A Full Life

Since we last talked I...

...traveled to Velence...

...so that I could get a taste of life at the school...

...sat in on classes in  the school. So fun!

And a couple days after that, I met a cow at the zoo in Budapest. My favorite!

Sunshine. Amazing sunrises. Marvelous sunsets.  Longer days. Longer runs. 

Big worms and squished frogs on the roads. [Mostly] blue skies. Light showers. 

Pink and purple and white and yellow trees. New life sprouting up everywhere. 

Welcome back, Spring! You have been highly anticipated around here!

          What I have been confronted with lately in my life is my prayer life, a time to come quietly before the Lord. In a day full of meetings and a constant schedule, where do I find time to be really quiet with the Lord? Where do I find time to come humbly to Him with all that I am, committing my day and my life, to Him? Where am I finding the time to come before Him on my knees and praise Him for Who He is? 

          So often it's easy to put off time with the Lord so that I can work on a sewing project or running a bit longer. However, the time is so precious when I finally realize that these things pale in comparison to spending time with HIM. He is worth the time, worth putting everything else off. To know Him and His Word is far more important than however many cute dresses I make (and oh so cute!) or how many miles I can run before I go to work. To have the wisdom of the Lord in our hearts, in our souls, nothing can compare.

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"Eat honey, my son, for it is good...

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Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:

    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,

    and your hope will not be cut off."

Proverbs 24:13-14

A Question Demanding an Answer

Check out the sermons at the Mars Hill site!

          Lately, as I am working, I have been listening to the series by Mark Driscoll. He preached through the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20 this past fall at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. This really caught my attention as I was listening to the third sermon in the series titled Do not take God's Name in Vain.

"Here’s the question that you need to ponder: will you bend your knee to Jesus today for salvation or on the last day for damnation? The question is not, will you bow your knee? The question is, will you bow it now or bow it then? Will you bow it now for salvation? Will you bow it now for eternal life? Will you bow it then for damnation? Will you bow it then for eternal condemnation? Everyone will bend their knee because he is worthy. He’s given us a great opportunity to do so today for life and not death, for joy and not destruction."

          So today, now, this moment, will you bend your knee to Jesus, the Savior of the world? He is the One that has set us free from bondage and brought us into fellowship with God. Or will you wait until you see His face moments before damnation? It's strong, straightforward, but a reality we must face. 

Mission's Conference Review

The Lord was once again faithful–He brought us through this year's mission conference alive (and not just in the literal sense of the word). It was a weekend of crazy schedules, wonderful messages from John Barnett, and great music for the whole weekend. It was a lot of work and well worth it. But we came out alive, full of encouragement, renewed and refreshed from the Word of God!
I don't want to write too much but here are two songs that I had the privilege of sharing with the audience (two of my favorites right now). The first is "Called me Higher" by All Sons and Daughters. The second is "Oceans (Where feet may Fail)" by Hillsong (click on the links to see me perform them!).

And now here is the weekend in pictures:

Many, many guests attended the event

Myself singing "Oceans" by Hillsong during the Faith Promise meeting

John Barnett sharing to the big crowd on Sunday evening!

The two groups that we intend to support with prayerfully and financially throughout the next months. 

"You have called me higher, you have called me deeper..."

And now this week has held hours of English tutoring, a Sing Team ministry on Saturday, making students do their jobs, and so on. Another blessed week.

Mission's Conference

The weekend has finally come for the mission's conference titled His Last Command, Our First Concern. If you would like to tune in, the meeting times are as follows with California time in parentheses:

Friday evening, 7:00 p.m. (10:00 am)

Saturday morning meeting, 9:15 a.m. (12:15 am)

Sat evening meeting, 7:00 p.m. (10:00 am)

Sun morning meeting, 10:00 a.m. (1:00 am)

Sun afternoon meeting, 4:00 p.m. (5:00 am) & 5:00 concert type thing (6:00 am)

There will be great preaching from John Barnett–father of eight, pastor in Michigan, previous associate pastor of Grace Community Church in California. There will be skits, translation(!!), and presentations from WOL Romania as well as the other group we are supporting financially and prayerfully.

I hope that you can tune in to this special event. This is an event that changes people's lives. Please pray for the students as they make decisions. Please pray for the staff as we continue to prepare. Please pray for John Barnett as he preaches and brings the Word of God to many who are attending physically or via live stream. Below is the link to watch live. I hope you can tune in. If not live, then watch later! ;)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wol-hungary-missions-conference

With love and thanks and in our Holy, precious, faithful, loving Lord,
Victoria Womack

2014

Happy New Year! Boldog új évet!

          The year twenty thirteen was a great year from start to finish. I saw many time the Lord's hand in situations that I had no control over. I experienced so wonderfully the Lord's mercy in everyday circumstances. I started the year 2013 in Hungary and ended it here as well. In between were classes, a graduation, a great job in Pine Valley, and the start of an internship with Word of Life. It's a blessing to live this life for the Lord and I learned that more and more this past year.
          So what about this new year of 2014? As I saw the Lord in the past, so I know I will in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that God's hand will remain in my life. It's a for sure thing that He will continue in His everlasting faithfulness. Psalm 100:5 reads, "For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." What a wonderful promise that is to His people! Also as great and marvelous is that the Lord is ever loving. Lamentations 3:22-23, my verses for the year 2013, read, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning.Great is thy faithfulness." 
          It's already the eighth of January and I don't have a verse for 2014. Shame, shame. Amongst other things, I need to really get on that. Now I'm preparing all the music for the mission's conference that is coming up. I have already put the newest students here at WOL Hungary into their new work assignments. And I just got the privilege of heading up the Sing Team musically (as opposed to meeting with Hungarian pastors and such). I'm battling a cold, too. But I know that the Lord is faithful and will pull me through this busy time! Thank you all for your prayers and encouraging words.

Most of our staff is back from the holiday!

Christmas at the Weaver's home!

"Christmas time is here"

          The last time I wrote I was in the middle of a very busy week. I was travelling everyday about 35 minutes to a nearby town named Aszód. For the whole week I was asked to put together music for a week of evangelism in a reformed church. What a privilege and what a challenge! I chose the music, put different groups together to join me, and made more sandwiches than I ever have before. God is faithful and brought me through that week just like He has before and will continue to in the future. 

fake smiles but real good times :)

          I also got the opportunity to travel to Magyaralmás with the Sing Team one last time before break. The local TV was there and even the mayor of the town! The students went on their break at the end of that week, the 29th. My roommate went off to Poland. Me? I tried resting but I find it doesn't suit me just yet. I went on ministry to a reformed elementary school in Újszilvás. I sang, shared about what Christmas is like in the States, and reconnected with a wonderful young lady that I met in spring.           

          So now I am here in this big apartment all alone, relishing times when the sun shows its face, loving the beautiful sunsets that fade too fast, and enjoying the times I get to spend with the Lord. I have work to do still, of course. I am working on the music for the upcoming mission's conference in January. The theme is "His Last Command, Our First Concern" which comes from the Great Commission in Matthew 28. The speaker that we have this year is John Barnett, a real treat and honor for us here. 

I have my own bedroom for the first time ever!

           Crafts and sewing, podcasts, running, laying low, choosing music–this is my life right now. It seems simple, but I really should me making decisions about what is next. If you feel so compelled, I really need prayer in this area. I would like to know by February exactly what I will be doing in the summer and fall, preparing for the next step the Lord has for me. 

Újszilvás ministry

          I think it's something like three weeks before the students get back to school. The time couldn't go 

fast enough! I'm ready to be serving in full
capacity again, making the trek to campus everyday. But first there is Christmas and New Year's and all that jazz. It goes fast, right?!
          Many blessings to you all this season. I hope there are opportunities to share the meaning of Christmas and what Jesus came into this world to do for mankind–save us from our sin and
redeem us back to the Father.

Psalm 130:5-6

"I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

    and in his word I hope;

 My soul waits for the Lord            

     more than watchmen for the morning,

     more than watchmen for the morning."

Szent István Basilica

Holly Berries ;)

Let me share quickly...

I'm missing my [baby] brother right now.
Oh how he could be of great use here!!

           Woo-Hoo!! I finished what I needed to do like 30 minutes before I go for another night of ministry. This week has been crazy and it won't stop. But I love it! This has been challenging and a test, but God is carrying me through day by day, moment by moment. And I am thankful. More on that later...

Psalm 150

1 Praise the LORD!

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;

Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;

Praise Him with the lute and harp!

4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;

Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD!