EAST@Chapel – 28 July 2021
We give thanks that our community has been able to come together online for worship, prayer, exhortation and community during this season of Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures in Singapore. It has been nice to see our local and international alumni occasionally tuning in as well.
Rev Jonathan Yao, our Dean of Advancement has taken the opportunity as one of our Chapel speakers to give our community a reminder that Jesus Christ has called His disciples to be servant leaders. He said to His disciples that “whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave” (Matthew 20:26-27 ESV). Messages like these are good reminders in our journeys of personal transformation at EAST.
While this way of gathering is different from the usual Chapel with us each other in person, we still appreciate the opportunity to have conversations and pray with each other as an intentional community. We definitely look forward to our Chapels in the coming weeks!
In the meantime, the Lord be with you with His grace, protection and provision in your family.
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Updates from a Myanmar Alumnus
Alumnus Tuja, with wife and three daughters.
EAST News caught up with an alumnus from Myanmar, Tu Ja, who graduated in 2005 with a Master of Arts in Mission and Evangelism. He send his greetings and updates below.
Dear EAST Family,
I am Tu Ja from Myanmar. I graduated from EAST in 2005. Thank you for letting me to share with you about my family and my country, Myanmar.
Prayer Pointers – 29 July 2021
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” – John 14:27, ESV
We rejoice for the new students’ safe arrival in Singapore with their families, even amidst the spike in Covid-19 cases locally and globally. We received sad news from our alumni on the passing of their loved ones due to the pandemic. God, you are our refuge and strength, we need Your grace and mercy. In You, O Lord, we have lasting peace, unwavering hearts, and a blessed hope. Shalom.
Peace and security in the Lord
John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Spoken during the Last Supper, this verse is Jesus comforting his disciples after telling them he will be betrayed and die. His disciples, understandably distraught, are asking him many questions about what to do after he leaves and what guidance they will have. Jesus assures them that he will not be leaving them unprepared, stating also in verse John 14:26 that “the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”
Obedience in God in Christ by the Holy Spirit, can bring us some control over our feelings. Humans are often shackled to their emotions but Jesus tells us that through the Holy Spirit, we can bring peace to ourselves, even in difficult times.
Sacred Rest Workshop for Sisters (Evening)
“Rest is the greatest investment in your overall enjoyment of life and productivity of work!” – Dr Dalton Smith
Are you feeling burnout or lack of energy all the time?
Discover seven ways to rest. A rest test will be conducted to find out your areas of needed rest! Those who have taken past Sacred Rest workshop shared that it has helped them to
– identify signs of rest deficit and its solutions
– learn what is needed to find Sacred Rest
– prioritise rest in life for that is how God has created us
– follow a God-given model to rest on the 7th day
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