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!

Monday, Monday, so good to me...

Monday mornings are exam mornings now. That's different.

             Second year students took the Christian Family course last week. We studied relationships of the husband and wife beginning from Adam and Eve. We searched for what the Bible teaches about conflicts, love, and finances. All these things that were in class were somewhat familiar to me, though. And that's why I've had such a wonderful Monday, a glorious start to the week! I totally aced that exam. Even where I had to match the verses to what the verses are talking about. Yay!
             Then came my last class of the day at 12:00. For Biblical Communications I shared my testimony in front of the class. I totally didn't speak according to what I had prepared, but it went very well. Positive feedback :) My main illustration, or point, in my testimony (apart from it being about my life and my salvation, of course!) was the love, forgiveness, and sacrifice of my own earthly father. If my earthly father can be so loving, so forgiving, so sacrificial, then how much more is my Heaenly Father!! God is perfect and holy and there is no way that I can repay that. What God has done in sending His Son to die for my sake, and all of humankind, is amazing and wonderful. Knowing the truth, how can we reject that?
             So it's a good day!! I'm stoked about my test, thrilled about how my testimony went, and get to study the rest of the afternoon before going running. I truly am blessed to be in the presence of the Lord, to be allowed to approach Him, to sing His Name.   

    Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

       and his courts with praise!

       Give him thanks!

       Praise his name!       

For the LORD is good.

       His loyal love endures,

       and he is faithful through all generations.

 Psalm 100:4-5

Love to my friends and family back in California <3 I'm missing you all like something crazy!

In front of the castle :)

Second Year, Round Two

           I have been in Hungary for over a month already! Time flies when having fun, staying busy, and minds are racing. I've already seen how the Lord is blessing this year. It's been wonderful to take Alex Konya's "Law and Grace" course. We studied the 10 Commandments in length and what each one means beyond just the text. I now understand why the Psalmist writes of how much he loves the Law and meditates on it day and night. The Law was never a way of salvation but a way of showing that God is approachable, holy, and a way of life for the people of Israel.
           My quiet times have been fruitful. Going through Philippians is a treasure in itself. Things are changing here at Word of Life Hungary and it's taking time to get used to, but I'm loving it oh so much! Life is full of classes, work, ministry opportunities and studying :)
I'm going to start writing more. I promise.

"I thank my God every time I remember you. I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."

Philippians 1:3-6

Roommates :)