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.

Jesus Wept by Rachel Dyachenko
October 2011
Dear Friends and Family, Greetings fromOmaha. I must say I do love the changing of the seasons. We’ve had a lovely summer but are welcoming the cooler temperatures and changing leaves of autumn. Chris and I have had a full few months. This summer we had the privilege to travel to Trosly-Breuil, France to interview…
October 2011
Dear Friends and Family, Greetings fromOmaha. I must say I do love the changing of the seasons. We’ve had a lovely summer but are welcoming the cooler temperatures and changing leaves of autumn. Chris and I have had a full few months. This summer we had the privilege to travel to Trosly-Breuil, France to interview…
June 2011
Dear Friends and Family, As a token of gratitude for your partnership with Chris and me and WMF, I’d like to share with you a reflection on love and the least of these that I wrote this weekend. Read this when you have a few moments to be quiet and search your heart. With much…
June 2011
Dear Friends and Family, As a token of gratitude for your partnership with Chris and me and WMF, I’d like to share with you a reflection on love and the least of these that I wrote this weekend. Read this when you have a few moments to be quiet and search your heart. With much…
April 2011
Dearest Friends and Family Greetings from Omaha! As I write, Chris is in Kolkata, visiting the WMF community and their inspiring small business initiative for victims of sex trafficking, Sari Bari www.saribari.org . Winter lingers on here and we are very much looking forward to spring. Like the changing of the season, we’ve gone through some transitions…
April 2011
Dearest Friends and Family Greetings from Omaha! As I write, Chris is in Kolkata, visiting the WMF community and their inspiring small business initiative for victims of sex trafficking, Sari Bari www.saribari.org . Winter lingers on here and we are very much looking forward to spring. Like the changing of the season, we’ve gone through…
January 2011
Dearest Friends and Family I recently returned from 16 days of intense yoga training. It was an extraordinary experience. Even though I travel the world and find home in some of the roughest, most heart-breaking places on the planet, somehow going to this unfamiliar yoga institute nestled in an isolated beach front in Baja, Mexico,…
January 2011
Dearest Friends and Family I recently returned from 16 days of intense yoga training. It was an extraordinary experience. Even though I travel the world and find home in some of the roughest, most heart-breaking places on the planet, somehow going to this unfamiliar yoga institute nestled in an isolated beach front in Baja, Mexico,…
The First Beggars Society meeting of 2012!
. Word Made Flesh is kicking off an exciting new year of Beggars Society! . Join us for the first meeting of 2012… . Come hear a personal reflection on the lifestyle celebration of “Intimacy” from our Director of Advocacy, AnaYelsi Sanchez . Beggars Society are monthly advocacy meetings that are open to the community.…
January 2012
Dear Friends and Family, Over the past month the hallway of the building where we run our after-school program has been lit each day by a small, colorful Christmas tree and full of the sounds of children singing carols. We have been busy preparing for our holiday celebration which took place today, December 15. Parents,…