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.
What Does It Mean to Enter as a Learner? Lessons from Cross-Cultural Ministry in Romania by Zoe Wang
January 2000 Prayer Letter
Dear Loved Ones, As the New Year begins, our thoughts are filled with gratitude for you! As we look back at 1999, we are humbled with the ways God has provided for our every need. Many of those needs for love, support, encouragement and prayers came through you. Thank you for being a…
December 1999 Prayer Letter
December 3, 1999 Dear Friends, Nearly 2000 years ago Jesus came to us as a helpless and vulnerable baby, born into poverty. Today there are thousands of helpless and vulnerable babies born into poverty every day. They come to us. Their needs are our opportunities to give back to…
November 1999 Prayer Letter
Dear Loved Ones, Let me begin by thanking you for your prayers and support. Each of you, who receive this letter, is an important part of our lives. In many ways, you are our family. We thank God for you. We consider your life a gift from our eternal Father. We treasure you. I'm…
September 1999 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, I first met Tuna in 1995 but it wasn't until last year that I started to get to know him. People who live and work in the area where Tuna spends most of his time have filled in some of the mysterious gaps about Tuna's past. They say that Tuna was a…
August 1999 Prayer Letter
August 23, 1999 Dear Friends, Enclosed you will find a picture of our friend Tuna. I first met Tuna in 1995 but it wasn't until last year that I started to get to know him. People who live and work in the area where Tuna spends most of his time…
April 1999 Prayer Letter
April 5, 1999 Dear Friends and Family, During the first week of February Phileena and I were traveling from Romania to India. Our routing took us through Munich, Germany. As we went through immigrations at the Munich airport, the immigrations officer took my passport and starting flipping through its pages. He called…
January 1999 Prayer Letter
Compassion is hard work; it is crying out with those in pain; it is tending the wounds of the poor and caring for their lives; it is defending the weak and indignantly accusing those who violate their humanity; it is joining with the oppressed in their struggle for justice; it is pleading for help,…
December 1998 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends and Family, December 1, 1998 So much is happening in our Word Made Flesh community that I thought I should drop you a note to let you know about the additions to our community and the prayer requests we have. Our bi-annual Word Made Flesh board of directors weekend was…
November 1998 Prayer Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It was a brisk, late-October morning in Galati, Romania. We were leaving the courtyard of the largest Orthodox cathedral in town, when two little Gypsy girls approached us. The two little ones were so sweet and so precious. Their sad eyes spoke to ours as they asked for money to…
October 1998 Prayer Letter
Dear Brothers and Sisters, November 9, 1998 It was a brisk, late-October morning in Galati, Romania. We were leaving the courtyard of the largest Orthodox cathedral in town, when two little Gypsy girls approached us. The two little ones were so sweet and so precious. Their sad eyes spoke to ours as…