Board of Directors

Word Made Flesh International is a family of networked sister communities called and committed to serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor. There are currently six organizations that comprise this network.

Word Made Flesh, Inc. (WMF USA)

WMF USA is a 501 (c)(3) USA-based, non-profit organization. WMF USA serves as the administrative hub for the WMF International family of partnership members. WMF USA was registered on November 15, 1991. Board members are:

Mrs. Laura Alley, Chairperson

Mrs. Sarah Baldwin, Vice-Chairperson

Mr. Robert Mabrey, Treasurer

Mr. Kyle Schroeder, Secretary

Rev. David Bayne, General Body Member

Mrs. Tara Haley, General Body Member

Dr. Emmanuel Katongole, General Body Member

Mrs. Lisa Kelly, General Body Member

Ms. Dionne Osman, General Body Member

Fr. Bert Thelen, S.J., General Body Member

Mr. Brent Anderson, Ex Officio

Ms. Daphne Eck, Ex Officio

Rev. Chris Heuertz, Ex Officio

Mrs. Phileena Heuertz, Ex Officio

Word Made Flesh (WMF Chennai, India)

Word Made Flesh, located in Chennai, India is a registered society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. WMF India was registered in 1994. WMF India operates two children’s homes. The Home of Happiness is for destitute and orphaned children from AIDS- and leprosy-affected families, while the Home of Peace is for children with severe physical and mental disabilities. Board members are:

Dr. Thrithuvadhas, President

Rev. Stephen Thangappa, Vice-President

Mr. Benny Rajasingh, Treasurer

Mr. A. Mangalaraj, Secretary

Mrs. Glory Christopher, General Body Member

Rev. C.S. Dhas, General Body Member

Mr. Rex Leonard, General Body Member

Mr. Manogaran, General Body Member

Mr. Ravi K. Martin, General Body Member

Mr. Samuel Peter, General Body Member

Mr. Ramesh Rao, General Body Member

Mr. L. Sterling, General Body Member

Fundatia Cuvuntal Intrupat (WMF Romania)

Fundatia Cuvantal Intrupat, located in Galati, Romania is a registered Romanian Foundation. WMF Romania was registered on April 12, 2001. WMF Romania operates Casa Vale, a community center for street children and their families and Casa Lazar, a home for boys and young men who desire to come off the streets. Board members are:

Mrs. Lenuta Chronic, Chairperson

Ms. Anna Burtea, Secretary

Mr. Laurentiu Archip, General Body Member

Mrs. Valerica Archip, General Body Member

Mr. David Chronic, General Body Member

Mr. Bela Ispas, General Body Member

Mr. Joel Klepac, General Body Member

Mrs. Monica Klepac, General Body Member

Mr. Valeriu Mihai, General Body Member

Nepal Community Empowerment Group (WMF Nepal)

Nepal Samaj Utthan Samuha/Nepal Community Empowerment Group, located in Kathmandu, Nepal is a Nepali non-government organization. WMF Nepal was registered in December, 2000. WMF Nepal operates two care homes; the Home of Love is for widowed elderly women and the Home of Compassion is for abandoned and abused girls. Board members are:

Mr. Gautam Rai, Chairperson

Mr. Rup Naaraayan Chaulagain, Vice-Chairperson

Mr. Shiva Hari Bhattarai, Treasurer

Mrs. Jyothi Bhattarai, General Body Member

Ms. Sabitri Dulal, General Body Member

Mr. Parash Pokhrel, General Body Member

Mrs. Rekha Rai, General Body Member

La Palabra Hecha Hombre (WMF Peru)

La Palabra Hecha Hombre, located in Lima, Peru, is a registered Peruvian Association. WMF Peru was registered on August 7, 2001. WMF Peru operates La Casa Job, a drop-in center for street children. Board members are:

Ms. Anna Pino Monteviller, President

Mr. David Bruggers, Vice-President

Mrs. Rachel Langley, Treasurer

Mrs. Fabiola Marengo, Secretary

Mr. Rino Beretta, General Body Member

Mr. Cesar Ferryra, General Body Member

Mrs. Maria Figliolo, General Body Member

Ms. Luisa Vera Vasquez, General Body Member

La Palabra Hecha Vida (WMF Bolivia)

La Palabra Hecha Vida, located in El Alto, Bolivia, is currently in the process of registering WMF Bolivia. The ministry runs La Casa de Esperanza (The House of Hope), a center for women who prostitute and their children.

Mr. Humberto Sirpa Paredes, Chairperson

Mr. Andy Baker, General Body Member

Ms. Heather Coaster, General Body Member

Mr. Andres Vera Escvari, General Body Member

Ms. Fineke Janssen Pietersen, General Body Member

Potential Future International Partners

Word Made Flesh also has established works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ministering among street children, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, ministering among refugees and war-affected children, and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ministering among street children.