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 home behind the old wooden fence…
January 2006 Prayer Letter
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
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
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
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…
November 2005 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, I apologize for not communicating very much over the past two months. We were immersed in summer activities with the children, many visitors, weddings, and vacation. In September we welcomed some of our most faithful supporters, Sue Genge and Val Hammond from England. They visit us at least once a year, encouraging the…
Cami Sigler – Oct. 1, 2005
Dear Family and Friends, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Greetings of hope, joy, and peace to you. THANK YOU so much for your generous gifts, prayers, care packages, and emails. I am humbled and grateful for your support. THANK YOU for being patient and gracious as I continue to struggle with communication problems…
Loving Your Enemy
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October 2005 Prayer Letter
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. – I Samuel 2:8 Em Memoriam Here lies our beloved JeffersonIn number 58Tears fall as prayersFrom the depths of my heartI wish I could cry more of…
Looking back – language acquisition
Dear friends, Pace voua in numele Isus Hristos. Did you get that? Pachay vouah in noomaylay Eesoos Hreestos. There it is phonetically just in case you were having trouble with the pronunciation. And if you weren't able to translate, it means: “Peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.” In…
July 2005 Prayer Letter
“Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” Dear Beloved, It took a little bit longer and…