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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales

Submission is a word that provokes significant discomfort for me. When I first saw that this was one of our lifestyle celebrations, ...

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2006

                                                                                                         March, 2006 I preface this letter with this introduction of our friend, co-worker, and fellow believer, Anna Monteviller, who serves the WMF community in Lima, Peru as President…

Carne Vie

March 1, 2006

        Warning:  Do not read any further if you are not prepared to be shocked, maybe even moved to respond.   This month I don't have any Christmas pageant stories to tell about.  I simply want to talk about our girls and the problem of prostitution.  If you also are willing to let…

March 2006

March 1, 2006

  Greeting from hot and sunny Lima   Hebrews 13:8   Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever.   Since my last prayer letter a lot of changes have been happening here in Lima.  With lots of joy in January we welcomed a new staff member Monica.  She is joining us as…

February Prayer Letter

February 1, 2006

  January 15, 2006   Greetings Sweet Family & Friends,   Day 1 in Lima has come and gone and, though I miss you all already, I feel such joy in being here.  The last month in Iowa, Chicago & Michigan was fantastic.  It was a blessing to be able to see and connect with…

February 2006 Prayer Letter

February 1, 2006

Dear Friends, Our Christmas celebrations this year were a knock-down-drag-out success.  In other words, everything went really well and we had tons of fun.  It was great having my sister and her family here for all of the festivities.  Seeing the week and our work in general through their eyes was really encouraging.  Thank you…

Christmas Pageant

January 15, 2006

        And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby… But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.  I bring you good tidings of great joy that will be for all people!”   We had a spectacular Christmas pageant in December with over twenty school children at Casa Vale! …

January 2006 Prayer Letter

January 1, 2006

  Dear Family and Friends, Our family wanted to send you our love and gratitude during this season of anticipation and preparation to receive the birth of the Jesus whose incarnation left nothing the same ever since.  May God's mystery of the incarnation bring deep meaning, reflection and joy to our celebration and time of…

Cami Sigler – Dec. 1, 2005

December 1, 2005

Dear Family and Friends, Greetings of peace, joy, and hope to you.  I hope this letter finds you enjoying the acceptance and challenge of God’s love this holiday season. A Revitalizing Visit Molly Setmire, a dear friend and colleague from my teaching days at Irvine Intermediate, came to visit for 25 days during mid-September and…

December 2005 Prayer Letter

December 1, 2005

Dear WMF Friends and Family, I am really excited to write to you!   I'm not easily excitable, so this is pretty cool for me. As I'm writing this, I'm crying out of happiness with a new burden for those that aren't following Jesus.  I must confess that I have felt pretty fatalistic lately regarding how…

Cami Sigler – Nov. 1, 2005

November 1, 2005

Dear Friends and Family, Have I wasted the last two years of my life? This fear creeps into the corners of my conscience, corroding my confidence Betrayal. Theft.  Lying.  Disrespect.  Anger.  These have punctuated my life the last few weeks. When I arrived in Freetown 28 months ago, I started hanging out with a couple…