Emma Nawrocka has worked for the Bible Society in Poland for nearly 40 years. As the political, social and economic landscape in Poland shifted, Emma remained strong in her Christian faith and service and brought up her family to love and respect the Bible. There are now three generations of her family who are committed Christians. Here, Emma's grandson Paul, shares his thoughts about his faith and the Bible.

‘I realised how good it is to be a Christian’

WARSAW, Poland — Paul Pajak is 17 and looks forward to starting university soon. He recently attended a youth conference organised by the Lutheran Church, where he was among 1,000 young Christians. He felt inspired and encouraged by what he experienced there.

Paul, 17, says he has learnt that being a Christian is a life-long learning process. Warsaw, Poland. Photo: UBS/Dag Smemo (POL04DJ-277.JPG)

“It was good to meet so many other young people and see just how many people there are out there who want to follow Jesus,” he says. “It made me realise how good it is to be a Christian. There was a preacher from England who talked each morning about the Ten Commandments, and there were seminars and small group discussions. I gained a lot of Bible knowledge and inspiration.

“I learnt that as Christians we are engaged in a learning process all our lives. For me, one of the things I learnt and that particularly struck me was the Fifth Commandment: ‘Thou shalt not kill’. I understand now that this commandment is not just about killing in a physical sense – we can kill each other in many different ways, according to how we act towards other people.”
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