Cru’s #1426EVERYDAY Prayer Initiative
Every year, Cru Singapore joins the LoveSingapore’s 40.Day Prayer focus together with many Singapore churches. For this year, Cru’s #1426EVERYDAY prayer initiative is the platform for its participation in the 40.Day Prayer. It is happening over Zoom, 1 July – 9 August 2021, Mondays to Fridays, 9.00 – 10.00 AM. It seeks to mobilise Cru/EAST staff, friends and volunteers to come together online and pray for Singapore, Cru and EAST, and one another.
Introducing EAST’s Newest Faculty: Rev Jarred Jung
EAST’s newest Theology professor Rev Jarred Jung, his wife Shelley and three children TJ (Timothy John), Hannah and Ryn are preparing for their transition from the US to Singapore at the moment. EAST News interviewed him recently as to how God directed he and his family to EAST.
- How did you and your family first heard about EAST and decided to move from America to Singapore to teach at EAST?
The first time I heard about EAST was when I was in a seminary class in Orlando, Florida and sat beside William Lim on the first day on class! It is a small world. But actually I learned more about EAST as I worked on the theological development team with Cru in East Asia and saw the work EAST was doing to help train our staff in that part of the world.
Prayer Pointers – 8 July 2021
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name.” – Psalm 100:4, ESV
We thank God for a new cohort of students as they begin their equipping journey this July with EAST. It is heartening to meet them virtually during Aleph (orientation) and feel their joy. Some are already in Singapore while others are learning online until they can travel again. May God bless them in their learning journey with us.
Decisions from the Lord
Proverbs 16:33: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.”
A simple verse from Proverbs, simply stating that though lots are cast by man, the outcome is determined by the Lord. Do not take this as an encouragement to gamble or take risky decisions, but rather as an assurance that the Lord has an eye on everything that happens under the sun. Nothing happens or does not happen outside his will.
Even in the Old Testament, it is stated that lots were cast before the Lord, to seek His wisdom and guidance when making decisions. Joshua 18:8-10 “So the men arose and went, and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go up and down in the land and write a description and return to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.” So the men went and passed up and down in the land and wrote in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions. Then they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh, and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion.
Take heart in God’s wisdom and plans for us, and turn to Him, whenever you feel uncertain or lost. Seek His wisdom and guidance, and it will be given.
GLO@EAST PIM Courses
𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘!
PIM courses are for wives of seminary students or full-time/bivocational ministers. ❤️
We are committed to offering a best learning experience as possible whether online, onsite, or concurrently (both simultaneously). Our desire is integrated learning involving the heart, head, and hands through the power of the Holy Spirit, resulting in a transformative outcome.
EAST full value courses (up to $510/course) free from tuition fees for audit students as part of the 𝗚𝗟𝗢@𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻💡. Registration fee of S$40 is still payable to confirm your place at the class of your choice.
For more details and list of courses, visit www.east.edu.sg/glo.
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