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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales
September 2003
Dearest Friends and Family, Forgive us for not writing sooner. It seems more and more time passes between each update. But let us reassure you, life in Bolivia is good! As ministry progresses and our relationships deepen, we are more and more fulfilled here. Actually, Aug. 2 marked two years here, and we’ve decided to…
August 2003
You are not your own; You were bought at a price…”– 1 Cor. 6:19-20 Hello again friends. I've been back to the States to see some of you since writing my last letter. It was truly a wonderful time and went by so fast! I visited family, worshipped with members of First…
August 2003 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your prayers and support that ever sustain us. It's been a while since I've written, but you all are never out of my mind. I think of you often and thank God for your friendship and love. This has been an incredible year. With new WMF fields…
August 2003 Letter
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your prayers and support that ever sustain us. It's been a while since I've written, but you all are never out of my mind. I think of you often and thank God for your friendship and love. This has been an incredible year. With new WMF fields…
July 2003
Dear friends, I am finding that winter and summer in Galati are literally as different as night and day. During the winter I spent much of my time indoors trying to stay warm. Playing soccer with the street kids on ice was very amusing, and often with only just a few boys,…
June 2003
“Jesus wept.” John 11:35 Dear friends, This month I want to write only a brief note. The summer season has begun for us here in Galati which means warm weather and lots of visitors, both of which I welcome. The temperatures are soaring into the 80's and 90's and I've switched to…
May 2003
“So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height,for the people worked with all their heart.”Nehemiah 4:6 Dear friends, Happy spring! As you may have guessed, I have been eager for spring to arrive. In my letter that I wrote in February I quoted a Scripture passage…
May 2003 Prayer Letter
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed-and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors-and they have no comforter. And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who…
He now showed them the full extent of his love
Dear friends, I write to you about Easter and about the humility of Jesus at a time when I have been struggling so much to humbly love and serve those nearest to me. Living in community is difficult when we hurt each other and want to run away or just ignore…
April 2003 Prayer Letter
Friends and Family, I hope and trust this letter finds you abiding in the grace and unfailing mercy of our King, Jesus. This has been a crazy year already… As you may already know, in January we were in El Salvador for the WMF Directors Forum. Following those meetings I was the featured speaker…