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.
The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales
2010 Staff Gathering
This is coming up for us in July. You can be thinking of us. 🙂
Tuna
We have a friend named Tuna. Tuna sleeps on the sidewalk across the street from one of Kolkata’s (formerly Calcutta, India) largest outdoor markets. He spends his days outside the Government Art College. Tuna carries all he owns in a bag or tied up in a blanket. He usually has some old notebooks or a…
July Prayer Letter
July 2010 Hello! I was kneeling down outside of the house this past weekend. I had purchased a bunch of marigolds and was making holes in the dirt to plant them. This is what I decided to do to steer away the rabbits that are threatening to eat my tomato plants! I had started…
july 2010
Dear Friends and Family, His eyes bear the weight of a lifetime: a lifetime of neglect and of abuse and of a million unmet longings to be noticed. My eyes are fixed on his bony, 11-year-old body as he bounds toward me, his crooked smile bringing the slightest relief to those tired eyes. He holds…
July 2010 Prayer Letter
July 2010 Dear Friends, I have another short letter this month. Things are crazy around here. I know, I say that every other month or so, but it’s really true. There are all kinds of last minute things going on as I write. More than half of us in the community are preparing to leave…
Forcatto July Prayer Letter
July 1, 2010 Dear Family and Friends, Prayer letter time has snuck up on me. This seems to be a busy month for us, but it means a lot to know you keep up with our family through these updates. As we prepare to travel back to the US in a little over two weeks…
July Prayer Letter
Dear Friends and Family, By the time you receive this letter, we will have spent our first week at camp. Each summer, children from the orphanage/boarding school go to a camp. Some kids stay all summer, some only stay a month or a couple of weeks before going home. The camp for the orphanage is…
June Update
Dear Family and Friends, It’s been a crazy month. Some of you are celebrating graduations, some are wearing Dutch costumes and wooden shoes, some are gearing up for a summer of camp staff and kids, and some are counting down the days to the end of school and beginning of summer. We spend much time…
Looking for Brazil Servant Team members for the fall
Word Made Flesh is looking for Servant Team Members for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Aug 15 – Dec 15, 2010 team. Servant Teams are 4-month formation opportunities, which are offered in established WMF countries of service. Each Servant Team is comprised of 3 to 7 people who commit to live and serve together, under…
August 2010 Prayer Letter
Dear Family and Friends, Where is the summer going? It seems like last week I was graduating from Northwestern College and heading south on I-29 with my mom and dad, grandpa and grandma. That was two months ago. I guess that’s a sign that I’m having fun and keeping busy, right? Currently I’m looking forward…