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…
February 2008 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends and Family, We can't thank you enough for all of your encouragement and support in the past two months. We've been overwhelmed by your generosity. You've helped bring us to the threshold of leaving for West Africa. And… we have some good news! We have enough money in our support account to be…
Looking Back, Moving Forward
January 15, 2008 Dear Friends, A year ago, I was in Southeast Asia on a trip with some Taylor students contemplating an almost-finished degree, an upcoming interview with Word Made Flesh, and the implications of contextualization in a Muslim culture. Today I purchased several international plane tickets; completed my six-month review with Daphne, my supervisor,…
February Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, In the spirit of a new year, you have probably been looking back at your life and evaluating where you have been and where you are going. It is interesting for us, in a transitional country like Romania, to see how much changes from year to year. At the start of 2008, I…
Beggars Society: January 13, 2008: Chris Heuertz, Word Made Flesh Lifestyle Celebrations
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Cords of Hope
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, friends. By the time you get this, Christmas will be over. Pine needles will be sifting deeper into the carpet, you'll be guiltily eating the last of the stocking candy and trying to adjust New Year's Resolutions accordingly, and even those pretty white lights will have begun to…
what a day that will be!
January 2008 Good news! This month I'm moving into an apartment with Ana. The McAvaddy family returned to the States on December 23 and kindly left us all their furniture and household appliances. We plan to move in on January 7, when I get back from New Hampshire and Ana returns from visiting her sister…
January 2008
My dear friends and family, Thanks for the hand cramp. I got my November support update, which details who sent in a check of support for me. I scrolled down the list of names. And scrolled. My eyes watered as I looked over these precious names – 39 of them. And then I got to…
January 2008 Prayer Letter
Hi everybody! Greetings from a VERY, VERY COLD Omaha. I don't know about Chris, but I am very excited about living somewhere a bit warmer 🙂 We hope that you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We pray that it was filled with laughter, memories, and hope. As we write this…
December 2007
Dear Family and Friends, As the New Year approaches I am reminded of how God has blessed our family through out the year. Our greatest gift this year was given to us on March 16th of 2007 when Ella was born. I am happy to announce that in 2008 God will once again bless…