About

  1. History

    • Word Made Flesh was founded in 1991, as a non-profit organization existing to serve among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. In 1994, Word Made Flesh opened its first children’s home in Chennai, India focusing primarily on pediatric AIDS care. Word Made Flesh has since established communities in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa. Read a recent article by our director, Chris Heuertz, outlining the history of Word Made Flesh.
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      Click to watch the history of WMF by Chris Heuertz, Executive Director (mov)

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      Click to view the 10 Year Timeline (PDF)

  2. Vision Statement

    • Word Made Flesh is called and committed to serve Jesus among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. This calling is realized as a prophetic ministry for, and an incarnational, holistic mission among the poor. We focus our energy to make Jesus known among the poor while reconciling the church with the poor.

  3. Lifestyle Celebrations

    • Word Made Flesh is united in an intentional spirituality that is expressed through nine core values.
      • Intimacy We celebrate intimacy with Jesus to be our highest calling and our created purpose.
      • Obedience We celebrate obedience as our loving response to the grace of Jesus.
      • Humility We celebrate humility before God and humanity.
      • Community We celebrate community as a means for discipleship and service.
      • Service We celebrate service as an expression of our fellowship.
      • Simplicity We celebrate simplicity as a privilege in identification with Jesus and the poor.
      • Submission We celebrate submission to Jesus, each other and the poor.
      • Brokenness We celebrate brokenness as our responsibility in ministry among the broken.
      • Suffering We celebrate suffering as a willing sacrifice in serving Jesus.

  4. Philosophy

    • Word Made Flesh is united in philosophical commitments, which are expressed in seven missional starting points.
      • Jesus and the Kingdom of God Hebrews 12:28, 13:8. We are an ecumenical community of Christians united in obedience to Jesus for service among the poor. Our service flows from intimacy with Jesus and is guided by the values of the Kingdom of God.
      • The Most Vulnerable of the World’s Poor Matthew 25:40, James 2:5. We respond to the needs of the world by building community among those who lack sustainable access to resources and availability to opportunity.
      • Community Genesis 1:27, Mark 6:7, John 13:35, I Corinthians 12, Acts 4:32, Philippians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Community, a tangible sign of the Kingdom of God, is our starting point for theological, ecclesiological and missiological activity. Solidarity with the most vulnerable of the world’s poor fulfills our community.
      • Incarnational, Holistic Mission John 1:14, 20:21, II Corinthians 5:18-20, 8:9, Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 25:35-46, James 2:15-16, I John 3:16-18. We do not minister to the poor; we are in mission among the poor, identifying with them rather than integrating the poor into our reality. Identification is central in the ministry of reconciliation. Our purpose is for the redemption of the whole person toward the redemption of society. We participate in holistic transformation, desiring to facilitate regeneration and restoration.
      • Simplicity Matthew 10:7-10, I John 3:16-18. We posture ourselves in simplicity with open hands, dependent on God.
      • Partnership in Mission Revelation 5:9-10, Galatians 3:28. In our praxis of mutual submission, mission is dependent on partnership with local Christians and churches. Mission unifies us.
      • The Urban Context Isaiah 60, Matthew 9:35-36, 21:10, Luke 13:34-35, Revelation 20-22. Our eschatological hope for the renewed city calls us to give ourselves to the redemption of urban settings.