 76

Lincoln, Illinois 62656

ADDRESS RETURN REQUESTED

All support and living-link funds

BAJENSKI RETURNS
TO

should be sent
2101^,

USA
George Bajenski, son of a

minister

of

the

Church of

Christ in Poland,
came to
the United States in 1959 to

study for the ministry under

sponsorship of the Depart
ment of Missions.

After spending ^ years at

Eastern

Christian

George

went

College,

to

Lincoln

Christian College and grad

uated in 196^ with a BA de

gree in ministries

and

to the Department of

Missions, P. 0. Box 629f Bel Air, MD

The checks

should be issued

in the name of the Department

of
Missions
with a note: "Ring the
Bells" - George Bajenski.
The last two years George has
been in Germany, Poland, and has
visited

Russia.

story to
speak

He has a

tell and

in churches,

Rallies,

Missions

Christian

Service

write to the

great

is available
Faith

to

Promise

Rallies,
and
Camps.
Please

Depsirtment of Missions

for his speaking dates.

in

1965 with a degree in sacred

music. After graduation, he
returned to

Poland where he

served the Lord ^ years. In

1969 he came to the United
States
and
in December he
married Vera Huk.
In 1971
theA
returned
to
Poland

EASTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

and

STANDARD PUBLISHING

whe' 3 they rerved the Lord 2

yea 3. In 1973 they returned
to

:he

USA

acquired
ship and
uate

where George

American citizen
also pursued grac-

studies

at

ANNOUNCES

The WilHngham Men's

Lincoln

Leadership Seminar

Christian Seminary where he

received his MA degree.

In 1975
family went
he

George and his

to Europe where

served the

Lord in Ger-

CO.

March 1,2,3, 1977

on the beautiful campus of EC C

manjr and Poland.

In July of 1976 Bro. Paul

P Jko, after a visit to Po1 sjid and meeting with Georg^
made George an offer to join
the Department of Missions.
The work

in Poland is grow

mmmc affairs

ing and requires concentra

ted and joined effort for
greater accomplishments and
growth of the Kingdom of God.
George accepted the call and

included
schedule

returned

schedule of those classes:

to

the

United

States in December 1976.

Like

all

of

those

Eastern

Christian

College

those within
the college.

driving distance of
The following is a

Manual Communication
who

has

several courses
in the
for
second
semester for

(Sign Lan

guage) CE 170

work in the Department of

Missions, George will also

Monday from 7*00-9*00 PM, 2 hrs.

work under the leadership of

Monday from 7:00-9*40 PM, 3 hrs.

the Guidance Committee.

General Math MT 101

is transferring

link support

He

his living-

to the Depart

ment of Missions.

Phvsical Science SC 102

Tuesday from 7*00-9*^0 PM 3 hrs.

(con*t page 3)

DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS
Bel air,

Maryland

21014

ovjv MiMtMnr:
Assistance in Establishment of New Congregations Publishing of
Christian Literature and Song Books in Polish Language Spiritual
Material and Moral Support of Preachers in Poland ReliefMinistry
to Poland Training Foreign Students New Testaments and Bibles
to Poland and Russia Radio Ministry in Polish, Russian and
Ukranian Languages Follow-up Work of Radio Listeners by
Correspondence #Preaching in Camps, Churches and at Rallies
Work Among Foreign Speaking People in the United States of America

Paul Bajko, Director

January, 1977

WONDERFUL

YEAR

"HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED

US"

1 SAM.

7:12

Another great year of service for the Lord is gone and we thank God for
victories in

all

1976.

We thank also all our faithful supporters who gave over $ 80,000.00 toward our

ministry in 1976,and because you prayed and supported the Lord's work you are
our co-laborers and missionaries too.

There is so much to write about our work and it will be hard to describe every
thing on 2 pages of this newsletter so I will quote portions of letters from
different phases of our work and let them speak for themselves.
1.

CHURCHES IN POLAND.

"Beloved Bro. and Sister Bajko. Several months passed since you visited
country. We remember your visit and preaching and we are grateful for

our
every

thing you do for our churches here. We trust that you will visit us next year
too. We live and work and we ask you to remember us in your prayers. May the
Lord bless youj your home, your work and give you strength for further fruit

ful ministry for the glory of God. With best greetings. In behalf of Churches,
K.

2.

S."

FROM

PRIESTS,

"Dear minister of the Gospel. I am a regular listener of your broadcast "The

Voice of Truth" and I greet you and tnahk you for the Word of God which
you
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preach to us. Your programs touch our hearts and entrust faith in our Lord

sus Christ.

Je

I would like to ask you to send me your song books';"One Song I and

II, "Heavenly Sunshine I and II, and other Christian literature. I thank
once more and wish you God*s blessing in your fruitful ministry. K. St."

you

"Dear Sir. I am a Catholic priest. Lately somebody gave me "Life of ChristVvis.

and "The New Testament Heroes", vis. I teach religion and I would like to have
many copies of that precious literature. Also I have another request - your
song boooks. What beautiful, soul searching songs which we started to sing
in
our Catholic churches! Please send me those great song books and also your Chri
stian poems. Please write me how I can repay you. I send you the best wishes for
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. J. D."

3.

FROM

CHURCH

MEMBERS

"To beloved Bro. and Sister Bajko. Peace be unto you. It was such great privi ledge for us to have you in our midst. We will never forget those blessed mo ments of fellowship and great preaching. We thank God for what you have done for
us. We thank you for your contribution toward the capital repair of our church
building and purchase of new pews. May the Lord bless you richly."

4.

FROM AN EVANGELIST IN POLAND

"Dear in Christ Bro. Bajko. It was so good to have you in our country, our chur
ches and homes. That great fellowship will never be forgotten and those
great
meetings, your advise, guidance and fulfillment of promises. Thank you for Mi crobus which we received. What a help in our ministry! We are every day on the
road to radio listeners, to small missiom stations, to revival meetings. We are
glad that not only in our Eastern area we have a microbus but also in Warsaw
and Ostroda,so now we can evangelize Poland and visit more of our churches and

have greater fellowship. May the Lord bless you richly. St. T."

5.

FROM

GRATEFUL

STUDENT.

"Dear Mr. Bajko and Committee, I would like very much to thank you for theS 200.scholarship. It was greatly needed and doubly appreciated. Sometimes
when
everything seems so bad I think the world is going to fall in. That is when the
Lord seems to come thru the most. I was really afraid I was going to end up
going home. I need the knowledge and Christian atmosphere received here. Thank
you for this opportunity to learn and serve Christ here at ECC. Because of Him,S."
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I wish there was more space to write. It is so good to see the fruits of
ministry and we thank God that we have this great priviledge to serve Him
that He is blessing us together with you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR,

the
and
o

GEORGE BAJENSKI JOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS

George Bajenski, son of a minister of the

Church

of Christ in Poland came in 1959 to USA to study

for the ministry under sponsorship of the Depart-

ment of Missions.

After spending 4 years at Eastern Christian

Col-

lege George went to Lincoln Christian

College
from which he graduated in 1964 with a BA degree
in ministry and in 1965 in sacred music.

After that he returned to Poland where he served

the Lord 4 years

In 1969 he came to USA and in December he married

Vera

K .

they returned to Poland where they setved

^jjjU
Tr

the Lord for 2 years.

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1973 George and Vera returned to USA where

'r-^-

George acquired the American citizenship and also

pursued graduate studies at Lincoln Christian Se~
minary where he received his HA degree.

^ ^ 9 7 5 George with family went to Europe

he served the Lord in Germany and Poland.

where

In July 1976 Bro. Paul Bajko after a visit to Poland and meeting with George,
V made George an offer to join the Department of Missions. The work in Poland is

^^rowing and requires concentrated and joined effort for greater accomplishments
and growth of the Kingdom of God.

George accepted the call and returned to USA

in December 1976.

Like all of those who work in the Dept. of Missions, George will also work under
the leadership of the Guidance Committee.

He is transferring his living - link

support to the Department of Missions. All support and living-link funds should
be sent to the Department of Missions, P.O. Box 629, Bel Air.Md.21014 with a no
te on the checks or money order: "Ring the Bells- George Bajenski".
The last two years George spent in Germany, Poland and visited Russia. He has a
great story to tell. He is available to speak in Churches, Faith Promise Rallies,
Mission Rallies, Youth gatherings, Christian Service Camps. Please write to the
Department of Missions for his speaking dates.
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS FOR 1976

A.

B.

The Department of Missions received from the Churches,

Sunday Schools, Missionary Rallies, Faith Promises,
Youth Groups and Individuals

S 80,988.79

EXPENDITURES:

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.
11.
12.

Living - link for Paul Bajko, Boleslaw Winnik and

secretarial-bookkeeping help
Housing and utilities

S 17,259.60
5,988.64

Insurances, Taxes, S/S, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

3,403.09

Travels by car, planes, car maintenance, annual

meeting of Guidance Committee
Deposit for special H.L. trip
Newsletter
Office supplies, telephone
Poland; preachers, relief, medicine, church buildings,
camp, radio
Christian literature. Bibles, song books
Scholarships
Contribution to Eastern Christian College
Miscellaneous: speakers, loan to George Bajenski
TOTAL

VERY

IMPORTANT:

Because

the

DEPARTMENT

OF MISSIONS

1,890.91
400.00
1,973.48
542.51

41,107.73
2,526.26
1,540.00
2,150.00
1,451.00
S 80,233.22

has it's own Bank

Account and all money sent to the Department of Missions is used toward
missionary work in Poland and USA, ALL checks or money orders should be issued

in such order:

DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS^ ECC

sent in Department of Missions

envelopes or addressed to DEPARTMENT of MISSIONS, P.O.Box 629, Bel Air,Md.21014.

If the money is designated for the living-link support of Paul Bajko, Boleslaw
Winnik, George Bajenski-Ring the Bells, etc; a note should be made on the check
but the checks should

NOT

BE

issued in the name of missionaries. This is

ruling.
Thank You very much.
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PERSONAL FILE
Date

Name in full

Complete address on field

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Complete forwarding address

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Names and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches:

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Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourage
other churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow a
visiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impos
sible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a respon
sible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the value

of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about
your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)
and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the
credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their
conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help
convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES to
spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom
mendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy of
each letter, thanks.)
NAMTi^.

Name

Rtrppt

Street,

rMy

7,r>r>P

City

Zone _

State.

Name and address of hometown newspaper.

Name and address of other papers which might carry stories of your work:

Street.

City.

Zone.

, State,

Street.

City^

Zone.

State.

Place of

Day ofhirth t3 Mnntli.

Vpar
19F7

Date.

Where baptiHPrl?

City

State.

On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion which you might care to
mention.

MARITAL STATUS:

MflrripH.

Single.

Date of mavWagP

Divorced.

Si

l9fe5

Widowed.

Where married?

Yovow^'o ,

Who solemnized your wedding?

List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:
(If your children have been adopted, please indicate.)
Name

day, month, and year

Place of their birth

V^gw"

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Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates;
Place

Service

/ ^of.

Dates

toce/

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SCHOOLING (high school and later):

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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hope
to accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leading
others into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space):

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c^ftry^,

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Evangelist*_J^l Bible College TeacherPublich School Teacher^

Homemaker___ DoctorNurse_^_ Social worker.

Radio mim'atry. ^

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Music teacher,

t/ .nhrlRtiaTi Service Camp

Maintenance of mission equipment^^^^_ Benevolenc6,^_^ Office work,

Linguistics
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Mother's full maiden name:

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Her occupation if employed outside the Vtnmp

What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local church.?.

FORWARDING AGENT:

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Where attend fihnrnh?.

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What duties are performed by the forwarding

Does the forwarding agent receive a Rfllary?.
Should money be sent to the forwarding agent nnly?,
In what form should funds be sent?,

If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the field, please explain the details of how to
do it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire.
Use the remainder of this sheet or an additional sheet to supply other information which you think
might be helpful to the staff of MISSION SERVICES in preparing news stories about your ministry:

PERSONAL FILE

Fehnjiiri^ / 37'^

Date

v^a/ewsA:/

Name in full

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pQ/fln<^7

Complete address on field

Complete forwarding address

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Name and address of Llvinglink church or churches:

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Street,
State.

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Names and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches:

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Please send along with this form copies of recommendations from churches which will encourage
other churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow a
visiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impos
sible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a respon
sible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the value

of your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about
your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)
and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, naturally the church should share the
credit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their
conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will help
convince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES to
spread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recom
mendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have now, and the others later.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy of
each letter, thanks.)
NAMT^

Name

Street.

Street,

City

State.

City_

Zone,

State.

Name and address of hometown newspaper.

Name and address of other papers which might carry stories of your work:

Street.

Street.

City^
Place of BIRTH.

Zone,

.State,

ToROnT(P

Day nfhlrfh ^7
Where hapHgftH?

City,

,State,

Zone.

V^gr 15^^'
To>r 0Uiio

Date,

1OVOU'f'^

City.

State,

On an extra page please describe any details regarding conversion which you might care to
mention.

MARITAL STATUS:

MarriftH

VX

Single,

Date of tifigrWggia

Divorced.

3^

Widowed.

Where married?

Who solemnized your wedding?

y
List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:
(If your children have been adopted, please indicate.)
Name

Place of their birth

LIuloU. Ill-

day, month, and year

1^7 V

Please list places of previous Christian service and what service you did. Give approximate dates:
Place

Service

Dates

SCHOOLING (high school and later):

Name of school

Ai^cohj

Location

Number of years

OM'

Degrees and date granted

CiuttUkouUiL

0^\t>

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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hope
to accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leading
others into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space):

Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field:

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Evangelist^__ Bible College TeacherPublick School Teacher.

Homemaker_!il_ DoctorNurse__ Social worker.

Radio miniatry.

Radio fniir>wiip

Music teacher. ^

Christian Service Camp

Maintenance of mission equipmenti_._ Benevolence.

. Office work

Linguistics

, Name other:

PARENTS:

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Father's name and home address:,

Wolf

...
Living,

,Rtrppt

His npr.iipfltinTi

Deceased.

Mukf Ctuk ifty. ^

Zone_^State.

Tg he a Christian? yes.J^.no.

What positions of leadership has he held in the local church?

What Christian service does he now do?

Mother's full maiden name:

Strppf lb Uuid'
Is she a Christian? Vpb ^ No

T.iVingr

nify

Rfgfp

Her occupation if employed outside the home

What leadership positions or Christian service has she rendered to the local nhurnh:?.

FORWARDING AGENT:

Mama .fVpQV^KW
City.

SeJ.

StrAgt 8o^ ^^9

ZoneSl2i^Lstatfi

Telephone:

75^-7gS'0

Where attend nhnrnh?.

City.

iUA.O>^g.

7.nnf> 2i0lh StatP

1^0

What duties are performed by the forwarding agent:

Does the forwarding agent receive a gfllary?.

f\0

Should money be sent to the forwarding agent only?,

In what form should funds be

If funds are to be sent directly to the missionary on the field, please explain the details of how to
do it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZONS readers and others who may inquire.
Use the remainder of this sheet or an additional sheet to supply other information which you think

might be helpful to the staff of MISSION SERVICES in preparing news stories about your ministry:

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TITik:

BAJENSKIS IN POLISH

George and Vera Bajenski, of "Rin^' the B^ls" golisl|

Mission, joined the staff of the Dep^tment?of Mi^psion^ ^

at Eastern Christian College in Bel ifir, Maiyland^ on
S

January 1, 1977.

He writes, "Our main responslbliiity is

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producing radio programs in the Polis'h language atld asC

slsting local workers in Poland in follow-up ministry

among our radio listeners.

Also worlcing with the

Department of Missions we_are involved in pu blishing

Christian literature in the Polish language, assisting

in spiritual and material support of |the Christian workjers

in Poland, relief ministry to Poland,' and wo rk

among

Polish and Russian speaking people here in t le United

States".

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George Bajenski was bom December |l3, 194 ),

into the

family of a church of Christ minister' in Pol ind.

He

graduated from high school in Poland in 1958

After onp

^ear at Christian Theological Academy' in Warsaw, Poland

le came to the U.S. in 1959 to study at Eastern Chris

tian College and completed his course'in 196J.

He also

took 34 years af graduate work at Lincoln Ch ristian

Seminary in Lincoln, Illinois, receiving the A.B. <Jegre^

Ln ministry in 1964, the A.B. degree in music in 1965,

ind the M.A. degree in missions in 19)5.

He began

^reaching in 1960 at Baltimore, Maryland,

'n Maryland, Illinois, GErmany, and Poland.

He has serve
George

acquired American citizenship in 1973! He w( rks well

irith youth and helped to start a Christian service camp

|.n Poland. Then when Paul Bajko visited Polf.nd in July,,

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1976, he enlisted George and his wlf^ in EC^*s mi^nistr^

to Poland. TKju^ a'fe

'RivWKL'Bsjyl^s'' Ccrvirni-l^

Chiifi-hnc: ^

^^rs. Vera Huk Bajenski was bom June 27, 1946,'to

She |received twoiyearq

Mr. and Mrs, John Huk in Toronto, Car^ada.

from high school there in 1965.

She griaduat^d

of training at Lincoln Christian Coll^ege in IllirWis ai^d

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one year at Cincinnati Bible Seminary, in Ohio.

ried George on December 31, 1969.

Th,ey have

She mar

one son,

Benjamin Peter, bom August 26, 1974.| Vera started

serving in Poland in 1971 with George| and th sy haye
served two terms of two years each.

The Bajenskis have a great story t|D tell,

available for churches, Falth-Promise| rallie

rallies, Christian service camps, and| conven
livinglink and service funds should bp sent
I

They are

mission |
ions.
:o

All.

the

Department of Missions, designated fop the Bijenskis,

It PO Box 629, Bel Air, MD 21014. Th^lr fie::d address ^s

Ir. and Mrs. George Bajenski, 802 Coconut Court, Apart-,
nent 2, Bel Air, MD 21014.

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DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS - Polish Ministry

Eastern Christian College
BEL AIR, MARYLAND 21014

MINISTRY:
Assistance in Establishment ol New Congregations Publishing of

Christian Literature and Song Books in Polish Language Spiritua]

MateYia! and Moral Support of Preachers in Poland Belief Ministry to
Poland Training Foreign Students New Testaments and Bibles to
Poland Bodio Ministry in Polish. Russian and Ukranian Languages
Follow-up Work of Radio Listeners by Correspondence Preaching in
Camps, Churches and at Rallies Work Among Foreign Speaking

George Bajenski,
Radio 6 Yoi<(h Minister

Paul Bajko,
Director

People in the United States ofAmerica Christian Service Camps and

Youth Ministry in Poland Cutting Christian Records
November, 1977

LIFE OF Christ and new testament heroes, visualized

Zycie Jezusa
Chrystusa

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Chrystusa^/vT.

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Over 20 years ago I saw the first copy of Life of Christ visualized in the
English language.

Holding that copy in my hands I thought: "What a wonderful weapon in winning

souls for Christ in Poland."

Poland is in 95% a Roman Catholic country. Many times, when Bible is offered
to Catholic people they will not accept it because, they say; "We
are not
interested in another religion". But they do not raelize that we do not want

to give them "another religion" but Christ, who is "the Way, the Truth,

and

the Life".

The Life of Christ, Vis. is the most ideal book to show that Way, Truth

and

Life and give the people new life.

As soon as the children, young people and adults see the cover of the

book

with a picture of Jesus, they become reverend, solemn and respectful.

Then

they turn te pages and read under each picture the Word of God - there is no
human interpretation - just pure Scripture taken from the New Testament.
The 3 books contain the whole life of Jesus Christ from His birth to Resur

rection with the outlined plan of salvation on the last page. Then the

rea

ders are lead into the Book of Acts - New Testament Heroes, Visualized.

After they read and studied the Life od Christ and New Testament Heroes,they
want to know more from the Word of God and they want to read the whole

New

Testament and the whole Bible.

In 1956 I met Bro. LaVerne Morse who gave me S 200.00 for publication of Life
of Christ, vis. in Polish.

First we translated and published the Life of Christ, vis. Book Nr. 3 in Po
lish and Russian languages and sent it to Poland. In the next couple
of
months thousand copies were gone and letter after letter arrived for more co

pies. The requests for this book came from all kinds of people: our

friends,

from strangers, from non-Christians, from Catholics, Protestants, priests,pastors, ministers. We were flooded with requests.
Then we started to work on translation of Book I and II and New
Heroes

Testament

I.

Here, in a wonderful way, the Church of Christ in Markle, Ind. came with fi
nancial help and we were able to publish this time 4 books - the complete
Life of Christ, vis. and first part of the Book of Acts.
It was gone again in a couple of months. More requests were coming, so we
had to repeat the publications almost every second year.
All our supplies are gone but requests are piling on our desk constantly from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Germany, England and other countries
where Polish people live.
Here I will quote few

letters;

"I turn to you with great petition. I just finished my studies at the Evan gelical school of Theology and I teach children in Bratislava. In the begin
ning it is hard to give to children biblical material which they will under
stand, so I am turning to you for help - please send me several copies of Li
fe of Christ, vis. May the Lord bless you. With respect, A.B."
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''l turn to you with great petition, please send me Life of Christ, vis. all 3'
books and New Test. Heroes. These books are mobilizing not only me but all my
neighbours to read pure Word of God, because colored pictures help us to undestand the Gospel. It is also easer for the children and youth to gain know
ledge from the Life of Christ, vis. Once more I beg you. I am praying for you
God bless you. M.O.".
I can quote letter after letter but these two will be sufficient to show what
blessed books they are. Many young as well as old souls accepted Lord Jesus
Christ as personal Savior because of these books.
But all our supplies are exhosted and we have to say "sorry, no more".
We prayed and planned to repeat the publications again, but found that the pri
ce is very high! It will cost S 1.00 per book plus shipment, nevertheless we
decided to go ahead believing that Lord will provide the funds. But Lord has
something greater in store for us:
We received good news from Poland that permission was granted to publish those
books in Poland. PRAISE GOD FOR SUCH GREAT NEWS!

After meeting with Bro. Small and Bro. Carter from Standard Publishing Co.per
mission was granted for publishing the books and Standard Publishing Co. made
color negatives for us for S 2,450.00 which is comparatively low price.
When this news letter will reach you negatives will be in Poland and 10.000
copies of each book will be printed in Poland - 50.000 copies all together.
Till this time we translated and published only 4 books, now it was added a
fifth book: New Test. Heroes II, so the whole Book of Acts will be completed.
As far as I know, so far only Polish translation has the whole set of 5 books.
On this publication we are saving at least S 40,000.00 by printing in Poland.
I do not know how much it will cost in Poland for paper, making plates
and
printing but it will cost several thousand dollars. Brethren in Poland will
make sacrifice to raise money but it will be impossible for them to carry the
whole load, so we ASK YOU in the name of the Lord, to help the Polish bre
thren to publish those great books which will lead many souls to Christ.
We are approaching the great Thanksgiving day in U.S. and soon after
that
Christmas. Our hearts are turned to those great events and the greatest gift
of God -

Jesus.

Please help to give Jesus to thousands of children, young people and old

i'oland and other countries by sending your special

LOVE GIFT

in

and OFFERING

toward the publication of 50.000 copies of Life of Christ, Vis. and Book

of

Acts, vis.

Permission by the Polish government is given for 1977 and everything should
be published this year!.

Please send your contributions to DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONS, P.O. Box 629, Bel
Air, Md. 21014 in enclosed envelope with notation at the bottom of the check
"Polish Life of Christ, vis.

We thank Christian Standard Co. for the permission and the negatives and

we

thank all of you who are concerned and interested in evangelization of Polish
people.
Yours in Christ,

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

IN OLSZTYN

-Am

Sergiusz Kobus

Olsztyn church was Che first Church of Christ established in Poland after the
Second World War in 1945. Bro. Sacewicz, Bro. Winnik and Bro. Korniluk were
the first members and preachers of that congregation.
The Church became very active and was known as the church with many special
projects: Help for the needy, establishment of orphanage, publication of song
books, etc.
The Lord was adding to the Church many through Christian baptism.
The Church had a choir of 24 members. The Church lead also special courses.for
choir leaders and church leaders. By 1949 it was the largest congregation in
Poland.

When Bro. Sacewicz moved to Warsaw to start a new work in 1947 and Bro. Winnik

in 1949, Bro. M. Korniluk became the minister of the church till his death in
1971. Olsztyn church was instrumental in establishing a congregation in Lidz.
Warm., Gorowo Ilawiec, Bartoszyce, Dzwierrzuty and other place's.
Bro. P. Bronowicki served as the minister from 1971 till May 1977. When Bro.
Bronowicki moved to B.P. to start a new work Bro. Sergiusz Kobus was called as
the minister of the church.

Bro. Kobus became Christian as a young person in his village in the eastern
part of Poland. He attended special Bible training course and was very active
in his home church. Later Bro. Kobus moved to Gdansk where for many years
he
was

assistant to the minister of the church.

In 1974 he was called to become

minister in Bialogard where he led many souls to Christ.

Bro. Kobus is dedicated man of God and hard working preacher. He is married and
has 2 children, both of them are married.
The Lord is blessing the ministry of Bro. Kobus and the Congregation.
Being close to Ostroda they are making great contribution to the Christian Ser
vice Camp.
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