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WINTER 2016 We are already in March! Letters from praying people in Quebec and in BC reminded us that it is time to write to you all. As we meet with different people and needs, we have come to this thought that we need to « deal wisely in matters » and « be wise in heart » (Prov 16) as we seek the ways of the Lord for us.

Time flies by when we are busy with family, music school, church, Bible studies, visiting people, reading and prayer, administration, and tons of e-mails! We have enjoyed a winter break with a week of skiing with 2 Polish families we got to know at the music school Timothy and Rachelle attend. It was a necessary family time, and as well a very good contact with families who need the message of the Gospel in their lives. We had back in December and January meetings where we could share the Gospel around carolling, testimonies and our services. THANK YOU FOR PRAYING!

We had a great joy to see the Lord at work in 3 churches where we sang and got involved, including our church plant in Biała Podlaska. Pray for Dominika and her family – she has come to 2 of our meetings. She invited us to her home (a sign of trust)!

Our small group after our Christmas church service in Biała Podlaska. A great day of joy after evangelism and worship. where we could speak about the Lord to her mother. We pray also for an opportunity to start a Bible study with her.

KIDS’ CLUB We continue our implication at the Kids‘ Club in Biała Podlaska, in spite of the fact that the staff is going through financial difficulties caused by major political changes from a new Catholic party ruling in Poland.

We pray in order that the Lord will use us all to encourage the work of the social workers and stay connected with the kids – through our implication, our presence and friendship, and the meals Gnel can prepare (very appreciated by all!). A gift from a church allowed us to purchase a ping pong table for the center – a great joy! Children rejoice with us that a Canadian Team will come again this year to help us lead a week-long day camp at the Center. PRAY for God’s blessing over this camp and for the Gospel to be proclaimed and received. We need your support in our regular visits at the center, in planning our summer (2nd or 3rd week of July), and the communication of the Gospel and the love of Christ. We pray for a person who could join us to expand our ministry to children there (with Awana for example).

CHURCH AND EASTER We are looking forward for our Easter preparations and the summer camps. Our home meetings continue regularly, and keep looking for a room to rent. PRAY for our Easter Dessert Evening that we will lead on March 19th (tomorrow!). We invited Hanna’s mother, Lidia Królak, (centre on picture) to share a testimony of her conversion to Christ and her difficult experience of having a breast cancer a few years ago – a beautiful story of God’s grace and for His glory! Why this event? We have found out that in that in the Eastern region many women suffer from a cancer and many have died from it – a reality coming from the terrible explosion of a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl 30 years ago (April 26th, 1986), located only 900 kilometers East from Biała Podlaska.

Members of our Chritmas choir! Hann’s mother will share her testimony of the Lord’s work in her life. On left is her sister Elżbieta, and on right Hanna. A sister from our church, Agnieszka wants us to use her restaurant to invite as many people possible! After many changes in her live and her recent baptism back in December 2015, she wants her friends and family to know the Lord Jesus as Savior! May the Lord hear and grant her desire, and ours. We praise the Lord for His work in her life. She needs protection from strong adversity.

SUMMER 2016 TO COME! We have recently met key people and partners in ministry that are giving us a direction in our vision for our church plant in Biała Podlaska. PRAY for the planning and leadership of our church planting work. PRAY for our summer camps, a summer ministry that is getting harder to coordinate in a busy summer time. Much wisdom necessary, leaders to find and prepare. We are excited that we will have a soccer camp in a NEW church located in Łódź! Cloverdale Baptist prepares also a Summer Ministry Team to help us for 2 weeks in our involvement in Biała Podlaska and the soccer camp - an answer to prayers. Their help is very precious. I was reading recently Proverbs: « The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.» (Proverbs 20.29). Youth have many occasions to show their glory and Poland! (and I can only show my gray hair!)

May the Lord help us … and make all those steps of faith He requires from us ! May His might hand be at work in our midst, to save people from sin, death and hell while there is stil time (Isaiah 59.1).

Here is a summary of what you could pray for in the coming months:

March 12-15 Visit in Poland of our Director, Steve Jones.

March 19 Dessert night in Biala Podlaska with testimony of Hanna’s mother (conversion and her walk with God while having a cancer)

March 25 Our Good Friday church service

March 27 Morning service, breakfast and Easter service

Mai 20-22 Youth Conference at Camp Kunów

June 17-19 Retreat for our church with a Polish missionary (Mission and Spiritual growth)

July 11-16 Day Camp at the Kids’ Club in Biała Podlaska (with Canadian Team from Cloverdale Baptist)

July 18-23 NEW Soccer camp « Mały Mundial » in Łódz

Aug 1-5 Sixth Edition of the Soccer camp « Mały Mundial » ("Little World Soccer Cup") in Lublin -- pray for new leaders !

Aug 6-13 Mission Conférence for Europe – in Spain At Agnieszka’s restaurant  Many challenges in front of us.

God’s grace is so key in our lives to be well prepared and empowered for His service, take good decisions with which God will work to save MANY – adults, youth, lids, the poor … - to show His glory. May the Lord bless you all with His infinite Love, the same He has shown to all and to us at the cross of Calvary. A HAPPY EASTER – THE LORD IS ALIVE INDEED!

Pierre & Hanna Jutras Servants with The Fellowship, International Ministries Warsaw, Poland E-mail: hanna_pierre@hotmail.com Skype: hanna_pierre