Rejoice At All Times
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“16Always be joyful 17and never stop praying. 18Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.“ ~ 1 Thessalonian 5:16-18 (CEV)
We are exhorted to give thanks in all circumstances because we worship and serve the sovereign LORD of “incidents,” “accidents,” and “circumstances,” who providentially watch over our lives. We can thus be joyful and thankful no matter what happens! Shalom.
Webinar: Christian Response to Public Health Crises
Cru Singapore, a sister ministry of EAST, has prepared a special webinar series, COVID-19 Conversations, for friends of the ministry during this “circuit breaker” season. The very first one being this coming Thursday!
Date: 30 April 2020, Thursday
Time: 8:30pm-9:30pm
Topic: The Christian Response To Public Health Crises
Speaker: Assoc Prof Benjamin Ong, Senior Vice President (Health Education & Resources) at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
Details and sign up: cru.sg/covid1
Webinar content covers:
- Speaking calm into crises as Christians
- Evaluating the Church’s response to COVID-19 thus far
- Seize the right moment to share the Gospel, in the right posture
- Emotional health during “circuit breaker”
- Live interaction with panel
Looking for Secrets From the Circuit Breaker?
Drawing lessons learnt from a personal quarantine a few years ago and presently as well as reflections from God’s Word, Ms Joanne Kwok traces out three “secrets” in this season of stay home circuit breaker for us to ponder.
I knew He was showing me something. Every time he brought His disciples somewhere to have their buttons pressed (think having to find food for thousands or sail through crazy storms) – He was showing them something.
This has always been how He’s tested, taught and trained His people for what is to come. I believe that’s exactly what He’s doing again, now. We need to shut up, sit up and press in.
Because, yes, we feel trapped in our houses. Incapacitated by the Circuit Breaker. We’re no longer in any real control, at the mercy of the invisible enemy. And deep down inside we’re scared that we’ve forever lost what we used to have.
But this condition will pass – and we need to remember how this feels like, what it’s revealing. We need to know it for whatever comes next.
For the rest of the article, see Joanne Kwok’s “Secrets from the circuit breaker: Sometimes you have to lose what is precious to find what is real,” Thir.st blog,15 April 2020.
Singing Virtually from Home to “Home”
Can you spot an EAST staff singing amidst the 900-strong choir members of the Singapore Virtual Choir Project? Watch the video to find out! (Hint: try from 1:30 onward).
The inaugural virtual choir sang Dick Lee’s “Home,” an all-time favourite often sung on National Day. The choir consisted of people residing in Singapore together with overseas Singaporeans living in 26 countries. Each sang from their home for our home during the COVID-19 circuit breaker month.
“Home” is written by Dick Lee with the choral arrangement by Darius Lim and presented by Voices of Singapore.
Have You “Like” EAST Facebook Page Yet?
We are so thankful for reaching this milestone in welcoming visitors to our official social media page on Facebook.
Would you like to access regular inspirational quotes or works, evergreen songs of praise and worship, and testimonies of faith from EAST?
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