Derek Atkins: Reflections on US Presidential Election Outcome
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Here is a short reflection by an American EAST resident faculty, Rev Derek Atkins on his personal response to the recent US Presidential Election outcome. May it cause us to pray diligently for our political and governmental leaders–local or global–as instructed by Paul in 1 Timothy 2:1-3.
Dear fellow Americans, good morning from Singapore.
I have been watching the election results throughout the day. Given that recent headlines were predicting this race would be a “coin toss,” I am surprised to see that Donald Trump won the race. I know many of you are happy at this result, and many of you are saddened by this outcome. For the record, I did not vote for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump–I casted a write-in ballot for Condolezza Rice as President and Kay Bailey Hutchinson as Vice President.
A Life of Prayer: A Biblical Portrait & Spiritual Practices (Onsite) – Day Course
A Life of Prayer: A Biblical Portrait & Spiritual Practices (Onsite)
LF506, 3 Credits
Tuesdays, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
The course seeks to equip students with biblical understanding and spiritual practices for cultivating a life of prayer. Students will examine models and teachings on prayer in Scripture so as to grow in deeper appreciation and awe of God and learn the role of prayer for the completion of His work and fulfilment of His will on earth. They will also study both theoretical and practical dimensions of prayer and explore different spiritual practices related to prayer, enabling them to grow in intimacy with God, awareness of self, and formative ministry to others through prayer.
Benson Goh, PhD, has been a Cru Singapore staff since 1996. He has served in the campus ministry and was the director of the Great Commission Training Center. He has also served as the operations director in EAST. He is married to Josephine, and they have three children: Samuel, who went home to the Lord in 2002, and Joylynn and Benedict.
Josephine Lew, EdD Studies, has been on staff with Cru Singapore since 1995. For thirteen years, she served on a Campus Leadership Team and Great Commission Training Center before she joined EAST to serve with Partners in Ministry (2008-2011). As a certified MBTI coach and faculty, she enjoys helping EAST students grow in self-awareness and in their personal development. She is married to Benson, and they have three children.
Registration deadline: Friday, 5 July 2024.
Worldwide Day of Prayer 2023
On Tuesday, 3 October 2023, EAST and Cru Singapore came together for a Worldwide Day of Prayer (WDP). Conducted twice yearly by all Cru ministries globally, it was a blessed time of communion with God and fellow co-labourers in the Lord.
The prayer theme was “The Battle Belongs to the Lord,” based on 2 Chronicles 20:15. The WDP consisted of three parts: 1) Morning – Prayer & Worship together reflecting on 2 Chronicles 20:1-22; 2) Lunch & Prayer Time in small groups of five to six; 3) Afternoon – Prayer Walk around the town area.
Below are some reflections from EAST faculty and students.
Worldwide Day of Prayer 2022
Shelley Jung (centre) together with the worship team at Worldwide Day of Prayer 2022
It was with great joy that EAST faculty and students were able to gather in person with Cru SG for the Worldwide Day of Prayer on October 4, 2022 after meeting on zoom for the past two years. With the theme of “Seek My Face” taken from Psalm 27:8 and 1 Chronicles 16:11, we came together to seek God and intercede for our ministries, Singapore, and the nations around us. Read more
Prayer Pointers 6 October 2022
Are we all stressed up and looking for refuge?
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him”, -Nahum 1:7, ESV
As we are reaching the end of our academic semester, it is crunch time for students to submit assignments, and faculty and staff to meet deadlines. How do we pray for them?
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