It’s the end of an era! That’s how it feels to me at WOL Hungary right now. Our Bible Institute students have graduated and are heading all over the world to serve in their summer ministry.

Graduation!!!

Each year our students graduate from either the First Year or Second Year program at our Bible Institute and it is a blessing to watch. All the fun, all the classes, all the troubles, all the discipleship is all culminated on this day.

One student came up to me the day before graduation and told me how much her service assignment, her on-campus job, had helped her to grow and learn about her heart. I’ll be honest that I was a little taken back. This is the area of our program that doesn’t really have a “spiritual teaching.” But she continued that it was the work that allowed her to apply the principles she was learning in the classroom to her practical life. How amazing! That is why I love the program of the Word of Life Bible Institute. It is geared to be a center for life-change in all areas.

It was also the last day that our Intern Coordinator, Andy Mater, was in Hungary. The next day he flew back to America to be with his family as God leads them in the next step of their ministry. He was my discipler for the past two years, and had a great impact in my life.

Summer Time in Poland

Now that school is over it’s time for summer camp! I’m really excited to be able to go to Word of Life Poland from June 20-July 30! I never thought that God would allow me to go to places like this. I don’t know a lot of specific details but I do know that I will be helping heavily with the English and sports of their camps, as well as Missions Camp, which is basically a camp of street witnessing for two weeks.

Thank you all so much for your continued support! It’s great to hear about people asking about the ministry along with your faithful giving that allows me to serve here. I can’t wait to tell you about the lives you will impact this summer through your prayers and gifts. God Bless you!

"Where do you fit in?"

Missions Conference 2012!

Road to Revival!

Staff and students dedicating their lives to the Lord!

Every year at this time we have our Word of Life Missions Conference, and it’s definitely a highlight of my year. I heard good preaching, enjoyed great worship, and best of all, watched many of our staff and students walking to the front, committing their lives to God. The challenge was this: “Where do you fit in?” God wants to use you...so where do you fit in? A good question for all of us, isn’t it? So let me ask you: where do you fit in? In your home, you church, your community? Where can you fit in to be used of God?

Word of Life Serbia

Faith Promise Goal

Our Faith Promise is money that is collected to help a specific ministry need related to missions, and this year our target was 1.8 million forint($8,000) for a ministry vehicle for the Vika family. They are Serbian and currently the only Word of Life missionaries in Serbia. In the end however our total was over 2,800,000 forint ($14,000)! All that was committed from such a small body, yet they have stepped out in faith. It’s incredible! I love it!

We’re Growing!

Things have been busy here with lots of planning and restructuring different things here in the Bible Institute and it’s exciting to see plans being made for growth. One of those things is prayer. Every week in our Bible Institute Staff meeting we have decided to pray for 60 students next year. We are stepping out in faith again asking God to allow us to train and disciple even more students with God’s Word.

I saved the best for last by saying Thank you to you my supporters. I couldn’t be here without you and your faithful giving that allows me to serve and to grow here. I know you are faithful pray-ers and I ask you to please continue to pray for my support, for the decisions made at our Missions Conference to blossom, for wisdom in my ministry, and for our goal of 60 students next year. God bless you!

Darko Vika, Word of Life missionary to Serbia, and I at Missions Conference!