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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, ...

Story-telling through video…

May 5, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Y_DBYQXJM

Phileena Heuertz, WMF board address spring 2010

May 4, 2010

Phileena Heuertz, Word Made Flesh board address spring 2010 from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo.

May Prayer Letter

May 1, 2010

May 2010   The fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, The olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, There are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, YET, I will find what it is today that I can celebrate!   I feel…

May 2010

May 1, 2010

“To live in community is to discover and love the secret of what is unique in ourselves. This is how we become free. Then we no longer live according to the desires of others, or by an image of ourselves; we become free, free to love others as they are and not as we would…

May 2010

May 1, 2010

Hello friends! It´s getting chilly here in the mountains as winter rolls into the Altiplano. Soon we´ll be Stateside though, and we´re super excited about summertime fun with friends and family! Contract Renewal (yeah!) Last Fall we asked you to pray along with us for discernment concerning our future here in Bolivia. We are relieved…

May 2010 Prayer Letter

May 1, 2010

May 2010 Dear Friends, I just have a few prayer requests to share this month. It’s been a hectic week and my deadline seems to have snuck up on me once again. But I didn’t want to miss this chance to ask for your prayers. I know I don’t say it often enough, but I…

Annie's May 2010 Prayer Letter

April 30, 2010

Dear Friends and Family, Hello from a Chisinau that has bloomed into spring. Here’s a quick update. Our desire to get to know children and build relationships in the city has taken us to the biggest orphanage/boarding school in Chisinau. We are working with one of the fourth grade classes, helping the kids with homework…

Emmanuel Katongole on WMF

April 27, 2010

Father Emmanuel Katongole (a WMF USA board member) wrote this post after our board meeting last weekend.

May '10 Thada Prayer Letter

April 23, 2010

Dear friends and family, I (Becky) have started a language exchange group at the institute where we are taking classes. I’m learning Spanish and am paired with Bolivians who are learning English. Currently, it is my girlfriend and I who are the English speakers and two guys, Rene and Jose, both in their 20’s, who…

Harrell May Prayer Letter

April 23, 2010

May 1, 2010 …being confident in this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion… -Philippians 1:6 Dear Friends and Family, We hope this finds you all well! Before we start with updates, we just want to thank you all again for your faithful support and prayers. We…