Word Made Flesh

Phileena has served with WMF in the US from 1996 to the present. Her article appeared in The Cry, vol. 7, no. 4 (Winter 2001). In the dark of night, he lays on the cold, dirty pavement. His fragile body is shivering. I reach out to him and discover he is burning with fever and [...]

Word Made Flesh is a sort of peculiarity among missional communities. WMF is dedicated to serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor and seeks to fuse ministry and spirituality in such a way that their commitment to justice is an extension of our relationship with Christ. With communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, India (Chennai), [...]

Word Made Flesh Argentina began its presence in Buenos Aires in 2005, when Walter, Adriana and Cora Forcatto first arrived in Buenos Aires in March to begin a new South America field. The Forcattos previously pioneered the WMF community in Lima, Peru, serving there for six years. Soon after arriving the Forcattos began spending time [...]

Isaiah 62, NASB Theme verse for Suti Sana For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning. The nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory; And you will [...]

In the mid 1990’s Brazil was making international headlines for problems with children living on the street. While the population was exploding, horrific stories of abuse and massacre at the hands of renegade police and private security called attention to the injustice these children were facing. Word Made Flesh began to sense that God was [...]

Word Made Flesh Peru began in 1998 when Walter and Adriana Forcatto were sent to Lima to establish a community serving among the poor. Through prayer, strategic research and networking contacts, the work of WMFP began to find expression as an incarnational presence and commitment among children and young adults in street contexts in the [...]

As a young woman, Victoria Samuel came across a passage in Zachariah 11:4, “This is what the Lord my God says, ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter’.” Victoria knew God was trying to tell her something, but for the time being it remained unclear. Years later Victoria and her husband Patrick met Shane Clark, the [...]

WMF Kolkata began with the desire to meet the needs of the poor throughout the city. Sarah Lance arrived in April of 2001 with a heart to serve the broken and vulnerable and was soon joined by Josh Tucker and Kyle Cullum in midsummer that year. WMF staff and Servant Teams spent over a year [...]

On December 13th, 1997, Silas West moved to Kathmandu, Nepal beginning Word Made Flesh’s presence in that city. In February of the next year he was joined by staff member, Seth Allgire and their first Servant Team (which included future Peru staff member, Howard Young). In March of 1998 this small group moved into an [...]

During the summer of 2002, Twyla and Rob O’Callaghan along with Paul Rase (currently the Romania Field Director), moved to Bangkok, Thailand. Together the launch team spent an exploratory year evaluating what opportunities they could possibly respond to in the city. After hosting a Servant Team and forging several relationships with local ministries and NGO’s, [...]