Alumna Worchuirin Horam: Bringing Food to the Needy
Worchuirin “Achui” Horam, Manipur (NE India)
Achui has graduated with an EAST Master of Arts in Leadership (MALD) in May 2025.
At the height of Covid-19 in 2021, a group of ladies raised some funds for pandemic-victims in India. Among those who hand-delivered rice, flour and oil to needy families in Delhi was Achui.
A year later, the ten-year high school teacher felt God’s call to enter full-time ministry. “And so I came to EAST,” says Achui. “But God’s curriculum was nothing I’d imagined.”
In April 2024, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more
Christian Counselling Certificate – 기독교 상담 양성과정
East Asia School of Theology (EAST) and Elim Center have partnered to establish a one-year Christian Counselling Certificate Program for Korean-speaking Christian women. Launching in August 2025, the program is designed in alignment with a global micro-credential framework, to ensure that it meets the high standards of lifelong learning and higher education. The curriculum aims to equip individuals with counselling skills to serve with a Christ-centered approach, addressing emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs from a biblical perspective.
Those who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate issued by EAST.
For more information (in Korean and English), click here or email cert-cc@east.edu.sg.
Alumnus: Ordination of Rev Asung Pharung Khapai
Rev Asung Pharung Khapai was ordained on 26th January 2025.
EAST rejoices with alumnus Rev Asung Pharung Khapai (MA Intercultural Studies, 2019) who was ordained by the Tangkhul Baptist Churches Association on 26 January 2025. Praise God for the affirmation of His call on Rev Asung as a minister of the gospel of the grace of God by the Tangkhul church leaders. Below is his faith journey as he recalls how the Lord has led him and his family all the way including through his studies at EAST.
I grew up in a farmer’s family in a small hill village of Manipur, Northeast India. My parents raised me in a Christian home with six siblings, but I was not serious in my Christian beliefs. I encountered Christ in the year 2000 through the study of the Gospel of John. I came to realise God’s unfailing love for me. Things were so different with new experiences and new journey of my life. I realised I was totally a new person in Christ. From the time I gave my life to Jesus, I started reading His Word, attending Bible studies and maintaining my quiet time regularly. With my earnest prayer and commitment, I enrolled in a Seminary for my theological education in my home country. I enjoyed learning God’s word, and getting to know Him more and more as I studied about Him.
Faculty Development Days Reflections
At the end of each semester, EAST faculty come together to learn and grow as educators. The recent so-called Faculty Development Days was held with a dual focus on “Distance and Online Theological Education Competence” and “Nurturing a Disability-Inclusive Seminary” for the two days respectively. Below are some reflections by two of EAST faculty who were in attendance.
Reflection of day one by Rev Derek Atkins
I found the Distance and Online Theological Education Competence (D/OTEC) session very insightful. Ever since the Covid pandemic, there has been an explosion of distance and online classes of every kind, including among theological schools such as EAST. As we work toward utilizing this teaching method more effectively, it is helpful for us to consider what methods will help us deliver effective theological education in an online environment.
Giving to EAST – Thanksgiving Season
Hear from the EAST President, Rev Dr Chan Chong Hiok as he recaps the blessings of God-given students and equipping opportunities through EAST over the past year. We thank God for ministry partners who stood with us in praying and giving this past year.
Do prayerfully respond to the challenge of supporting EAST for the coming year in this Thanksgiving season as we seek to fulfill her God-given mission in “developing Christ-centred servant leaders for the Great Commission in Asia and beyond.”
To give to EAST, visit our giving page. Shalom.
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