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.

happy thanksgiving!

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

~Melody Beattie

one years old!

Our precious nephew, Myles Jacob, turns 1 today! Happy birthday cutie patootie! We love you and can't wait to celebrate with you this weekend! :)

naomi claire

Congratulations to our friends, Phil and Allison, on the birth of their beautiful daughter, Naomi Claire! We are so happy for you guys and can't wait to meet her!

preggo update

We're about to enter week 30 of our preggo journey! It's amazing how fast time has gone by! Our little one is going to be here in about 10 weeks! Tim has been working hard on finishing up a couple of rooms in the basement so we can move our office and spare bed down there. Once this is done, we can paint and put together the nursery!


Our little one is growing big and strong and continues to amaze us as she twists and turns and bumps out at us. She should be around 15 inches long and weigh about 3 pounds now. We are seeing our doctor now every two weeks and we are going to be starting our child birth class on Monday night!

We were recently blessed by a baby shower thrown by my mom and sisters. We are so grateful for the way our family loves and supports us! Here's a picture of Tim and I taken that day. My sister, Tara, used her photography skills to take some additional pics of Tim and I and our baby bump. They turned out great and I plan on posting some of them as well as other pics she took at the shower soon!

baking

Tim and I enjoyed a night of Fall festivities with our youth group kids last week complete with pumpkin carving, a costume contest, games, bonfire and a marshmallow fight (Tim's highlight of the night). Our "baker and bun in the oven" costume was a hit! :)

jess made the press!

My sister, Jessica, is a personal trainer and owns Valeo Personal Training, LLC. She was nominated to be featured in an article that the GR Press publishes every Tuesday about people who make living a healthy lifestyle a priority. She was picked and featured in yesterday's paper!! Congrats Jess and thanks for all that you do to inspire the rest of us!