Lessons in leadership
In May this year, Lisa graduated from East Asia School of Theology (EAST), with a Master of Divinity after 4 years of studies. She was also awarded the President’s Award for Leadership for her exemplary
leadership among the other students.
This is what Lisa shared: “It is tough to try to sum up everything that I’ve learnt but in my reflection 2 words came to my mind – RETREAT and ADVANCE. I came to EAST with the initial purpose to retreat and rest in the Lord so that I can advance forward in my future ministry. In the process, God showed me that truly I need to retreat, but not from ministry and people but to retreat from myself. That is as I become less, God can then advance forward and reveal more of Himself to me.”
Lisa is now serving in the SOLEAD (School of Leadership and Development) team at Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC). She is excited to be involved in the training and mentoring of the new staff.
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향기 나는 하인 하람
아빠, 왜 예수 님이 다리 꼬 고 죽 었어?
언이에게 예수님을 아니? 라고 했더니 대뜸 언이가 이렇게 물었습니다.
언: “아빠, 왜 예수님은 손 벌리고, 따리 꼬고 죽었어?”
아빠: “응, 그건 언이의 죄를 용서해 주시고 천국에 가도록 하기 위해서 지. 언이 그거 믿어?”
언: “응!”
아빠: “언이야, 근데, 아빠가 하는 말 이해할 수 있니?”
언: “……#$%@*& 응!”
언이가 이해를 하든 못하든 저는 무조건 반복해서 전하고 있습니다. 언이의 머리에 새겨지도록! 신앙은 단순한 진리를 반복해서 학습하며 우리의 마음에 새기고 삶에 드러나도록 하는 과정이라고 믿습니다. 언이는 분명히 예수님을 믿는다고 여러 번 입술로 고백했습니다. (아빠의 강요는 절대 아님!)
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- Sang Hyuk’s May 2009 (PDF, 1MB)
“I’m 31 years old; can I be a baby again?”
For me (YK, 2nd from right), speaking to 100 teachers in two schools. Most of them were non-believers but they listened to my talks attentively. I'm grateful.
Battsenger said, when I (YK) shared the gospel with her.
The manager of the GoldStar Hotel, where we stayed during our 10-day trip in Ulaanbaatar (UB), was my “man of peace” (Luke 10:6).
Every day, she would check if we had enough hot water (temperature between -3°C and 20°C). One evening she prepared for us Indian curry (she’s married to a Pakistani). Another day, she surprised me by doing all my laundry, and at no cost.
Though she didn’t receive Christ through my sharing, I know Battsenger’s salvation is near. “You have something special,” she told me.
When I replied that the “something special” is Jesus in me, she nodded. “Yes, I know,” she said. “My maid, who’s the purest person I’d ever met, has the same thing.”
“She’s also a Christian.”
On our last evening, I introduced Battsenger to Boggii, a local worker who would follow her up. Here’s the amazing thing: when the two women met, they realized they were neighbors 30 years ago in Hovd, a village 1,500km from UB.
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- Jeremy Chew: Open door for the Word (PDF, 532kB) The Mongolians not only opened their door to welcome the Word of God. They also opened their hearts to us. They received us with warm friendship, food and gifts that were beyond their means. We might have taught them the New Testament, but they showed us how to live it.
Reaffirming God’s Call
Hiking with EAST family group members at MacRitchie Reservoir
Mentoring has been God’s blessing in our lives. We praise God for people who have faithfully mentored us in the past at various points in our lives. These include not a few of YB’s Sunday School teachers who proudly came forward to reconnect with him (after more than 30 years!) when YB spoke at different churches.
We are also thankful for countless people in Singapore, Cambodia and Canada that God has enabled us to disciple. Presently YB is mentoring two key young adults in church — John & Alethea. At EAST, he mentors Andrew (Singapore), Bataa (Mongolia), Christopher (Korea), Kwang Sik (Korea), and Sang Hyuk (Korea). These are members of YB’s Family Group (a ministry where each faculty coaches a small group of students). Elaine mentors Angeline, Gerlynn, and Joyce in church and takes care of a group of students’ spouses as part of EAST’s holistic ministry to the family of each student.
… One of our greatest statisfaction in mentoring is to see spiritual multiplication. It’s thrilling to first teach John and Alethea, and then to empower them to teach the teens which include our very own boys, Caleb and David! It has also been a rewarding time to assist them pioneer the teen ministry in our church.
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Growth
Jeremy & Jane's tribe
Growth… is a mystery. It happens all the time, yet often goes unnoticed. Sometime back, my 8-year-old daughter remarked as we were walking across a basketball court, “Daddy, the net seems to be lower now!” I smiled, knowing that she had grown taller. Sometimes we don’t even realize we have grown. What used to seem unattainable suddenly comes within reach. That’s the mystery of growth.
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