POLAND

TOMEK & DADMARIS OTREMBA

POLAND

Tom and Damaris Otremba are a pastoral couple who, for the past 21 years, have led a church planting ministry in Poland. Both are blessed with a heritage of three generations of pastoral and church planting families. They also have two adult children, Krystian and Pollyanna, who love Christ and share this same passion for serving Him. Years of hands-on pastoral experience have equipped Tom and Damaris with the understanding of the dire needs within the Polish church.

MISSION:
 
God has placed a burning desire in the Otrembas’ hearts for the reformation of the church in Poland, with a focus on advancing the Gospel. To multiply their efforts in the next stage of their ministry, they desire to raise up a new generation of church leaders immersed in sound, gospel-centered, biblically reformed theology. To that end, they are pursuing a calling to establish and develop the Institute for Reformation, Poland.

ROBERT & ELA BORYCZKA

KRAKOW, POLAND

Robert and Ela Boryczka were missionaries in Russia for 7 years. Now, as missionaries with Cru, they lead a Mission School focused on sending out Poles as cross-cultural missionaries in Eastern Europe and beyond. Apart from that Robert leads the Church Development Movement team consisting of Cru missionaries in Warsaw and Łódź as part of the Cru ministry. Robert and Ela also serve in a small church plant in the south of Poland in the Podhale region in the town Rabka-Zdrój. Robert is the pastor of this church. Ela serves as the worship leader at this church. They both also serve as mentors for younger pastoral couples in Poland. Robert also leading the Bible Study Institute (BSI). He is the author of several Christian books, and the latest evangelistic book "Christianity is not a religion" arouses many emotions in Poland.

They have three children. Patrycja - served with World Venture among children, youth and Sunday school teachers on a mission in Japan for 2020-2022. Now she works at Bridgestone and seeks God's will for the future. Sebastian - serves in the Church in Krakow in the musical worship group. Borys is part of the Billy Graham Association team preparing evangelization in Poland in April 2024.


MISSION:
 
We want to serve God and people according to Jesus’ words in Acts 1:8,  “ . . . you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” The vision includes, among others:
  • Prepare and mobilize missionaries and churches in Poland for missionary activities outside Poland;
  • Lead a new generation of leaders and pastors to Christian maturity;
  • Support the establishment of new local missional churches in Poland.

Mission School website: http://www.szkola-misyjna.org/ 
Author's website: http://robertboryczka.pl/ 
Church website: https://baptyscirabka.wixsite.com/zborbaptystowrabka

ABOUT POLAND

COUNTRY 
POPULATION

40,942,000

PRIMARY
RELIGION

89.5% Roman Catholic

PRIMARY
LANGUAGE

Polish

NUMBER OF
PEOPLE GROUPS

32

NUMBER OF
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS

5

Data as of October 26, 2023

HOW CAN I PRAY FOR THEM?

  • Tomek and Damaris Otremba
    • For special grace for Tom, as he is enrolled in a very rigorous program at Westminster Theological Seminary; for strength, perseverance, ability to learn well, patience and humility.
    • For Damaris, as she is pursuing to apply for a fine arts program, to use her creative arts gifts for God’s glory and in Christian apologetics and in evangelism.
    • For Pollyanna, as she is finishing up her High School in Annapolis and seeking God’s will for what to do next.
    • For Krystian, Ewa and Noe, are they have just moved to Warsaw to serve at a church there.
    • For blessings in creating content for YouTube channel; that the message of truth would reach many Polish minds and hearts.


  • Robert and Ela Boryczka
    • Pray that God brings people to the Missions School ready to be a light to the nations.  
    • Pray that students are well equipped, learn to recognize God’s voice and act on what they hear from Him as they serve. 
    • Pray that as students are discipled, their faith becomes more alive, and they are used by God wherever they are. 
    • Pray for revival in Rabka-Zdrój and throughout the Podhale region. 
    • Pray for Robert and Ela’s daughter Patrycja as she serves in Japan as a cross-cultural missionary.

SERVE WITH US

For Tomek and Damaris, the Poland Short Term Missions team will support the ongoing ministries of Holy Trinity Church and Genet while working alongside the Otrembas and local church leaders.

Robert and Ela are praying that Bay Area would be able to send to a young married couple, or a single person, to teach English in Rabka-Zdrój for at least two years.