Word Made Flesh

Tim and I were blessed on Friday night to attend an intimate gathering with people interested in dialoguing with Chris Heuertz from Word Made Flesh, an international ministry committed to serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor. We were so intrigued with his story, his experiences, his humility, his wisdom and his ability to communicate what it means to be hands and feet of Jesus to a hurting world (the "majority world"). Check out the links above to learn more about Chris and this awesome ministry. I am reminded not only of how blessed I am to have the freedom and opportunities that I do, I am convicted to examine my life and evaluate what areas, mentally, spiritually, verbally, financially etc. create barriers for God's power to permeate the presence of hatred, bigotry, evil and oppression in this world.

Vision Statement for Word Made Flesh:

Word Made Flesh is called and committed to serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor. This calling is realized as a prophetic ministry for, and a holistic, incarnational ministry among, the world's poor. We focus our energy to make Jesus known among the poor while reconciling the Church with the poor.

Our involvement for the poor is primarily through serving the Church as a prophetic voice articulating God's passion for the poor through Scripture and further educating them concerning the needs of the world. We seek to reconcile the Church with the poor as a means of communicating and testifying of God's redemptive work in our lives. This movement of bringing the Church and the poor together is done through Biblical preaching, teaching, discipleship, exposure experiences, music, media and other creative means. As we participate in this movement we pray that our lives will answer both the cry of God for the poor and the cry of the poor for God.