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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, ...

Contemplation and vocation

April 3, 2011

The plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations. (Psalm 33:11) As a pupil under the tutelage of my wonderful Mom (and home-school teacher) I was taught to make Bible verse memory a part of the daily routine. Brightly colored verses jumped off the white paper pinned to…

April 2011 Prayer Letter

April 1, 2011

April 2011 As the Lenten season continues and Easter approaches, I would like to share a short reflection on this Season and the resurrection of our Savior. For many Christians Lent is a time of fasting, penitence, sacrifice, and coming to terms with our humanity as we remember Christ embracing His humanity on the cross.…

April Prayer Letter

April 1, 2011

April 2011 Happy spring, everyone! By the time this hits your hands, we’ll be weeks into the Lent Season and nearly to the celebration of Easter week! I write this with much contemplation and anticipation stirring in my heart. I want to share a reflection written by David Bayne, a Word Made Flesh staff member…

April 2011 Prayer Letter

April 1, 2011

April 2011 Dear Friends, As I write this letter, the calendar shows that spring is just around the corner.  But Old Man Winter is still holding on strong here in Galati.  There was a small reprieve several weeks ago, but it’s been all temperatures in the negatives and snow since then.  I’m so thankful that…

March 2011.

March 15, 2011

March 2011 My dear friends and family, I want to share this reflection that Adam Thada, WMF staff member in El Alto, Bolivia wrote in January. It really made me think and I thought that it was also a great update of what is going on in the WMF Bolivia field. Peace & love, Liz…

March 2011

March 8, 2011

March 2011 Even if according to the calendar the spring should be here, the good weather is still to come. We are waiting for the warm weather to replace the cold one, and we join our friends in this waiting, for many of them lack the wood to burn to keep their houses warm. Also…

March 2011 Prayer Letter

March 5, 2011

Hello!           Well, it’s been two months since you last heard from me, so you’ve probably been anxious to hear what’s new. (If you haven’t been, please don’t tell me.) In order to satisfy your curiosity, here are some of the things that have happened in the previous two months. Year-end responsibilities have been successfully completed.…

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2011

March 2011 I am so sorry I didn’t get a letter sent out last month. I will attempt to make March’s letter twice as readable to make up for it! Today is Valentine’s Day. Well, actually, yesterday was Valentine’s Day and the day that you are reading this is probably March 3rd or around that…

March 2011 Prayer Letter

March 1, 2011

March 2011 Dear Friends, As I write it is my first day back at the center after four days of staying home sick.  I had some sort of flu virus that seems to have finally turned into just a cold.  I would ask you to pray for me, but I hope that by the time…

March 2011

February 28, 2011

The beginning of each year is always full of promises and commitment. Like many people out there, I started this year with the desire to become closer and closer to God and to be more and more like Jesus. As a community we started this year with the promise to grow in our faith. We…