our walk in Zakopane

                                                        Zakopane- Esterka & daddy

                                                                            Giewont mountain

The Idea of Church Through the Easthill Prism

Our stay over our dear friends' (Travis, Alexis and Emma Mielonen - http://www.reachpolska.info/) was possible because a number of factors, but Easthill's Church (http://www.easthill.org/) involvement was undeniably critical. For a number of years I (Chris) embraced the subconscious idea that a very healthy and active church, such as Easthill, may meet all the needs of a Christian hungry of God and seeking His/Her place among the body of believers. We were very positively impressed by basically all ministries, be it worship, pastoral ministry, Bible school or missions. Some of the events, such as Church on the Lawn simply blew us away. And yet, in the thick molasses of people devoted to God and ready to reach out to visitors and newcomers, it dawned on me that nothing can emulate your own relationship with God. I do not make a revolutionary discovery, writing these words, but it is a truth that won my heart in the most convincing and peaceful way. Church is hardware for us as software. We can't do much without it, but it won't do anything without either.
We want to use this opportunity to say "thank you" to all Easthill people who were somehow behind making it possible for us to come. Easthill YOU ROCK!

A Few Thoughts On Blog's Profile

Having decided that we'd be nurturing a thought pool/event update called blog meant that we would need to establish something of our blog personality. It does not mean that our goal was to put on a mask and conceal certain aspects of who we are, but rather decide on what our focus will be. Even though we have devoted some time and thought to that goal, we must admit that we finally decided that our blog will be a natural conduit for sharing something that is important here and now, without putting some kind of theme perimeter. If it is to be our journey, then we need to "log" good and bad weather, immense landscapes as well as minute details, metaphorically speaking.

The Very First Post

Hello everybody. For those of you whom we know any kind of introduction is by understandably unnecessary. However, we do hope to encounter new people in the future and that's why a perfunctory description of who we are might be helpful. Ours is a family of four: Tamara (the younger daughter), Estera (the older daughter), Weronika (Veronique) and Krzysztof (Christopher). Currently we live in the south of Poland, in a town called Nowy Targ (literally New Market), just 90 minutes south of Krakow (Cracow). There are a number detailed characteristics as far as our family, but hopefully they'll be revealed step by step with some thoughts and facts we'll be posting. The crucial aspect which defines us is that we are a family which strives for as much God in their life as possible. This statement may sound arrogant and the fruit of this desire might not be abundant, yet it is true to what we treasure in our hearts. 

We'd like this blog to be an opportunity for you to leave comments and prayer requests (!), but also ask questions and simply fellowship with us.

God bless you all and talk to you soon <><