CLC Poland

Article Date: 23/09/2014 13:57:09

Poland is not an easy place to do ministry, especially for evangelicals.  A quote from the well-known book, Operation World, is very insightful on this issue,

In that same book, the evangelical population is estimated to be about 0.3% of the total number of people living in Poland. CLC began work in this needy country shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and has struggled at times through the years.  Just a couple of years ago, Gary Chamberlin, CLC’s Regional Director for Europe, was not sure that the ministry could survive.

To God’s glory, much has changed in a short time. Today CLC operates two bookstores – one in Wroclaw and the other in Katowice.  In addition, they have begun publishing books. Initially they produced some popular books by Roy Hession like The Calvary Road and more recently they have published several titles by the renowned evangelist, Franklin Graham. CLC USA made funds available to the team in Poland so that the Franklin Graham books could be completed in time for the recent crusade and meetings that were held there.  

In Warsaw about 20,000 attended over the two days and about 4,000 people went forward to accept Christ. Over 2,500 attended the meeting in the Katowice Cathedral and about 300 received Christ as their Saviour.   Our team were privileged enough to attend and provide a bookstall for this event and what a blessing to see so many come to know Christ. (See photo above.)

The CLC team in Poland is committed to publishing many more evangelical Christian books in the Polish language in the years ahead.  There is a great need for these resources and an interested audience.  Even though the population is largely Catholic, they are open to reading evangelical Christian books.  Please pray that God would use these vital resources to open eyes, transform hearts and change lives.

Keywords: CLC Poland, CLC USA, Gary Chamberlin, Bookshops, Wroclaw, Katowice, Franklin Graham