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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, ...

December Prayer Letter

December 1, 2009

Hello!   By the time you get this, marks of the Christmas season will be all around us! I can almost smell cinnamon candles, see the real evergreen tree all decorated in the living room and taste eggnog. Oh, how I love the holiday time!   I’ve mentioned this countless times—I love reading WMF staff…

Prayer for World AIDS Day

December 1, 2009

Today we remember our friends and neighbors around the world who suffer from HIV and AIDS. A Prayer for World AIDS Day

December 2009 Prayer Letter

December 1, 2009

December 2009 Dear Friends, A couple weeks ago one of the newest little girls came walking through the gate. “Can you please go get my brother?” Her older brother has been taking part in the program here for the past year or so. “Why?” I asked. “Daddy just died…” We’ve known for some time that…

December Prayer Letter

December 1, 2009

  Dear Friends,   Late this summer, Phileena and I visited a couple WMF communities in South America. While in Argentina, Dave Bayne (WMF Buenos Aires staff), reflecting on all our social media activity asked, “You guys having a hard time raising support up there?”   It’s true. The difficulties experienced by many because of the economy…

December Prayer Letter

December 1, 2009

Dear Friends, Late this summer, Phileena and I visited a couple WMF communities in South America. While in Argentina, Dave Bayne (WMF Buenos Aires staff), reflecting on all our social media activity asked, “You guys having a hard time raising support up there?”   It’s true. The difficulties experienced by many because of the economy have also…

Forcatto Prayer Letter, Dec 2009

December 1, 2009

December 1, 2009 Dearest Family and Friends, The Advent season is soon upon us. November 29 marked the beginning of Advent. Our community in Buenos Aires once again welcomed the Advent season with a time of liturgy and worship. Advent is the season when we await the coming of the Christ Child. And in this…

On Hospitality

November 30, 2009

November 13, 2009 Although many, we might even say most, strangers in this world become easily the victim of a fearful hostility, it is possible for men and women and obligatory for Christians to offer an open and hospitable space where strangers can cast of their strangeness and become our fellow human beings. –Henri Nouwen…

Compaixão – The cry of my heart!

November 24, 2009

E vindo, evangelizou paz a vós outros que estáveis longe e paz também aos que estavam perto (Efésios 2:17) Às vezes penso existir uma parede que nos separa… Tão próximos e tão distantes daquilo que nos torna tão diferentes. Em uma tarde chuvosa, (onde somente aquilo que nos torna diferentes e capazes de nos mover…

WMF Gear Holiday Sale

November 23, 2009

As a small way of saying thanks, we want to offer you 30% off our online merchandise. It’s simple: Go to our online store. Pick out your gear. Fill out your shipping info. On the next page, Shipping Method, enter as your Promo Code: holiday. Bam! 30% off.

Vocation as the Beloved

November 22, 2009

“Too often we think of God’s call (or our vocation) solely in terms of what we do. People speak of being called to the ministry or feeling called to work in healthcare or teaching. However, while doing will always be involved, vocation is much more than our occupation. It is the face of Christ we…