Word Made Flesh
Dear Brethren,It is my joy and pleasure to share with you some of the good developments taking place in our Lighthouse Youth program. Lighthouse is a youth program for youth with less opportunity who don’t have the strength to make it in life all by themselves. This program helps to support youths with life skills, [...]
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10 April 2013
Alafia Cole
Hi Brethren, I am pleased to share with you the good things God is doing through our Lighthouse youth program. Every Thursday evening we have our Lighthouse discipleship program to help train and encourage our youth with good morals. We are looking at specific topics that will help to challenge the lives of our youth, [...]
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22 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
September 2012 “I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5 “We’re closing down Suti Sana,” we announced to the women. A barrage of outraged cries and looks of disbelief confronted us as we sat around the table, trying to lay out our [...]
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22 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
August 2011 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 55:8 Without a doubt, I came to Bolivia with a fixed vision of how everything would look. I was rigidly idealistic, and believed I knew what God wanted…for our community, the ministry, my own [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
December 1, 2010 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 This morning in Suti [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
November 2010 I’m excited to see what else God has for me, because I know he has more. Suti Sana Graduate Of all the celebrations in my life, the first Suti Sana graduation may be second only to my wedding in importance and excitement. Finally, after six months of classes, sewing training, [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
September 2010 Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay. Psalms 40:17 I check my watch. Alina* is half an hour late to Suti Sana, and has just missed our entire devotions. I sigh loudly as [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
August 2010 At this very moment, I am sitting in a beautiful hotel in Nebraska, enjoying the heat, the tumble of trees outside, and delicious fruits of an American summer. Every three years the American Word Made Flesh staff from all around the world pull themselves together for ten days to refocus, re-envision, [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
May 2010 These are parts of priceless conversations I’ve had with the women of Suti Sana since we started last month: “I can’t forgive him. Does God WANT me to forgive him when every night he keeps doing bad things to my kids and me?” “Am I understanding this prayer things [...]
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18 January 2013
Cara Strauss Contreras
April 2010 Tomorrow I will see the culmination of three years of dreaming and planning and hoping! Tomorrow we get to welcome five women into a new life in our community. Tomorrow is the first day of Suti Sana! For the last few months, we have been slogging through details and preparations for [...]
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