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…
June Prayer Letter
Beloved Friends, While summer is definitely my favorite season, there is something exciting about living in a place where the change of seasons is marked- where the summers are deliciously hot and humid and the winters are cooooold and windy and rain comes down in thunderous torrents. Buenos Aires winters are certainly a change from…
June 2006 prayer letter
Hello again, and as Nepali Christians say, “Jaimashi!” When I sit down to write about all that has been happening here in Nepal these lasts months I am so blessed. I'm blessed to remember and to reflect, and I'm blessed to know that I also have a chance to share the stories of transformed lives…
June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006 Dear Friends and Family, I wanted to give an update about my recent trip to Sri Lanka and ask for your continued support as my financial needs increase with Word Made Flesh. I returned from Sri Lanka in early April; our week-long trip was filled with meetings but managed to be…
May Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, It's been a few months since my last prayer letter. In March and April we spent more time away than in Galati. We traveled to England where we met with some friends that are great advocates for the children in Romania. We were able to share in a church one evening,…
Practice
Dear Family and Friends, We call these things prayer letters. I need your prayers. I feel like that debtor in Jesus’ story who had been forgiven much but refused to forgive others (Matthew 18). I recently found out that our Word Made Flesh community has been deceived for the past five years by some of…
May 2006 Prayer Letter
May 1, 2005 Hey Everyone, What a year it's already been! By the time you receive this I'll have already made 11 trips out of Omaha and have spoken over 50 times so far in 2006. Though it's already been a demanding year, Phileena and I feel your prayers supporting and sustaining us. …
Sowing Eternal Seed
Dear Beloved Partners in Ministry, This month we are overjoyed to announce to you the birth of our first child! We know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting her birth along with us. To fill you in on all of the details, Anna Elizabeth was born here in Rio on February…
April 2006 Prayer Letter
April 2006 Dear Friends and Family, Greetings from Omaha. Chris and I are busy preparing for the first ever Field Forum that is taking in Sri Lanka March 27-April 1. We will gather WMF leaders from around the world- both North American staff and national staff from India, Nepal, Romania, Sierra Leone,…
April Prayer Letter
April 1, 2005 Dear Friends and Family, I apologize for the delay in writing. I wanted to give you an update about three stories I shared in my previous letter and also to write about an upcoming trip to Sri Lanka at the end of March. I hope these updates will 1) share some…
Update
March 2006 Dear Friends, It was great to see so many of you while we were in the States over Christmas. Even though it is now March, the memory of the times we had in your homes and churches made us feel loved and supported. Thanks for taking us in and for…