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Beggars Society: July 13, 2008: Service
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April Folkertsma – Jul. 1, 2008
Friends and family: I thought I’d share some things I love about living in Romania: 1. Eating Ciorba (pronounced chorba…a sour soup). 2. Using public transportation (even when the bus jerks and I lose my balance, falling into an old man who falls onto an old woman, all the while I…
Andrew Ulasich – Jul. 1, 2008
Dear friends, I knew when I left for Nepal that I was not just going to enlighten the Nepali people, but that they would likely teach me more than I have to offer them. As I continue learning the language and building relationships with Nepalis, I find them teaching me a great deal already.…
July Update
Dear Friends, As I write this letter our kids are finishing up their last day of school. So, all of our staff are taking a few days to plan the summer activities. During the school year our schedule and activities revolve around the school schedules and homework. So, we will try to take advantage of…
July 2008 Prayer Letter
July 2008 Hello family and friends! Well it doesn't seem like it but the year is more than half over and, besides the calendar, the cold weather is a constant reminder that winter has arrived. We do regret not sending out a prayer letter the last two months and hope that this update finds you…
Thinking About Africa
June 16, 2008 Dear Friends, Last month, I spent ten days in Freetown, Sierra Leone on my first Word Made Flesh field visit. Even now, it's difficult to enunciate what I want you to know about my trip. Sierra Leone is a small country in West Africa with a population of about 6 million. The…
July Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, Greetings from Omaha! I hope this letter finds you well. Chris and I are preparing for 5 weeks in South Asia. We leave Friday, June 13 and will return to Omaha on July 19. We will visit WMF communities in Bangkok, Thailand; Chennai, India; Kolkata, India; and Kathmandu, Nepal. Thank you for your…
Plans for July 2009 Family Reunion
Hi friends, Plans have changed quickly, and what I thought would be a November trip to visit with many of you has turned into a July trip! So stay tuned for more info via email. Currently my plan is to be at Byfield Parish Church in Georgetown on Sunday, July 13. I’ll be visiting Hope…
Conversations with People
Hello all, About once a week, I'll head down from El Alto to the center of Bolivia's capital La Paz to do visa paperwork, or meet with a Bolivian church that supports our work, or just get a café con leche and read a good book. As likely as not, I'll run into an expat…