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