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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales
July 2007 Prayer Letter
Recently, we reflected together on gratitude. Daphne read from Gracias! by Henri Nouwen. Here's an excerpt: In many of the families I visited nothing was certain, nothing predictable, nothing totally safe. Maybe there would be food tomorrow, maybe there would be work tomorrow, maybe there would be peace tomorrow. Maybe, maybe not. But whatever is…
2007-07-01
Dear Friends, "Tia Beca (Auntie Becca)!" I hear about 100 times every Wednesday in a small sweet voice. I'm usually mashing garlic with a big wooden mallot or cutting veggies in the kitchen. After I look in her direction, she smiles at me and then hides her face. On Wednesdays I spend the day at…
A Fairy Tale of Sorts
Dear Friends, Will you put up with something a little different, a sort of fairy tale? Good. Here goes. Once upon a time, a girl living in the Land of Sea to Shining Sea received a quest. She enjoyed the adventure of serving her King, so she accepted joyfully. Her quest from the King was…
June Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, Since I last wrote we have been enjoying the arrival of warm weather, fresh fruit and flowers. In Romania we celebrate May 1st, Labor Day, as the start of summer. We rented a bus and went to a nearby forest where we played games and BBQ'ed. Then, on June 1st, we celebrated the…
the easy yoke
June 15, 2007 “The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.” (Psalm 103:6) Dear friend, June 26 is the day I travel to Boston, so depending on when you receive this note, I might be in Eastern Europe, or in New England. It's going to be a quick trip and full of activity,…
Senders Series: Prayer
June 2007 Dear Family and Friends, We are excited to be writing to you again and hope that you have received and enjoyed our previous letter. As we stated in that letter we are now beginning the "Serving as Senders" Series, the series will include six ways in which you can serve. As…
June 2007
Dear Friends, As our time in the States comes to a close we have been reflecting on the past eight months. Although the situation with Luke’s health was not ideal upon arriving, it has been a time of renewal in so many ways. It has been a blessing to reconnect with friends and spend time…
A year in review
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus' promise…
June 2007 Prayer Letter
Dear friends and family, We greet you in the name of the Lord!! How we wish we could be with you in person to celebrate our new and humbling vocation: We, along with our son, Jordan (and a new baby on the way!), have been invited to join the Word Made Flesh community as field…
Graduation
Dear Friends, Since I last wrote to you, the thought of graduating on May 19th has become much more tangible: I turned in my senior paper two weeks ago and retrieved my cap and gown from the bookstore yesterday among other tasks. The ceremony on Saturday will represent the end of a formative four years…