Memories from Slovakia

Second Women's Ministries Retreat in Slovakia, 16-18 September 2016

110 women met in the Zerrenpach hotel in the picturesque village Ostrblí. Each woman was different, unique and precious, each one carrying her own life story. The beautiful weekend filled with rest, inspirational messages by the couple of main speakers - Ilonka and Mojmír Voráčovi - sharing, worshipping, praying and enjoying encouragement, wonderful fellowship, surprises, gifts and good food contributed to a better understanding and deeper recognition of the big Story.
One of the participants of the Czech (or Bohemian) Women's Conference wrote: "The very pleasant environment of Kouty by Ledeč nad Sázavou served as a backdrop for the 2nd Women's Conference in Bohemia. 110 women came to Kouty (meaning 'Corners') from all corners of Bohemia. Thanks to the topic 'The Power of Words', presented by the very inspirational speaker Hanka Pinknerová, I am leaving with a lot of thoughts and ideas which will guide me and support me in my everyday life.
HEART and SPEECH are communicating vessels, mirroring the state of our heart of hearts. Only God can heal our every wound, if we allow Him to do that, and he can give us the courage and desire to change. We cannot change ourselves in our own power - we cannot do without the Spirit of God. The most important thing is to be with HIM - with GOD - as much as possible. Even just looking at Him causes us to start resembling Him... And the messages and words about respect towards your husband, gossip and slander, evaluation and judgement, small and big lies, demeaning of myself and others - all of these topics produced many challenges for my personal life. I am very thankful for the opportunity to spend such a beautiful and blessed time, for the presence of dear friends and women, for the main speaker, for the meditative journey through the story of Esther (when to speak and when to remain silent), for the wonderful organizational team, for worship and for feeling that GOD WAS RIGHT THERE AMONG US! ”