Word Made Flesh is a contemplative community. One of the ways that we contemplate what God is doing in the world and in our lives is through the reflection articles that we write. We invite you to read, learn, and celebrate with us.
The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales
June 2014
“Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem…” (Isaiah 52.9a, NIV). Dear Friends and Family, This morning I read this article about a community of people living in the sewer system beneath the streets of Bucharest, Romania. Born during the Communist period, many of them were institutionalized as children and then began living…
Kicking Down Doors
For the last few years we have been visiting children and mothers with babies who beg in Bangkok’s notorious red light districts. During these years we have built relationships with children who have become the financial providers for their family. Mostly this burden has been placed on children as it is hard to say no to a shoeless…
May Update 2014
Dear partner in prayer, I hope this letter finds you well. Thank you for your support. I have been touched by your prayers so many times. As a community we just finished our annual retreat. I want to share with you a thought that stayed with me after reading Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster,…
May 1, 2014
Dear friends and supporters, Greetings from Moldova! We wish you a spring as green, sunny and pleasant as the one we are enjoying here. Our past two letters have been about our transition out of Word Made Flesh and back to the US. Thank you for your emails, encouragement and questions. Please feel free to…
March 27, 2014
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work, your judgment will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose power of judgment. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller, and more of it can be taken in…
Application Deadline Extended for Servant Teams
The application deadline has been extended for Fall 2014 Servant Team! Now accepting applications until Friday, March 28, 2014. Where: Argentina or Sierra Leone When: September 1-December 15, 2014 Cost: TBD Application Instructions: Find the Servant Team Application and Servant Team Reference Form here (click on “Apply”) Read the Application Instructions page thoroughly Final application and reference form deadline is March…
Taste and See that the Lord is Good
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8, NIV Trust—this is what I have learned to live and to experience over the course of the four years in which I, along with the children and my colleagues, have been a part of the same…
march 2014
I could not have known then that everybody, every person, has to leave, has to change like seasons; they have to or they die. The seasons remind me that I must keep changing, and I want to change because it is God’s way….Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back…
Alafia Cole's Newsletter
Mohamed Suma is part of the thirty five youth in the Lighthouse program. Presently he lives with his grandmother in Kroo bay and the grandmother is about eighty years old. Her only source of income is to beg from other family members who are not always in the position to give to her. Mohamed’s father…
Summer Internships Available
Word Made Flesh is currently looking for summer interns in the U.S. Office. Do you have an interest in getting behind-the-scenes, non-profit experience in a supporting role? Opportunities include event planning, administrative tasks, graphic design, database work, and developing a 6-day Children’s Program for our staff kids. Internships are 20-30 hours a week. Dates are flexible (within…