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"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah
WHO ARE WE?

Global Missionary Ministries has its historical

roots with the Toronto-based TCM mission of the

1950's and was established as a separate organiza

tion in 1976. Today it is an independent Christian
mission incorporated as a charitable organization
both in Canada and the USA. Its primary activities
take place in Central and Eastern Europe (particular
ly in the countries of Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and
Lithuania). The reason for our existence is to "pre
sent the unchanging message of Christ to a changing
world."

In the early days of our history, when communism

maintained a strong grip on Central and Eastern
Europe, radio was our main tool for evangelistic out
reach. It was during this time that John K. Huk
(1907-1987), a Belarusian-born preacher, pioneered
this work. Later it was continued with the assistance

We also involve ourselves in a Christian litera

ture ministry. This includes translating, printing and

distributing literature in the Russian, Belarusian,
Ukrainian and Polish languages.
Working in close association with local believers,
we carry on evangelistic ministries that include
preaching and teaching, starting new churches, orga
nizing Christian concerts, conducting Bible seminars,
assisting in benevolent outreach to needy people,
developing ministries for the disabled and assisting in
a new Messianic work \r\ Warsaw.
All of these involvements have caused us to modi

fy our mission's name to Global Missionary

Ministries. Presently there are 3 full-time missionary
staff working from our Mississauga, Ontario, office
and more than ten national coworkers in Europe with
whom we maintain a regular working relationship.

of Charles Branum, George Repetski, George

Bajenski and several other dedicated Christian men

and women. With great eagerness they strove to

take Christ's Gospel to all who were deprived the
privilege of hearing it. During this period we were
known as Global Missionary Radio Ministries.
Following the collapse of communism in the late
1980's we established closer working ties with the
believers who lived in this part of the world. In part
nership with them, we were able to teach and assist
in developing different approaches to Christian min
istries. Thus, a cassette ministry was added to
GMM's radio ministry. For program preparation we
began using local believers and we started broad
casting over local stations. In Poland we assisted in
establishing a private radio station from which we

have unlimited access to broadcast Christian pro

grams.

Another important aspect to our outreach in

Europe is the camp ministry. Working with local

believers, we organize camps for children, young

Missionaries of Global Missionary Ministries:

L to R.: George and Vera Bajenski,
George Repetski

people and students, and Bible conferences for

adults. Thanks to an existing camp facility in the city

of Ostroda, every year over 1,000 different campers
are being reached with the Gospel. Recently, we
have extended a similar outreach to children and

young people of neighboring countries such as

Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania. Also, for the first time
GMM initiated a very successful camp for Jewish
children from Eastern Europe.
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Jls tfie Lord Uads us into anotker year of Cfirisitan

sevice, -we Coo^forward zuitfi. great e?(pectations to neio
chaKenges Before us. 'But it is untfi even greater anticipa
tion that we Coo^forward ..for tfie oCessed fiope, the
gCorious appearing of our great God and Savior !)esus

Christ" (Titus. 2:13).

9^ay this year Be afruitfuC onefor you, as together we

continue to serve the Lord.

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1998

NO. 1

WORDS OF GRATITUTE FROM OUR COWORKERS

From the northwest-

We thank God for those days that we couid spend

together, for the opportunity of telling children about
Christ. These children in turn tell their parents about
Christ, also they tell other children about him. This is
the way we evangelize our people."
Brother Vladimir, from

^ s o u t h w e s t e r n Belarus,
sincerely thank
assistance

during this past year,

our people as they listen
to the message of Christ.There are about 50,000 lis
teners in our area. God's blessings are due to the

when we were able to

"5^1^

fact that we do not preach some kind of rituals, but

Christ as the crucified, risen and coming Savior.
Because of this, the city and regional authorities will

jfc had acamp program for

\v

ingly open their doors to us to come into their educa

tional institutions and student residences with the

message of Jesus Christ. In 1997 we regularly visited

our radio listeners in the city and surrounding
regions, and over 50 times we conducted evangelis
tic services. Praise God! We ask you to continue
praying for us and support us in this evangelistic
effort. God says through one of his prophets: 'Do not
be silent!'"

f| . begin construction work

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church buildgrateful

to all brothers and sis

ters who participated in

this program. After you had visited with us we con
ducted three more evangelistic services and each
time people repented before the Lord. Our church is

growing as new people keep coming. We also contin

ue our children's work. Our Sunday school has new
children in it whose parents do not attend our ser
vices. We are thankful to God for sending such
blessings to our church. We believe that this news
will also encourage you and bring you joy, for your
and our labor in the Lord's vineyard is not in vain."

From
^

Dimltry

of

Minsk, Belarus, we read:

workers of Global Mis-

sionary Ministries sever-

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many of their parents are

attending our services, we know that this is the result
of your service.
After camp a teacher from the school recently
asked me: 'What have you done with the school chil
dren? They're completely different from what they
were before.' And so, now it's much easier to tell the
teachers that Jesus changes every sinner that comes
to him. For the closing program of the camp we invit
ed parents and teachers. Many came. Also, a group
of students from the teacher's college. One girl in this
group saw how our children were repenting and
asked herself the question: why do they have to
repent? Are they so sinful? This question did not give
her any peace. So she started attending services,
and also repented and now she is a baptized believ
er! As a result of the camp, over 100 children from
non-believing families attend our Sunday school."

^ had a wonderful experi-

ence in working with

them: preparing and
broadcasting radio programs,
organizing
camps for children, delivering of humanitarian
aid, being involved in a
literature ministry, preaching in evangelistic meet
ings, etc. One noticeable trait of their approach to
ministry in our country is their sensitivity to under
standing our culture and particularities of our life.
They always try to help us in a way that is advanta
geous to us. We are very grateful to God and all
brothers and sisters who are supporting them.
For a long time we will remember our most recent
visit with you. Your advice concerning our future min
istry has been helpful and we appreciate it. We thank
the Lord that he has honored us by allowing us to
work with you."

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Lithuania, Viktor writes: '

conducting children's work at camps in

Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania

helping in a new work among people of Jewish

extraction in Warsaw

For all of this extensive help in spreading Christ's

Gospel among our people we wish to express our
gratitude to all who pray and support us in these min
istries. As the adage states, God will reward you."
From Warsaw, Poland, Andrew writes:

jy|M&|pV your personal involve-

"During 1998 the

Christian Fellowship

financial

and spiritual undergird-

ing. We are happy that we can serve in the Kingdom

of God together, bringing the Gospel to people
around us. In our country this was something com
pletely newa children's Christian camp. For chil
dren and their parents that live in the surrounding
region the camp was a wonderful event and great
testimony to others that God was with us. The good
seed of the Gospel message was sown in the hearts
of the children. We pray that it will bring, in due
course, its harvest. We thank you for all of your
involvement and for the help of other contributors
who aided us in purchasing an old run-down building
that will serve as our house of prayer."

0Ourcoworkers in
Warsaw, Poland, Donna,

writes the following.

"As GMM's coordina

te say that it gives me

various mission activi

Church in Warsaw will

mA ^,ji

celebrating its 50th

anniversary. The fact

that our church is today

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largest and
JL
most influential
centers

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of evangelical Christiani-

'

ty in Poland is, to some

extent, the result of the

work of GMM. In spite of

the fact that GMM is not one of the largest mission
organizations known to us, it is, nevertheless, one of
the most faithful missions, co-author of our success
es."

is ivhy, e-ver since I heard of your strong faitk in

the LorcC^esus and of the Cove you have for Christians every
where, I have never stopped thanlqng ^odfor you
"Ipray that your hearts ziM Be flooded udth tight so

thatyou can see something of the future he has catkdyou

toshare" CEph. 1:15-16,18 L'B).

ties, conducted by GMM

in our country. I have
opportunity to see how

by this work. I would like

to. jj_st some of the involvements that we are able to

carry on together with GMM:

maintaining a recording studio in our Warsaw

Church building
preparing Christian radio programs and broad

casting them over various stations

preparing and distributing audio cassettes with

B' the work at Ostroda

thankful for assistance in

1 Camp from its begin-

sermons and Bible lessons

recording Gospel songs and children choruses

for cassettes

overseeing the work of Ostr6da Camp min

istries

translating, printing and distributing Christian

literature

organizing musical programs for evangelistic

purposes

initiating benevolent activities to needy and dis

abled persons
arranging work in local congregations for shortterm mission groups from Canada and USA

nings in 1971 and up to

the
present
time.
Throughout the years

thousand young
A several
people gave
their lives to

the Lord. Many of them today are pastors and church

leaders in all parts of Poland. Thank you for helping
us also in the work of local churches, especially in
Warsaw and Katowice, where I used to serve as pas
tor. Also, I would like to thank you for all your encour
agement and and help in our missionary outreach to
Jewish people in Warsaw. This is a new ministry in
Poland that not everyone fully understands yet. But
we thank God for your support of us in this work. You
are a great blessing to many of us in Poland."

with God's help I have been able to manage. I hope

to graduate in a shorter time of either 3 or 3.5 years.

BENJAMIN BAJENSKI MEMORIAL FUND

As we have done in previous years, we wish to

inform you concerning some students that were
helped through the ministry of the BBMR
Alyona Lazuta from

I really enjoy my studies here, yet I am trying to finish

them as soon as possible, so that I can return to
Poland to minister to people's needs."

'Dearfriends, zve tHan^aCC cfyou who ma^ contribu

Minsk, Belarus, whose

tions to the 'Benjamin 'Bajcnsf^ Memorial Jund through

which ive are a6(e to assist students, such as Myona and
Luf^ in their studies, so that they may minister to others,
as they are now Being ministered to. '3y yourgiving you
faciCitate such students to [earn in preparation for a
future Christian ministry, 'that the man of Qod may 6e
truly equippedfor everygoodluorfi (2 Tim. 3:17).
Throughout the year pCease remember this chaCtenge
and opportunity to serve through the 'Benjamin 'Bajenski
i\{emoria[^und.

'Where, O death, is your

victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' Since the sin

of Adam, death gained victory over man, but Jesus
overcame the power of death through his own death
and resurrection. My grandfather died several years
ago. He did not believe in God during his lifetime
because he was a communist. It was very sad to see
him dying, which for him was a passing into nothing
ness. Almost at the same time my mother-in-law,
who was a Christian, also passed away. Of course, it
was not easy for members of the family to see her
suffering from cancer, but each night when we left

LIVING MEMORIALS

In memory of/Given by

Benjamin Bajenski
North Industry Christian Church
George & Halina Petetski
Ruth Huk

John & Faye Ptunkett

Isabelle Binkley

her alone we told her; 'If not tomorrow, then we'll see

you soon in Heaven.' The assurance that we, as

believers, will be resurrected to a new life and reunit
ed with people dear to our hearts gives us strength
to live in the dark valleys of life."

Gordon & Rebecca Souder

David & Mary Maksimov

Nadia Maksimow

John K. Huk, Sr.

George & Halina Petelski

Also, here are a few

words from a
dent whose

Robert & Ann Marwick

stuMr. & Mrs. J. Forsiuk

testimony we printed in a
previous issue of "The

Olga Forsiuk

Crier."

Sue Harrison's stepmother

A. Nettie Forsiuk

name is Luke

Bajenski. I am currently
3 sophomore at Hope

Frieda Rossoi

John Huk, Jr.

Ruth Huk

International University

(previously

Pacific

Mary Huk
Robert & Ann Marwick

Christian College), majoring in Church Ministry

with a concentration on preaching. I am also intern

ing at Parkcrest Christian Church in Long Beach,
CA, and am serving as an Information Access
Technician at the school's library. Putting all of these
activities together, presents quite a challenge, but

Mary & John Meiashenko

Walter & Margaret Friesen
Fred Posnikoff & Alice Humeny
Posnikoff Family

GMM Missionaries: George & Vera Bajenski, George Repetski

Global Missionary Ministries 4141 Dixie Road, Box 20 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W4X9
Tel. (905) 564-3578 Fax. (905) 564-6732

Forwarding USA address: Box 104 Geneva, Ohio 44041 Address Correction Requested
Published 6 times a year

Printed in Canada

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"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

"Tell them...
Global

Preach the Word...

Missionary

Ministries

Ring the Bells...

is

Christian mission dedicated to the task of

spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ

to parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
This is at the heart of our mission's state

ment of purpose. We believe in the validity

of this message and we act upon the
authority of God's Word. We are proud to
be a part of a church movement
that believes in fulfilling God's
mission. It is with joy that we
look fon/vard to attending the

North American Christian

Convention in St. Louis which

iLyS
iltilffl

will reiterate this year the chal-

known as "Ring the Bells-Polish Mission."

Now, 34 years later, following many
changes in our personal lives and many
changes that daily take place in this world,
we are returning to St. Louis. And what do
we see? The fact that the message has not
changed! Some words might have changed
slightly, but the urgency to speak forth

God's Word hasincreased."For

there is no other name under

heaven given to men by which

we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
The bells keep ringing: Tell
them before it is eternally too

... - nor

late. Tell them that "God so

loved the world that He gave

His one and only Son" (John

lenging theme of "Tell them..."

This convention coinciden- ^fljn

tally brings to our memory the kfljjjjjL
year of 1964 when George |l|i^M
Bajenski, being a student at
Lincoln
Christian
College,

*1

attended his first NACC in St.

Louis. The theme of that convention was "Preach the Word."

3:16). Tell them that Jesus is

V coming soon. Yes, the story

: ^

must be told, and we have been

given this responsibility.

George was asked to sing at

the opening session of the convention. He
gave his rendition of the well-known song,
"Ring the Bells." He changed the words
slightly by singing "Preach the Word, let the
whole world know." This song was sung
several times during the 1964 convention

happy to inform you

that Vera and George Bajenski

will be in St. Louis this year for
the

North American Christian

Convention representing Global Missionary

Ministries. They will be very happy to meet
some of their "old" friends and make some

new ones. They will be glad to share what

God is doing in our lives and GMM's min
istry in Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and

and, thus, became the theme of our min

istry. When George returned to his home

Lithuania.

land, his work here in North America was

be #709.

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The story must be told."

GMM's missionary booth exhibit will

MAY-JUNE, 1998

NO. 3

"Remember Your Creator"

previous seasons we have seen thousands

of children and young people come to our
camps and different youth meetings.
Hundreds of them committed their lives to

In the past all forms of organized church

work with children and young people In
communist countries was not permitted. So
when new freedoms arrived, we were chal

lenged by many requests from our partners

in Central and East Europe. We welcomed
these greater opportunities for work among
young people In the post-communist world,
for we firmly believe that the Bible has
something to offer for all of our human
needs. A wise man in the Bible, King
Solomon, stated: "Remember your Creator
In the days of your youth before the days of
trouble come" (Ecc. 12;1).
But how can they remember or know

the Lord. It must have been pleasing to God

to hear their sincere prayers and listen to
their harmonious singing: "O Lord, our God,
how majestic Is Your name in all the earth.
You have set your glory above the heavens.
From the lips of children and infants You
have ordained praise" (Ps. 8:1-2).
With this in mind we have planned
another full schedule of summer activities.

Our partners have been diligently working

to lay the groundwork, and now it is our turn
to respond to their needs. However, we can
see that we will need much help to keep up

Him unless we will tell them? There are

thousands of parents whom we know that

are living in that part of the world who do
not know God because, when they were
young, they lived in an atheistic state where
God and religion had no official part. Now,
however, they want their children to have a
better life and future. They like to send
them to Sunday school, vacation Bible
school or camp. But where? This is a little

with our commitments. During the months

of June, July and August we will need an
additional $15,000 to keep our summer
youth ministry in Central and Eastern
Europe in operation.

North America that

Let me describe some of our scheduled

churches in some of these post-communist

involvements. As you read these words we

lands have long lists of children who desire

to attend church youth activities but cannot.

Jewish children that come to

known fact

here in

have In the Ostr6da Camp a large group of

us from

Russia and Ukraine for three weeks of spir

itual and physical enrichment. This is the
second time in our mission's history that we

There is not enough space for them and

often times a shortage of teachers. We do
not want this to happen in any place where
GMM is Involved. We want to accept and
teach the "Way of the Lord" to all children
who might be within our reach.
We believe the teaching of the Bible is
true, namely, that we need to "train a child
in the way he should go, and when he is

dren. This is possible because of the dili

gent work of our Polish partner, Kazik
Barczuk, Pray with us for wisdom to be
given to our teachers. Pray that many chil
dren will recognize who their Saviour and

old, he will not turn from it" (Prov. 22:6). In

true Messiah is.

have been able to minister to Jewish chil

Immediately after this we will have two

weeks of junior camp for Polish children.
This camp Is usually overflowing with chil
dren. Our prayer is that God will provide us
with effective teachers, parents and staff
members who will attend to all the physical
and spiritual needs of these children.
Following this group there will be two
weeks of junior-high camp. This will include
mostly Polish girls and boys. However, we
have already been asked whether a
Belarusian group of young people can
come. We are willing to accept them but we
know that finances will determine their

coming. In other words, GMM will have to

pay their traveling and living expenses at
the Ostroda Camp. This camp will provide
an additional attraction in that a group of
American students will come and teach

them to play baseball.

Then we will have three weeks of camp
for high school and college youth. These
camps are known for their Bible teaching
and basketball. These are usually very
active and challenging weeks of camp.
During this camp there will be plenty of food
both for body and soul. To make it even
more interesting there will be professional
help from American youth including a bas
ketball coach from Kentucky's Louisville
Southeast Christian Church. We would ask

you to pray for the young people as they

play and as they pray, so that they will be
alert and many of them will open their
hearts to the Lord.

There are also plans for a Singles'

camp, a family camp, even a "Golden Age"
camp for campers in their fifties. During the
last week of August the Annual Church
Conference will be facilitated at Ostroda

Camp Christian.
In addition to all of our programs in
Ostroda, we are also committed to assist in

similar camp activities and vacation Bible

school programs in cities such as: Lutsk,
Ukraine; Kobryn, Belarus; and in Solech-

niki, Lithuania. In these places we conduct

ed similar programs with our partners in the
past. Now local believers are continuing on
their own. However, they strongly depend
on our financial help and encouragement.
Thus, another full summer schedule is

before us. We would ask you, our friends

and partners, to remember us and this min
istry in your prayers. Somebody stated that
"the more prayer, the more power from on
high." Dear friends, we depend on these
prayers.

Traditionally it has been our experience

that during the summer months mission
giving is very low, but we would like to see
it not happen this summer. We are present
ing these needs to the Lord and pray that
He will answer. Knowing that God responds
to the need of the hour through his people,
we ask you to consider the possibility of
assisting us through prayers and financial
undergirding. You are the only channel of
blessings that we have in this ministry. We
would kindly ask you to send us your spe
cial contribution for this summer's children's

ministries. During the next three months, as

we have previously stated, we will need an
additional $15, 000. For the support of one
child at camp this year we need $10 per
day. Many local campers will pay their fees
in full, but we will have to supplement fees
for others who cannot afford to pay for
themselves. Still others, including those
coming from Eastern Europe, will have to
be fully financied by GMM.

ii
some
neces-

Summer Challenges

will you help us sponsor one child at

$10 per day? or more than one?
will you help us purchase the needed
dishwasher that will cost $4,000?
GMM Missionaries: George & Vera BajenskI, George Repetski
Global Missionary Ministries
4141 Dixie Road, Box 20 Misslssauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 4X9
Tel. (905) 564-3578 Fax. (905) 564-6732

Forwarding USA address: Box 104 Geneva, Ohio 44041 Address Correction Requested
Published 6 times a year

Printed in Canada

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"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

The Gospel Continues to be Preached

Every time that I travel and minister in
the countries in which GMM works I come

away grateful to the Lord that, in spite of dif

ficulties that our people face, the Gospel
continues to be preached. This is visible in
various forms of ministry. I would like to tell
you about some of them, as I observed
them.

real to them as the light of the Christ's

Gospel penetrates their hearts. The fact
that secular Jews are even coming out to a
Christian

Jewish

outreach

is

reason

enough for wonder. Following Friday's

Shabbot, on the 18th of May the Christian
Fellowship Church in Warsaw conducted a
special Saturday evening service to
remember and commemorate two unique

Ministry to Jewish Communities

One example of this is an outreach min
istry to the Jewish community in Poland
and countries of the former Soviet Union. I

was present at two Shabbots that took

place in Warsaw. One was a special time as
Christian Jews from various parts of Poland
came together to celebrate. The Friday
evening meeting is the beginning of Shabbot. It is a time of gathering for a meal and
fellowship with Scripture reading and pray
ers. The Lord has used Kazik and Dorothy,
our coworkers, to begin this outreach to the
secular Jewish community in Warsaw.
Kazik's efforts have been noticed by the
leaders of Jewish organizations in Poland.
Some Jews from these organizations have
begun to attend and they hear the message
of Jesus being their Messiah. Already there

events: the 55th year since the Jewish

Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw against the
Nazis and the 50th year since the creation
of Israel as a state. Dignitaries from the
Jewish community in Warsaw and Israel
were present. The fact that non-Christian
Jews would come to a Christian gathering
in honour of events significant to the Jewish
people speaks of the impact that Kazik and
his coworkers are having. During June our
Ostroda Camp hosted a special camp for
Jewish children from

Poland,

Ukraine,

Belarus and Russia. Please continue to

are those that have come to believe and re

ceive Jesus as their true Messiah, Saviour

and Lord.

Others come for the fellowship, although

they are not believers. We believe that the
Lord will change their hearts and become
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Friday evening Shabbot service

JULY-AUGUST 1998

NO. 4

remember Kazik and his helpers in your

prayers for God's continual blessings and
leading in their lives.
The Gospel Through Music
My next stop was in Moscow, Russia.
Yevgeny is a young man that heads up a
Christian mission called Logos, which is
dedicated to spreading the Gospel mes
sage through the medium of music. We
have asked this mission to assist us in

reprinting John K. Huk's songbook, Hymns

of Victory. Our friends in Moscow have gra
ciously consented to do that. Already they
wrote some of the music score and words

on computer. The book will contain 300

pages and will Include songs that Brother
Huk translated into Russian during his life
time. There will also be some new songs
that today's Christians are singing in
Russia. It is hoped that the book will be out
by the end of this year.
I had the wonderful privilege of being
present at a church where Logos' choir and
orchestra presented an Easter cantata.
What an uplifting experience to hear the
Easter story being played and sung by
accomplished musicians. Logos mission
uses the medium of sacred concerts as a

tool of evangelism. People in Russia are

not generally coming in great numbers to
special evangelistic meetings, as before,
but they gladly come to hear a sacred con
cert by an accomplished choir and musi-

G. Repetski. preaching in Minsk

clans. This Is followed by an evangelistic

message.

Preaching in Churches in Belarus

The Lord gave me another opportunity
to preach in several churches throughout
Belarus. At this point I was joined by a
friend, John Rekart, a member of one of our

supporting congregations in Beaverton,

Oregon. Together we visited several con
gregations to obsen/e their ministries and
learn of their progress and needs. In two
congregations the Lord opened the door to
a children's ministry for next year. We laid
plans with the local leaders of the
"Jerusalem" Church in Minsk and "Bethany"
Church in Kobryn to have a team of chil
dren's workers come from America to help
out in conducting a Daily Vacation Bible
School. We look fonward to this venture

with great anticipation and will be doing

preparatory work for it.
The Gospel is being preached in many

places throughout Belarus. In talking with

some Christian leaders we learned that the

Orthodox Church receives preferential

treatment from the government of Belarus.
This makes it more difficult for all Protestant

groups. Nevertheless, in spite of such diffi

culties, churches continue to preach the
Youth choir in Moscow church

Gospel. There are new church buildings

the believers will be used of God to bring

their neighbours to the Lord.

Literature Ministry
I was able to meet with Brother Vladimir

Bethany Church expansion

K., a well known lay preacher in Minsk, who

in the past preached a series of instructive
messages on the 11th chapter of Hebrews,
the "faith chapter." He later compiled a book
from his sermons in the Russian language.
In view of the fact that there are very few
good evangelical Christian books in
Belarusian, we were given permission by

throughout the country. Some congrega

tions are putting up new buildings and do

the author to translate his work into

Belarusian. The translation has now been

not have the financial resources that we are

completed and we are now checking it

through for the final time. Some of the cor
rected final copy was left in Minsk, which
will eventually be part of the whole book.
We hope to print this book sometime next
year. This book will be call many people
who love and use the Belarusian language

used to. Yet, progress in construction con

tinues. Those church building projects that
were approved in the past are continuing.
On the other hand, it is becoming increas
ingly difficult for new congregations to reg
ister and seek out an appropriate place of
worship. In some places throughout the
country it is easier to evangelize than in
others. It all depends on local officials.
One congregation that GMM supports is
"Bethany" Church in Kobryn. Brother Vladi
mir gives leadership to this church. The be
lievers there have completed their first
building that will serve as a Christian edu
cation facility in the future, although at the
present time it serves as the main church
building. Right next to it the local believers
continue to build their "house of prayer"
(church edifice). John and I were present to
see how the bricklayers continue to lay one
brick on top of the other. The time is coming
when this building will be finished. More
importantly, with each passing year new
people are finding Christ in this church and
being baptized. Soon their present building
will prove inadequate to house all that will
be coming to the sen/ices. The church is
located on the southern side of the city
where there is a whole new area of private
homes and apartment buildings. Pray that

to consider their need to have true Biblical

faith and to follow the examples of the

heroes of the faith that are mentioned in

Hebrews chapter 11.

Ctiurch in Salchininkai, Lithuania

Our final stop was in Salchininkai,

Lithuania. This is close to the Lithuanian-

Belarusian border. Our good friend, Viktor,

labours in this city where Catholicism pre
dominates. Only a small group of people
gather to praise the Lord in the local Bela-

Brother Viktor (on right) with coworkers

Family Wedding

Work with children

rusian Centre, a facility that the congrega

tion rents. Some of you will remember that
last year GMM and some of their friends
from the USA and Poland conducted a chil

Tim Repetski, son of George and Lucille

Repetski, and Melissa Peron, daughter of
Tony and Brigitte Peron, were married in
Toronto on the 4th of July. Many guests
from far and near came, including relatives.
It was a most memorable occasion as we
all asked the Lord to bless their union in

dren's camp. Viktor told us that those same

matrimony. The day was beautiful and so

children see him on the streets of Salchinin-

was the wedding ceremony and time of fel

lowship that followed. Our prayers go with

kai and tell him how much they enjoyed

their time with us. Already the seed of the

Gospel has been planted in their hearts.
But the parents do not want others to see

the young couple for God's continued

blessings in their new life together.

their children attend a congregation of

Bible-believing Christians. Please pray that
the Lord will continue to use Viktor and his

LIVING MEMORIALS

family in reaching out to this needy com

munity. In June they were planning a 3-day
evangelistic tent meeting outreach. We
thank the Lord that they were able to pur
chase prime property for a church building
in the center of the city, but many things
need to be worked out before a house of

worship will be put up. Do remember this

need also.

In memory of/Given by

George Repetski
Fred Posnlkoff & Alice Huminy
The Posnikoff Family
Mary Huk
Velma & Lee Farrell

GMM Missionaries: George & Vera Bajenski, George Repetski

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zmzfi

"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

BE READY

In a previous issue of 'The Crier" we

shared with you that our Christian camp in
Poland was in urgent need of a dishwash
er. Today we are happy to inform you that
we were able to purchase and install this
needed appliance in time for a busy sum
mer schedule at our Ostroda Camp
Christian. Please accept sincere thanks
from the camp's administration and from us
personally for praying and helping us finan
cially in order that this project could be suc
cessfully completed.
In this Issue of 'The Crier" you will see a
pictorial oven/iew of some of our mission

had the authority to close down the camp If

any problems were found with any of the
facilities or property. But we thank God that
everything was in ordereven our kitchen
had a

new look because of some new

equipment and the newly installed dish

washer. Friends, thank you for making even
this possible! We continued our camp pro
gram and with deep relief we praised God.
Nevertheless, a thought came to mind.
What would have happened if we were not
ready for this unexpected inspection?

activities conducted this summer in Poland

and Ukraine. However, before this presen

tation I would like to describe one day at
camp and share with you a short reflection
from Scripture that it brought to my mind.
It was late in July. Ostr6da Camp was in
full operation. During this particular week
we had a large group of teenage campers.
The day started out as usual with music
and a friendly wake-up call over the loud
speaker system. Then it was quiet time,
devotions, breakfast and all morning activi
ties were to follow. All of a

sudden we

noticed several cars pulling up with unex

pected visitors in them! They were the
police, a fire department inspector, public
utility and sanitation department represen
tatives and an official from the Education

Department. All had come at one time to

Inspect the camp ground facilities. They

VOLUME 21

George BaJenskI preaching in Ukraine

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER, 1998

NO. 5

Friends, we all know quite well that Jesus

is returning some day. He is the rightful
owner of this universe. He created it all. In

Mark 13:34-37 He presents Himself as a

man taking a far journey, who left His house
and gave authority to His servants. To every
man He gave his particular work to do and
commanded the porter to watch: "Watch ye
therefore, for ye know not when the Master of
the house cometh..." Yes, we are the ones to

whom He has committed His property. Our

time, our talents and possessionsall are
His. We are His stewards. Are we ready for
the great day of account-giving before our
Master?

'98 SUMMER CAMPS AND

EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH IN POLAND
AND UKRAINE

In our "old" church hymnal one can find

the familiar Gospel song, "Give of Your Best
to the Master." He truly desen/es it...in every
stage of our lives. God really loves us and
how beautiful when we can give Him the
prime days of our lives! This is why GMM
devotes much of its time working with chil
dren and young people in Poland, Ukraine,
Belarus and Lithuania.

Bible study at Camp Christian, Ostrdda

Camp property served as a playground,

school and church for over a thousand peo
ple of various ages, languages and different
cultural groups of Central Europe.
During the first three weeks of June we
hosted a group of Jewish children that came
to Poland from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

We were able to study the Bible with them,

sing, even dance with them praising God for
such a joyous time together.
As soon as the Polish school system dis
missed our children for summer vacation.
Ostr6da was filled with

Polish children.

During two weeks of Junior Camp we had a

group of 12 visiting children from Lithuania.
They came from a similar camp we con-

Once again during this year the Ostr6da

Portion of new kitchen equipment

Meal time for campers, Poland

Kitchen crew In Ukraine

challenged with Bible messages and the

sport of basketball under the guidance of
coaches from Indiana and the Louisville
Southeast Christian Church. There were

many cuts and bruises, but also many broken

hearts for Jesus!

Talented flute-playing camper In Ukraine

ducted in Lithuania last year. We then hosted

a large group of intermediates together with
10 such visitors from Belarus and a group of
friendly American students from a California
Bible college They attempted to teach our
campers the game of American softball! All of
this was surrounded by solid Bible teaching,
resulting in many decisions to follow Christ.
The next 3 weeks belonged to the high
school and college-age students. They were

4. -

Service with MIsslo Musica and campers

During the month of July we were also

involved in a church camp near Lutsk,
Ukraine. Three years ago we introduced this
church to an organized youth camp ministry
and now, praise the Lord, they themselves
continue this type of work. We continue to
assist them in their outreach to poor children
from a local orphanage and children's home.
Later in August we were involved in a fam
ily camp, a church and youth conference and
an adult-age carnp at Ostroda. This whole
summer's camp ministry in Europe proved to
be both beautiful and very fruitful.

I
Campers' farewell and thank you gift

MISSIO MUSICA
EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH
What is "Missio Musica?" This is an asso

ciation of Christian professional musicians

and singers in Poland. Most of them are
young people, still students at music acade

message of Christ being proclaimed and

hundreds responded to invitations. We
praise God and share this with you thanking
you for your prayers and financial support
that was used for God's glory.
LIVING MEMORIALS

mies. Some are members of our Warsaw

Christian Fellowship Church, others live and

study in various Polish cities. They belong to
different Christian and evangelical churches.
Two things that keep them together is that
they love the Lord and they love to use their
musical talents for God's glory. They play
and sing at church meetings, conduct con
certs and take an active part in various evan
gelistic meetings. GMM has worked with
them previously for meetings in Poland,
Lithuania and Belarus. This year we spent a
wonderful 16 days together in northwestern
Ukraine, singing and witnessing about our
Lord. During this time we conducted 24
meetings in church buildings, clubs, cultural
centers, on streets, in parks and even at one
tourist resort center. Thousands heard the

"And this is the will of God, that I

should not lose even one of all

fftose He has given me, but that I ^881^

should raise them to eternal life

on the last day." John 6:39

In memory of/Given by

Benjamin Bajenski

Luise Buller

Peter & Marsha Huk

Fred Posnikoff & Alice Humlny

Nady Posnikoff
The Posnikoff Family
Mary Huk
Elizabeth Morran
Mr. & Mrs, Robert Marwick

John K. Huk

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Marwick

Mary Prociuk
Maria Kurck

Anna Ficych
Nettie Zidkovich
Vera Friesen

Mary Kroeker
Harasim Sachar
Anastasia Sachar

team In Ukraine

GMM Missionaries; George & Vera Bajenski, George Repetski

Global Missionary Ministries
4141 Dixie Road, Box 20 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 4X9
Tel. (905) 564-3578 Fax. (905) 564-6732

Forwarding USA address: Box 104 Geneva, Ohio 44041 Address Correction Requested
Published 6 times a year

Suzann &Warren Rogers

Mary Prociuk

G. BajenskI with MIssfo Musica

Elsie Tabak

Printed in Canada

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NOVEMBER- DECEMBER, 1998

NO. 6

RINGING 0UT1

Dto send messages far and wide across

church on Sundays, church bells were rung t(

as victory in war or the birth of a king. In our
still ring out from many church steeples to t
kings.
Likewise, we at GMM join the countless nu
birth.We wish for all of you, our friends and pc
peace from the Lord as you celebrate Christ'i
hope as we also anticipate His soon return!

For me somehow this beautiful

song, "Ring the Bells, Let the
Whole World Know," continues to be a
constant reminder that our mission is

not yet finished. There are still many

who need to know the full story of how
God, through Bethlehem and Calvary,
is reaching down with His redemptive
plan, bringing us the lost privilege of
sharing heaven's glory with Him.
May God help us to recall this beau
tiful story and to communicate It during

this Season with loud and clear voices,

as the bells ring out this good news.

We thank God that throughout the
year of 1998 He kept us mostly in good
health and busy witnessing for Him both
here at home in Canada and the United

States, and in Central Europe where

our mission efforts are concentrated.

We just recently returned from

Europe with many good reports of how
God is blessing and multiplying our
efforts in this part of the world.
To God be the glory, and to all of you
who have remembered us throughout
this year we would like to say "thank
you." Also, Vera and I bring you most
recent greetings from many friends in
Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and

the Czech Republic. Merry Christmas to

all of you!

George and Vera Bajenski

HE MESSAGE

uters or the internet, church bells were used

the countryside. As well as calling people to

) spread the news of special occasions such
days of Advent and Christmas, church bells
^11 the good news of the birth of the King of

Tibers in ringing out the message of Christ's

irtners, that your hearts be filled with joy and
5birth, i.e. His first coming, and with blessed

urging dong! merrily on high in

L/heaven the bells are ringing;

Ding dong! verily the sky is riven with
angel singing: Gloria, Hosanna in
excelsis." So go the words to a well
known carol. And it must have been a

day of fantastic celebration in heaven

when God's Son was born in Bethle
hem.
Another carol reminds us that it was

the angels who first proclaimed the ma

jestic news to a group of unpretentious
shepherds; "Angels from the realms of
glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth;
You who sang creation's story, now pro
claim Messiah's birth: Come and wor

ship Christ the new-born King."

While the first messengers to pro
claim Christ's coming were angels, it
was the shepherds that passed this
message onto others, for we read that
"they spread the word concerning what
had been told them about this child,
and all who heard it were amazed at

what the shepherds said to them." The

privilege of passing on the message of

Jesus' coming has been given to us as
believers.

Lucille and I wish to thank you, our

friends and partners in the Lord's work,
for your prayers and support. We wish
you greatest success in your witness for
Jesus, peace and the Lord's joy, as you
serve Him.

George and Lucille Repetski

early for their last border crossing.

On their way to the border they were
chased by people that they believed were
Mafia. They escaped them, then it took 12
hours on the border for all papers to be
processed. Finally they arrived in Minsk at
2:00 am in the morning.
The next weeks were extremely hectic as
they sought living quarters, attended Lena's
sister's wedding, went through medical
treatment, visited their ailing grandmother
and started in their adjustment to their new
church life. Please pray for them.
Dima, Lena and Vera's meeting in Warsaw

LIVING MEMORIALS

LAZUTAS BACK IN BELARUS

After two years of intensive Bible study

at Regent College in Vancouver, BC,
Canada, Dima and Lena Lazuta arrived
safely in their homeland of Belarus to

In memory of/Given by

assume their work with the Good News

Church in Minsk. They will also resume

their involvement in college student min
istry.

We were happy to meet them on the last

leg of their journey on the western side of
the new curtain that is developing between
Belarus

and the

rest of the western

European world. Our meeting was short

but helpful in determing some important
mission matters with the Lazutas.

After leaving Canada they stopped over

for a few days in Germany where one of
their good friends helped them to purchase
a solid car for their needs. They drove
through Poland, spent a night with us in
Warsaw and on the following day they left

Benjamin Bajenski
Industry Christian Church
Keystone Class, Springfield, OH
Fred Posnikoff/Alice Humeny
A. Nettie Posnikoff

The Posnikoff Family

Fred Siiakotko

Olga Shakotko
Tena & Joe Forsiuk

Olga Forsiuk
Tom Shawlinski
Ed Shawlinski

A. Nettie Forsiuk

GMM Missionaries: George & Vera Bajenski, George Repetski

Global Missionary Ministries
4141 Dixie Road, Box 20 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W4X9
Tel. (905) 564-3578 Fax. (905) 554-6732
Forwarding USA address: Box 104 Geneva, Ohio 44041 Address Correction Requested
Published 6 times a year
Printed in Canada