Glory to God Alone!

11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 15 He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end. 17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and 

the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’"   Deuteronomy 8:11-17

          Even though the Israelites lived thousands of years ago, there is some great Biblical truth we can grasp from this passage. As they wandered in the wilderness, God commanded them to serve only Him. Many blessings would follow if they did this. If not, there was to be sorrow and consequences. This passage is a good reminder to me this morning of where strength comes from. God fed the Israelites with manna–so shall He provide for me. God brought them out of Egypt and into a land much greater than they could imagine–so He has brought me to Hungary to serve. I am where I am because of the grace of God and His working in my life. I have what I have because of the provision, love, grace, mercy, etc. of Christ!! The application of this passage? To give God the glory and worship because of where I am rather than taking credit for how far I have come. 

A preview of the ministry in Sarkadkeresztúr! Keep following ;)

Psalm 146

A dear friend sent this passage to me this morning:

"3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, 8 the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. 10 The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord."
Psalm 146:3-10

It's been food for thought all day long. Thank you for sending this my way, precious friend, just when I need a reminder of the Lord's power (vs6), provision(vs7), and wonderful promises that are kept forever (vs10). I needed a reminder of trusting in the LORD GOD rather than man (vs3). Just thinking of the fact that God created the Heaven and earth is an amazing thing!!

Ministry Opportunities

          Another week of growth and learning has past. Or maybe a couple. I've been in Hungary this time around for a month and seven days. Time flies! But really, I feel like it's been longer–I absorb myself in the work and time just goes on by. It's so cool to realize that after two years of being here and about six months of dreaming about being an intern here at Word of Life, I am finally doing what I came here to do! I am putting what I learned into practice. This is my ministry for the Lord right now.
          Along with being the Service Assignment Coordinator, I am involved (yet again) with the Sing Team. It's going to be a great year with this team. The real test of how the group works is when we go out on our first ministry opportunity this coming weekend. Please pray that we can really touch the youth of Sarkadkeresztúr. The team went to this village last year and it was a really wonderful time together. This is a two day event where we get to play games, sing, minister and really interact with the youth of Hungary. Pray that we can be encouraging and a real light to these people.

I had the opportunity to serve with these funny guys this past week.
We keep this property looking mighty fine these days!

Colossians 3:23 

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters." 

          Thank you for your prayers, your love, and your encouragement of me. I do my work for the glory of God and God alone. I do it with eagerness of heart and happiness of heart. If you would like to support me in any way (through prayers or financially), you are quite welcome to. May there be many blessings to each one of you as you read and go about your lives. 

Not enough pictures!!

           Fourth week being in Hungary. Third staff meeting. Second week of school. First week of service assignments for the students. It's good. Things are good. But I don't have enough pictures. Still, things are good! It was really awesome last week when I finally got to do what I came here to do. I put all the students into their service assignments according to how many hours they work a week (some three, some six), to their language classes (Hungarian or English), and according to their ministries.
And finally, finally, after a month of being here, I am going to move into the apartment in the village this weekend. It'll be primitive living but who said it has to be lavish?!
           Last week the students, staff, and interns went out to the streets of Budapest to share the gospel. I only went one day but had five great conversations there on the street. I shared the full gospel five times and talked briefly with about 5 others, sharing tracts with them. What a blessed time it was!
In my quiet times I finished the book of Proverbs and have moved on to 1 Timothy. Proverbs taught me many valuable lessons. It seemed that each day I was confronted with yet another thing that I could change in my life. It's great how the Word of God can do that but can sometimes be a little bit painful.

Blue Team after open air evangelizing. Can you find me? ;)

Thank you for your prayers and support. The Lord's ways are right, just, and a certain blessing to your life. Follow and you will be astonished, confident in Him, and changed forever! 

"The fear of the Lord leads to life, 

So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil."

Proverbs 19:23

Opening Weekend

          It's the time of year to see old friends, meet new faces, greet with a welcoming hug and warm smile. The interns are [mostly] settled (all but me, of course). The students are arriving more and more every day. Staff is busy preparing meals, immigration papers for internationals, and cleaning in preparation for many guests. The best dining cups are going to be freshly washed and the silverware polished. This is a grand event, my friends! This is a time to see God moving; the time of change; the anticipation is intense within me. The opening of the Bible Institute is fast approaching.
          Seems like just a few days ago I was running on the beach with my dear sister, Irene. Seems like just a week ago that I served in the kitchen in Pine Valley. Sometimes, as I remember this past summer–all the struggles and praises alike–I want to go back. The great thing, though, is to know that this is where the Lord wants me to be at this moment.
          As I was looking for a translation of a certain song, I came across a beautiful verse that I never thought a lot about. It hit me like a ton of bricks. It's the reason that I do what I am doing. Our Lord has been so full of love and faithfulness. Not only has He given His LIFE for sinners such as I, but He continues to reveal Himself and His greatness. How can I not sing His praises?

I'm missing my dear family these days!

"Not to us, Lord, not to us

but to your name be the glory,

 because of your love and faithfulness."

Psalm 115:1

          This weekend is going to be a full one to say the least. Our meetings are from Friday night to Sunday morning. If you would like to tune in, you can follow the link: www.wolhbi.com/openingconference.
If you can't, for time zone reasons, be watching live, you can always check it out later. It's going to be a wonderful weekend of music, a great message from Ronnie Stevens, and expectancy of what God has in store for this new year of Bible school in Hungary. Tune in Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
          May you all be blessed greatly in the reading of this update.
I miss my Californians but time flies fast when working hard and having fun. Remember that God's plans are the best, the most sure, and always the way to life.

Greetings from Hungary!

My running route is gorgeous!

     Once again it is fall here in Hungary and things are starting to wind up. This year I am not a student, though. I am officially an intern. This first week here I went through some meetings with the other interns. The other days I helped to get the campus ready for students and guests that will arrive for our BIG opening weekend! It's an exciting time here at the Bible Institute. New people arrive each day–some new faces and some familiar faces. It's great to see that the Lord is sending people this way to minister and to serve and to learn more of His Word.
     Going through Proverbs this week has shown me a lot of things to work on this year. I'm challenged to be always prayerfully answering my leaders and peers in a manner that reflects Christ. Much of the Proverbs are centered on that point–that the "gentle answer turns away wrath" (15:1). How blessed I am to be here yet again. I get to learn from great Christian leaders, from those around me, and even from those that are younger and following the Lord with their plans.

"Commit your works to the Lord, 

And your plans will be established."

Proverbs 16:3 

Thank you all for your encouragement and support along this journey. 

I have not begun the hard part yet but it certainly has been trying. 

If you would like to support me financially you can do so at this link: 

 https://give.wol.org/specifyamount/Victoria+Womack++(091N4S) 

Also, most importantly, please pray for me along this road of life :)

Much love and blessings to you all!

A Fresh Start

      This September I'll be starting my third year in Hungary! After two years at the Word of Life Bible Institute, I have been accepted as an intern. My job this year will be to serve as the Service Assignment Coordinator. This means that I will be in charge of giving the students jobs according to their language classes, skill levels, mother tongue, and the department leaders' preferences. I know that this is going to be a heavy task to handle at the beginning of the year but am prepared for the challenge! The Lord will take care of me and equip me just as He has for all other tasks He has given me.

Can't wait to ride my long board!

In preparation of my journey, I hosted a benefit concert this past Saturday afternoon. It was a wonderful time where I got to share what I did in the past two years, the Gospel, and what I am going to be doing. There is more support raising that needs to be done but I know that the Lord provides for all my needs.

      Saturday morning I head out–through Chicago, then Frankfurt, and finally Budapest. I'm scared, nervous, excited, but can't wait for another year of adventure! In the meantime I'm hanging out with my beautiful family, catching up on sleep, and enjoying California. (I still haven't hit up the beach, though.)

Please pray that throughout this journey I would remained focused on sharing the Gospel in any way possible, that individuals would be willing to support me financially each month, and that I would be a big help at the Bible Institute. 

Seriously–this year I AM going to update often. 

If you would like to donate to my time in Hungary and the work that is going on there, you can do so using this link: https://give.wol.org/specifyamount/Victoria+Womack++(091N4S) 

May you all be full of God's love and peace as you go about your daily lives!