Szczecin Poland is a fascinating city. Once a thriving center of Europe's shipping industry, its people remain warm, friendly, and hard working. Though the city is in a time of transition it seems that there is a bright future ahead.
Part of that bright future are Assemblies of God Missionaries Dennis and Diane Holcomb (Photo on right) who are giving of themselves to helping others. On the day we visited with them we attended a meeting of local pastors and their wives. The meeting was organized by Dennis and Diane who have been working hard to build strong relationships with and among the pastors of that region. They are both well accepted and loved by the pastors, their wives and the people of their community.
A Look to the Past: In 1979 Sherry visited Szczecin as a college student. She stayed with a family there in the city. When I told the gathering of pastors that Sherry had been there in 1979, one of the women smiled and said that she remembered Sherry staying at her family house. Another women said that she too remembered Sherry being there and how exciting it was to have an "American" visit their home. It seems that Sherry was the first American they had ever met. The women gave us the address of the apartment where her parents lived. We went to the address and took a photo in the front of the building. See the photo above.
