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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales
April Folkertsma – Feb. 1, 2009
Dear Friends and Family: In chapel on Thursdays we go around and read from the Psalms aloud. Today we read Psalm 66 and it was my turn to read. Here are a few snippets: Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious! Say to God,…
February update
Dear Friends, I am writing this letter from Freetown, Sierra Leone. After a year of planning this trip, it is good to finally be here with our friends. Last January, Fani, a member of our community in Galati, came and told me that he felt God leading him to Sierra Leone. He began the application…
February Prayer Letter
Dear Friends and Family, Even as we write this letter, we can hardly believe that our one year anniversary in Buenos Aires is nearly upon us. In some ways, we feel like we just arrived, and in others, that it was a lifetime ago. This year is difficult for us to encapsulate. It has been…
Hello, 2009
January 15, 2009 Dear Friends, I plan to keep this letter newsy and to the point. Happy New Year! Hello, 2009. In the last half of 2008 I settled into my new home with two new roommates. That makes a total of four of us in the house. The neighborhood has truly been a gift…
February 2009 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends and Family, Hello again from Freetown!! We hope that this finds you all well. We sure do miss you guys! Thank you for your continued e-mails, prayers and support. They mean so much to us… Things have calmed down here after the busy holiday season. Thanks for your prayers for our kiddos during…
February 2009
Dear Friends and Family, I hope that your hearts are full as you move from the liturgical season of Christmas and Epiphany to Ordinary Time. As we embrace these weeks before Lent and Easter let’s be mindful of the fullness we have received in the birth and life of Christ. Between now and February 24…
2009-02-01
Dear Loved Ones, Who hasn't said at the beginning of almost every year, “I can't believe another one has gone by already!” Or maybe you've thought, “Wow! I'm glad that year is over!” I've felt both about 2008. Like most years, it was a year of ups and downs. If I had to…
a new turn in the road
Dear friends, As this New Year begins I am more aware than ever of just how important a role you share in what God has called me to. Some big transitions are ahead for me this year as two major decisions have been made in the last couple months. First, that I will have a…
February 2009
I want to start by wishing you all a Happy New Year! A new year always feels like a time for new beginnings, fresh starts, reflection and re-commitment. I hope that you have had the opportunity to start this New Year fresh. We seem to be in a time of perpetual new beginnings, which is…
January 2009
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Last month our WMF children's home in Chennai, India had a couple surprise visitors-a little 4-year-old girl named Mary and a her 5-year-old brother Joseph. Thankfully there was "room in the inn" for them, and they've now become part of our extended WMF family. When they were much younger, Mary and Joseph's…