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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.

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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, ...

May 2011

May 4, 2011

Dear Friends and Family, As I am writing this I am sitting in a café in Kathmandu, Nepal. I’ve been here in Nepal about five days now visiting with the Word Made Flesh community. Meeting everyone and seeing what the different ministries here are has been so eye opening for me. I don’t think I…

Small Business Internship in Bolivia

May 4, 2011

Word Made Flesh Bolivia is calling for applications from recent graduates for a four- to six-month internship working with Suti Sana, a handbag small business enterprise providing alternative employment to women working prostitution in El Alto, Bolivia.  The internship is intended to attract recent Christian graduates with at least a Bachelors of Arts in Business,…

May 2011

May 2, 2011

Loving Family and Friends, It is my eager pleasure to be sharing a very new, exhilarating puzzle piece of my life with you. I have sat in front of my computer for the last couple of hours; stirring upon how I might explain this new journey I have stumbled upon. Just last year I was…

May 2011

May 1, 2011

Dear Friends and Family, Last week Rachel and I had tea with a dear friend of Rachel’s family who also happens to be a marriage and family therapist. While talking to her about the transition we are going through, she mentioned that people almost always respond psychologically to marriage in the same way that they…

May 2011 Prayer Letter

May 1, 2011

May 2011 Dear Friends, Just last month I asked you to pray for E and F, a sister and  brother who have had a rough couple of years.  When I wrote last month they had just been dropped off at the center for minors by their aunt and we were praying what we could do…

May Prayer Letter

May 1, 2011

May 2011 Jennifer and Jeremiah Dean, along with their three children Jordan, Selah and Elias, serve with WMF in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There are a lot of reasons why I love this family. I’ll name a few to give you an idea of just how incredible they are! They are extremely fun, with a ton…

May 2011 Prayer Letter

May 1, 2011

Hello! The month of May marks one year since I began work at Word Made Flesh’s International Office in Omaha, Nebraska. There have been many ‘ups’ and very few ‘downs.’ I thank God for blessing my transition into a new city and new community. I also thank you for the prayers and support you’ve provided…

May 2011

May 1, 2011

As we write, we’re just coming out of a time of sabbatical – an extended Sabbath, after years of plowing through ministry. What an unexpected gift of life-giving pleasures, reflection and growth. Thank you for your patience with us as we’ve stepped away from many of our normal activities.

april 2011

April 25, 2011

Dear Friends and Family, As Rachel and I enter into the last month of our leave of absence in the States, we have been reflecting on Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter in which we contemplate the suffering of Jesus as he journeyed to and endured the cross. Phileena Heuertz, international codirector of…

march 2011

April 25, 2011

Dear Friends and Family, I write this letter to some of you as old and dear friends, but most of you, whom I have not yet met, are old and dear friends of John.  Thank you for welcoming me into your lives as John’s wife.  The purpose of me writing to you this month is…