When did you trust Christ?
In 1986, I was a teenager in a Christian family. I regularly went to church and I was convinced that living a Christian life was much better than living for anything else. I was ready to adopt the Christian life for myself; however, somehow it didn’t work! Then on March 10, 1986, in the morning, I heard about God’s invitation, which sounded attractive again. I wanted to believe and apply it to my own life as a teenager, but the very same day I ended up in a family situation in which I was far from being patient or kind. I was proud, I dishonored others, self-seeking, and very easily angered. I realized how much my life was a mess and how much I needed a Savior! I asked Him to forgive my sins, and to come with His love, and to take over control!
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
I met a wonderful girl in 1994 through involvement in an international student ministry. I asked God to give me wisdom, and almost one year later, we married. Since 2009, Maja and I have been involved in student ministry. For eight years, I served on the national board of IFES-Poland InterVarsity, where I learned valuable lessons in humility. In 2017, Bread of Life faced the need for a new director. It was clear that God was asking me to serve! So, by January 2018, I was voted the new Chairman of Bread of Life in Poland—a significant challenge but also a leap of faith.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
We see the Roman Catholic church in Poland being in a severe crisis, with many people turning their back to the church. However, evangelical Christians make up such a small percent of the population that their visibility is minimal, so for many Catholics searching for an alternative, evangelicals are still hard to find. So, for most Roman Catholics, evangelicals are often irrelevant, while evangelicals frequently fear Roman Catholics when it comes to cooperation, as they may very easily be outnumbered.
What is your ministry?
I am the director of Bread of Life, a ministry that provides help to the poor, sick, homeless, and socially excluded in Poland. The relevance of our ministry in the Polish context is high. As a society with far over 90% Roman Catholic roots, we will always be limited without a thorough understanding of these roots. As a team, we do have this understanding, but personally, being from an evangelical background from my youngest years, I would like to dive deeper.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I have been involved in ministry, from youth groups via student ministry (IFES), next to a business career for over 20 years, to becoming the director of "Bread of Life" in 2018, a ministry that provides help to the poor, sick, homeless and socially excluded in Poland. Since 2020, I have led the Social Ministries area of Evangelical Poland.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
I have a strong passion that Polish people be encouraged, mobilised, and directed to humanitarian work following Matthew 25:35-36. I dream that all evangelical humanitarian organisations join together to make the best use of this army of mobilised people to reach the maximum number of the poor, sick, homeless, and socially excluded with the hope that God gives us.
