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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.

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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales

Submission is a word that provokes significant discomfort for me. When I first saw that this was one of our lifestyle celebrations, ...

Current Happenings

November 5, 2012

We are now into the full swing of our after-school program here with the kids, and we’d like to share some more about us: We are now 12 workers from Moldova, Romania, the United States and Ukraine. We work with around 60 children weekly. We provide game time outside and inside in our two game…

November 2012

November 1, 2012

“They are Jesus. Everyone is Jesus in a distressing disguise.” Mother Teresa Dear friends and family, I (John) have found myself several times this month feeling disappointed by the lack of evident growth or transformation in the children who come to our program. The 6th grade boy whom I tutor twice a week still can’t…

November Prayer Letter – What's Ahead in 2013

October 26, 2012

November 2012 Dear Family & Friends, It is hard to believe I am coming up on five years living and serving with Word Made Flesh in Buenos Aires. I am grateful for family and friends who have accompanied me and faithfully partnered with me along the way. During these past several years I have become…

A Time for Everything

October 19, 2012

[section bg=”#eee” title=”” padding=”30px 40px 30px 40px” parallax_text=”0″ parallax=”0″ margin=”30px”] Posted by WMF International Office  |  August 19, 2020 (Addendum to original 2012 post) [divider] Word Made Flesh is committed to ongoing listening, learning, and taking action to continue organizational progress of facilitating healthy and safe settings (structures and systems) for all staff and for…

October Update from Romania

October 17, 2012

Dear Friends, I wanted to give you a quick update on what is happening in our community and how you can be praying for us. At the beginning of the school year in September, we received about 16 new kids in the daily activities at the Valley Community Center. That is a huge influx for us, but…

Prayer Letter October 2012

October 9, 2012

Dear friends, It has been such a joy to partner with you in this ministry. As it has been two months since my last prayer letter, I would like to tell you a few things about what has happened. But before I do that I have to stop and thank you again for having prayed…

October Prayer Letter

October 2, 2012

15 September 2012 Greetings Dear Friends! By the time you get this, our assistant Hope Jewell, Chris and I will have moved into the Center for Contemplative Activism. We have secured a little office space in north downtown Omaha at a reduced cost to support this new initiative. As Chris and I have transitioned out…

October Prayer Letter

October 2, 2012

15 September 2012 Greetings Dear Friends! By the time you get this, our assistant Hope Jewell, Chris and I will have moved into the Center for Contemplative Activism. We have secured a little office space in north downtown Omaha at a reduced cost to support this new initiative. As Chris and I have transitioned out…

October 2012

October 1, 2012

Dear friends and family, I (Rachel) write you in mid September during our first week at school with the kids. We worked diligently this summer to have everything prepared and ready for the children. And it is, but chaos still ensues. All our steady planning, high hopes and feeling so sure of ourselves met reality…

Gravity: A Center For Contemplative Activism

September 27, 2012

Click HERE to read more about Gravity.