And I came to just touch the Polish youth . . .

Imagine going to a public housing building and getting "attacked" by 40 kids who do not speak any language that you know. Imagine the joy on their faces to see that someone does care and wants to have fun with them. Imagine knowing that the country that has taken them in also fears them because of their religion and you have no power to make their lives better. Imagine spending the afternoon painting fun images, but you have to be careful that you do not offend their religion and the moms are watching your every move. Imagine walking away from this building with some kids crying because they don't want you to go even though your smile was the only thing that they understood . . .

If you do it to the least of these, you are doing it to me . . . - Jesus

My afternoon was filled by spending time with a refugee camp from Chechnya. They are a group of about 150 in all and are seen as lower than the dogs in Poland. There is nowhere for them to go. They escaped the brutality of the Russian military and ended up in Katowice. There is a group who is trying to show that not all Christians hate them or fear them. It was a moving experience for me. To see and touch and smile and even hug these beautiful children who have known nothing but war, fear and hate. I hope to return to paint more "Spiderman" faces in two weeks!

Coming to Denver In November!

It was 17 years ago when I fist visited Poland, during the aftermath of Communist rule. Most "Iron Curtain" countries faced a religious vacuum that the Communist party had tried to fill, so they were desperate to hear the gospel, but in Poland, that vacuum was filled by it's STRONG national identity through the Polish Catholic Church. It was their only hope of survival, unfortunately, the TRUTH of Jesus became a mere religious figure. Poland's "hope" has become an empty habit, which today is being replaced by the religion of the almighty Euro. In all of Eastern Europe, this new generation does not remember how life was under the USSR. My older neighbors talk about the lack of food in the stores and freedom during that time and their young adult children accuse them of exaggeration. Twenty years ago might as well have been a century ago for them.

Eastern Europe is full of church structures, but only a very small remnant hold Truth. Countries who once were rich with the Gospel centuries ago are now filled with "white washed tombs" of spiritual apathy. That is why I moved here! To share the Truth and Reality of Jesus to this unreached generation!

This fall, Josiah Venture will be visiting 11 cities across the US and Canada. These "Vision Nights" are a time to thank people who have faithfully invested in Eastern Europe through Josiah Venture and my ministry. It is also a time to see the larger vision of Josiah Venture as well as our future three year vision for reaching Poland as well as the other Eastern Europe countries that we are in!

I will be at the November 11th Vision Night in Denver, Colorado! If you would like to come to this evening and have not been receiving my email updates, please contact me using: thepolandpulse@gmail.com. It will be a great night of celebration and challenge!

Wild Pig In My Yard Update!

They were in my front lawn this morning. Once little baby piglets, but now "teenagers". A few women were watching and wondering what to do. I yelled, "SCAT!" and the pigs ran away. Sometime it just takes a loud American to solve a problem. :)