Graduate Henry Aung: Do Fewer Things With More Love
Learning to slow down, know God, and embrace His heart for the world
In a culture that often equates busyness with faithfulness, slowing down can feel counter-intuitive. For Henry Aung from Myanmar, an MDiv Teaching & Exposition graduate at East Asia School of Theology (EAST), learning to slow down became an important part of his theological formation. Henry, 29, moved to Singapore with his mother when he was nine years old. During his studies at EAST, one of his steepest learning curves was discovering how “not to rush about with busyness, accept my limits, and do fewer things with more love.”
EAST Alumni Reunion Lunch at ASF’26
EAST Alumni Reunion Lunch 2026
EAST Alumni Reunion Lunch at ASF ’26
Cru East Asia staff will gather in Bangkok for the East Asia All Staff Festival 2026 (ASF26) in November. As part of this special occasion, join the EAST faculty and staff and Dr Chan Chong Hiok, EAST President, who is hosting the EAST Alumni Reunion Lunch there.
Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Time: 12.00–2.00 pm
Venue: Bangkok
Attendance: By invitation only to all alumni attending the ASF26
The lunch will be a meaningful opportunity for EAST alumni attending ASF26 to reconnect with one another, renew friendships and fellowship, and catch up on what God has been doing in their lives and ministries.
A number of alumni have already registered, and we look forward to seeing you there. If you are an EAST alum attending ASF26 and would like to join the lunch, please submit your response by 12 September 2026. Your timely response will help us better coordinate the food and logistics.
Registration closed.
If you know other EAST alumni who will be attending ASF26, please invite them to the reunion lunch and share the registration link with them.
We look forward to a warm and memorable time of fellowship with the EAST alumni community in Bangkok!
Alumna Pang Xin Xian: Joy of Seeing God’s Fingerprints
Pang Xin Xian (Singapore), MDiv ICS On September 25, 2025, the Field Education class went for a wheel-throwing formation workshop. Here is Xin Xian’s reflection.
We felt very excited as it was the first time to the pottery for everyone. Many lessons stood out for me. The first was that wheel-throwing is a slow and repetitive process, which requires many rounds of spinning. A few times, I exerted too much or too little pressure and my clay went wobbly. Thank God that the instructor was always on hand to re-center my clay. This spoke to me of God’s work in my life, and how He is always there even though it feels like I am just going around in circles.
Alumna Mei-Mei Lee: Treasured Possession
The testimony below was first shared by alumna Mei-Mei Lee during Faculty Development Days 2025 as a devotional.
A father gave his young daughter a pearl necklace, and she adored it so much that she wore it every single day. Years later, when the girl was older, her father asked her, “Please give the necklace back to me.” And do you know what she said? “No.” She refused, saying, “This is my favorite. I love it.” Sometimes, we are just like that little girl with God. We cling so tightly to things we cherish—a ministry, a relationship, a position, or a dream—that we cannot let go. For me, that thing was my ministry.
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
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