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The A - Z to EAST

A Note from the Principal
Dr. Ho Chiao Ek

In October, two of our resident faculty members spoke at chapel.

Toe Set, dean of students, shared how his family faced a vicious spiritual attack by the enemy recently. It was a new situation and he was unsure of what to do. But as he spent time with God, he was greatly encouraged that God intervenes on behalf of His people.

Through his meditation on Judges chapter four, he was reminded that God routs (hamam; cf. Judges 4:15) the enemy, giving decisive victory to Israel under the leadership of Deborah and Barak. Indeed, He is our great deliverer.

Then our dean of academics, Dr Mah Yeo Beng, shared from the exhortation of Paul to Timothy to suffer hardship as a good soldier of Chirst Jesus (2 Timothy 2:3).

Through his experiences of suffering during his National Service days, he came to better understand what it means to suffer in his own journey of faith.

The two exhortations are not unrelated. They both focus on the foundational areas of our relationship with God.

As we meet with the challenges of modern living, we need to be careful to nurture the unseen, foundational areas of our lives — time with God, character issues, and learning to see God at work in the ordinariness of everyday life.

Accordinng to David Benner, soul care (cura animarum in Latin) has both the notion of cure and care; it is both restorative and preventative (Care of Souls, 21).

We desire to see both spiritual reformation and spiritual formation in the lives of our students. It is being attentive to the Spirit’s movements in our lives, as we yield to His transformative work.

May God help us to discern what He is doing in our lives individually and as a community at EAST.

Thank you for your interest and financial partnership this past year. We value your continual prayers and fellowship. Emmanuel!

Our family in traditional Cambodian garb (June 2009)

Dear supporters & friends, we want to express our heartfelt thanks to you for your support in our lives and ministry through your friendship, prayers and giving. Thank you for your love for and trust in us that has enabled us to join God in His work at various fronts. The following are three interesting comparisons of changes in our lives and ministry since we last served in Cambodia.

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Photo at Tomoki's athletic festival

Three weeks ago, soon after Tomoki’s kindergarten activity, Eri had bleeding. We paled and rushed to her personal clinic. Thankfully our baby was okay but Eri was diagnosed with placenta previa. Her doctor advised her not to do hard work. So Taka helps her as much as he can, especially in shopping and taking care of Tomoki. We hope her pregnancy condition will change into normal one during these two months. Please pray for her pregnancy condition.

Tomoki is a hopping boy. He likes playing with school friends. But sometimes he has troubles. Last week Tomoki and Ryosuke (the nearest boy of Tomoki in upper photo) warred over a ride-on in playground. Tomoki first pushed Ryosuke aside and won the toy. Ryosuke fell and cried, and soon he jumped at Tomoki for revenge. Eri and other mothers tried to stop him (Ryosuke is bigger than Tomoki), but they couldn’t…. He did it by getting his teeth into Tomoki’s cheek! Imagine how Tomoki was shocked and painful…. At the night, before going to bed, Tomoki prayed for Ryosuke not to do bad things to him. But he didn’t seem to have an idea that he first did a bad thing to Ryosuke by pushing him badly…. Eri and I are praying that these kids will learn more to be nice to each other.

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