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
Beloved
Dear Family and Friends, Grace, hope, and peace to you. Life is good here in Freetown. God is gracious with us as we stumble forward. Ever patient, He is working everything together for good. We are grateful for many things: 1. The Lighthouse board of directors is showing renewed compassion and commitment to at-risk youth.…
April Folkertsma – Oct. 15, 2008
Dear Friends and Family: The weather has turned cool and it rained for hours this morning leaving us feeling damp and slightly moldy. The wind is rustling in the trees and, feeling domestic, I’m making a pot of soup and a pan of brownies. Sort of a ‘welcome autumn’ celebration and, I must say, our…
Andrew Ulasich – Oct. 1, 2008
Dear Friends, The weather is beginning to change here in Kathmandu. While the days remain hot and the monsoon rains continue day after day, the mornings have a chill in the air that we haven’t had all summer. So, when I head over to Prem Ghar at 6 in the morning for prayer with our…
October 2008 Prayer Letter
October 1, 2008 Dear family and friends, Accept our greetings of love and peace. It's always good for us to pause and reflect and give thanks for the ways God is moving. Our lives here in Buenos Aires feel grounded. We feel accompanied and cared for. We feel challenged both professionally and personally. We also have…
Sacred Moments
September 15, 2008 Dear Friends, It was a busy summer for me here in Omaha. I visited my parents in Des Moines three times, attended three weddings, enjoyed Sonic's slushie happy hour twice, moved once, met four new neighbors, spotted (and named) three neighborhood cats, and tended one garden. In the busyness of moving and…
Community Care Center Update
Dear Friends, Calendar Review: Where in the World are Chris and Phileena? Well, currently we are in Omaha. I take that back. Chris left this morning at 5am for Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Since our last prayer letter, Chris and I have been on the go. In June and July we visited WMF…
october 2008
October 2008 Dear friends and family, It seems this summer has flown by quickly and fall is here. This summer was a busy time for me while I worked LOTS and tried to do some things I'm unable to do during the school year. I was able to go home (my parent's house…oh Ron and…
back to school
October 2008 Dear friends, Thank you for praying during our September camp with 30 kids. During the week of camp God showed up in new and remarkable ways. I didn't feel ready to spend seven full days with all these youth and children, but that's where prayer came in and changed everything. If the highlight…
Bolivian Politics
So when the one-talent man gets his one talent, he's scared out of his wits that he may lose it and, instead of shooting for the moon, stuffs it in an old sock and shoots it up the chimney. Frederick Buechner A while back I promised you a letter about Bolivian politics, and this is…