Reflection of the Month

My Jesus

It is Christmas time!! Aren’t you glad you have reach that time of the year which means you have a break from school at least for a few weeks?  You probably can not wait for that precious time to go home and rest.  But really, is that all this time means to you?  Or is it time to receive gifts and eat until you get indigestion?  Are we more focus on the free time or on the reason we have that free time?

 

People here in Puerto Rico seem to have it all figured it out.  Everyone knows who Jesus is and why he became a little baby born in a manger.  It sounds great, right?  Well, not quite.  While they can tell the story with all the details, much of the emphasis during this season is given to when is the next party, what should I wear, what is my latest toy/gadget. They seem to tell the story as if it has no relevance today.  To make things more interesting, people praise this child and said we should be like him.  Umm… Can we be like Jesus?

 

I want to be like my Jesus

But I’m not sure what that means

To be like you Jesus

You said to live like you

To love like you…

But then you died for me

Can I be like you Jesus? (Todd Agnew, My Jesus)

 

I find these verses very appropriate to meditate on during this Christmas season.  You see, we talk about being like Jesus sometimes without knowing what that means.  It is easy to say I live like he did, even though we know we fall short each step of the way.  It is easy to say I’ll love like he did, especially if it is or family/significant other/friends, but what about the homeless on our way to the subway.

 

Now the hardest part, He died for us.  It wouldn’t be fair to ask you to die for someone else and save the world, when we can’t even die for our self.   But there is something we can do… yes, we can die to our own will, selfishness, greed, and let Christ life abounds on our heart.  Isn’t that what He really wants from us?  It sounds very simple and yet, so hard to do at the same time.  Let that be our goal this coming year, let Christ come in to our heart and do a New Year heart/house cleaning.  Now sing Little by little He is Changing ME J

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” Galatians 2:20

 

May a double portion of God blessing be pour upon you this coming year!

Merry Christmas!!

 

In Christ with love,

Javier and Jady

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ACHELLE!

 

Hope you have a fantastic day with loads of happiness and much relief from that nasty cough. :) May the coming year be even more special and more filled with fond memories! Wish all the best for you!

Happy Birthday

ECF wants to wish you, Conair, a very special birthday. May you have a blessed day today and many more to come! Hope you have a memorable birthday!

 

Blessings on this special day!

Happy Birthday to a Special Person: Kathy Chung!!!

 

Hope you have a wonderful day sprinkled with blessings and topped with a cherry! May God bless you abundantly this coming year!

 

 

Thanks!

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who contributed to the care package and/or signed my birthday card!  It was so sweet of you all to think of me.  I miss you all at Einstein and hope you're all keeping warm and in good spirits.  I'm doing well over here in California as usual.  Take care! 

*doot-doot-doot*...

We are happy to interrupt your regular programming to give you this special report: 

 

ECF's DAVID NGUYEN will be celebrating his 23'rd birthday on this chilly, but lovely, 17th-day of November. We wish him the best in everything and hope his great attitude will continue to bless those around him.

 

Thank you for your attention. We will now allow you to return to your regular programming. :) Have a wonderful day!

Today is a day to celebrate...

...because it's the birthday of our very own RUJIN! There's no one else like her!

Hope you have a great day, Rujin! May the clouds clear and the sun shine brightly to make this a very special day!!

Guatemala Mission Trip

Hey everyone,

 

For those who couldn’t make it to the talk, Dr. Hawkins presented an awesome talk about her missions trip experience in Uganda. Speaking of medical missions, she would like to take a team of medical students with her to Guatemala on a medical missions trip (April 17-23 during our spring break but I have to double check with her). Lodging and food will be taken care of by a church there so the only cost we would have to figure out is the plane ticket there. The trip will involve providing clinical services in the daytime and doing church, missions-related stuff in the evenings. It is still in the process of being planned but if any of you have a desire in learning more about it, prayerfully supporting the team, or even being part of the team, please email me back (ywong@aecom.yu.edu) and let me know. We will be having meetings to discuss the upcoming trip for those of you that are interested so I’ll keep you posted. Please prayerfully consider what role God would want you to play and if you guys have any questions/concerns, feel free to let me know =). Blessings!

 

Tina

Thanksgiving Potluck!

Hey everyone

Thanksgiving is coming up, and that means a big ol' ECF potluck! It's slated for 7pm on TUESDAY, 11/22. That's the day after the 1st and 2nd years finish exams - one huge reason to be thankful! As usual, it'll be held at the lovely 1925 28F penthouse

Please RSVP to me (dleong@) if you'll be coming, and let me know what you can bring (but it's ok if you can't bring anything!). I'm already getting hungry at the thought of all the yummy food! As for the not-so-culinary-inclined, we can always use drinks, cups, plates, etc... Hope you all can make it, and invite your friends to join us as we thank God for his many provisions

Deb

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!!

It's Playful Pei-wen's Birthday!! Let's all wish her a SPECTACULAR day, and that all her wishes will come true! Have a good one, Pei-wen!

Birthday Shoutout!!!

TO KATHERINE! 

 

Hope you have a great day celebrating your first birthday during med school! =P May the sun shine rays of blessings your way!

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!

ECF would like to wish Joon (John) a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you have a spectacular, fantastic, super-exciting birthday!!! May the coming year bring lots of good things your way. God bless!

Managing Your Emotional World in the Midst of Chaos

This Thursday at ECF, Drew Hyun (young adult pastor at New Life
Fellowship Church -- and college friend of Andrew Hsieh!) will be
giving a seminar with some practical life skills. It'll be about how
we can better manage our feelings as we pursue professions like
medicine that can be pretty draining on our emotional and spiritual
wells.

All are welcome to come join us!

November 3, 2005
7:30-9:00pm
Belfer 601

Email Deb (dleong) for more info...

Intercoastal (hehe, get the pun?) Fellowshiping

A couple of months back, we had a visitor from UCSF, David Young, who is also Jackie's friend from high school. He wrote to express his desire to keep in touch as well as to develop prayer support between ECF and the fellowship at UCSF - Sonrise Christian Fellowship

So, let's keep them in prayer as a fellowship. Maybe we can get to know more about each other's fellowships through our corresponding websites.

HAPPY _?_th BIRTHDAY TO PC!!! =P

Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birth----day, dear PC!!!

Happy Birthday to you!!!!!

 

Just need to add some notes to that and you've got yourself a lovely song! Have a good one, PC! We wish you all the best!

ECF Retreat 2005

This year we had our ECF retreat at Camp Wightman in North Stonington CT. Here is a picture of the retreat center we stayed in. It has 11 rooms sleeping 3 each. a large lounge and dining area, a full kitchen and two bathrooms. The camp staff were really helpful and came to our rescue several times - when we ran out of paper towels, when the fuse for the stove blew, when we needed medical help (ironic) and literally when some of the guys capsized their boats in the lake. More on that later.

We started with snacks and icebreakers led by Ayana when we first got there after crawling through I-95 traffic for 4 hours (usually takes 2 hours without traffic).

Clearly this side of the room was having much more fun than the other side. Or were they laughing at the people on the other side of the room?

On Saturday morning, it was raining and some people went hiking while waiting for our friends and Dr. Gilmore to arrive. About 20 people stayed overnight, and 10 people came for the day on Saturday. Kathy picked Dr. Gilmore up from the Upper West Side. Here's everybody getting set up for the first session with Dr. Gilmore. He shared his testimony and encouraged us to discuss in small groups about different topics like "How does God speak to us"

Then we had lunch. The kitchen was great. They had everything - pots, pans, utensils, dishes, two fridges, ice, salt and pepper shakers..... what more could one ask for? oh, next year, remember to bring your own oven mits

It was raining the whole weekend and we had a lot of opportunity to do some indoor hanging out. here are jane and tina playing....?

The cup game - a craze introduced by Tina....tap-tap

turn it over

Here we are playing spoons.

Even though it was raining quite a bit, everyone was still excited to go boating. Haven't got any pictures of that unfortunately. Also, the life guards had to rescue us twice - first when Jason capsized his kayak and then when Dave and Andrew (fresh and clean below) capsized their boats. Everybody had a good time though. And afterwards, people were playing volleyball and basketball in the rain. (Andrew: it was Dave's fault; Dave: It was Andrew's fault, he was fooling around.)

After dinner, we had our 2nd session and then time to hang out. Here is Jane toasting marshmallows for smores over the fireplace. Yes, it was still raining outside.

For sleeping arrangements, there were 11 rooms sleeping 3 each with a bunk bed and a single bed.

We had our 3rd and final session on Sunday morning. We were truly blessed by Dr. Gilmore's honest and real sharing. In between giving his talks, he took the time to encourage individual people. Finally on Sunday, the skies cleared up for a short hike before we left. How long was the hike actually? 10 minutes?

As a token of our appreciation, we gave Dr. Gilmore an Einstein shirt, coffee mug and Uncle Albert doll...

A final group picture before cleaning up. This is not everybody. We forgot to take a picture on Saturday together with the day trippers.

At last, bye bye Camp Wightman and back to the Bronx. It was refreshing to be in the midst of nature and to be fed from God's heart. Hopefully people got to get to know each other better and grow closer to each other and to the Lord. Thank you to Jackie and Andrew for the pictures.

Reflection of the Month-October

Unforgetful You

 

The past few days have been very draining.  We are in the process of buying an apartment, plus we have confronted some issues with our cars.  I had the feeling of when this is going to end, I want peace.  I remembered my last days back in Einstein where my biggest worries (as you may recall from my prayer requests) were whether I will be able to make a western blot work so I could finish my thesis.

 

It seems like all we can do in life is complain or worry about every single detail out there.  For example, last week my office was cold, yesterday it was to hot.  Something closer home… in the application form of every med school, question number 12 says “Do you like to complain?”  Everyone who answers NO, receives a “Sorry you were not selected” letter.  Med students complain a lot!  To much work… we are not being challenge… the exam was to hard… we don’t have enough time to watch TV… I don’t know how she/he did better than me, I’m a studied harder and the list can go on.  Does it sound familiar?  And to cap this pseudoprayer we finished with a “God I have been good”, I demand you to hear me and do something about it because you are good.

 

If you are able to fill the gaps between the phrases above you may come up with something that sounds like a Psalm.  The only problem is, your Psalm is probably written with an ungraceful heart, filled with jealousy and a child mentality. 

 

I never minded calling You a King
If that meant that I could count on You
To give me everything
I never thought to ask You
I always thought You knew
It was never my intention to question You
You never minded calling me a child
Well I guess that's how I acted all the while
But You live through every tantrum You see through every lie
Though they seem to be more common
I just wanted You to know why oh why (Unforgetful You, Jars of Clay)

 

Psalm 13 is one of those Psalms which we read and say, that is how I feel.  The psalmist was feeling me, but we forget to read verse 6, which ends with “for he has been good to me”.  That is totally different from the demand we usually come up with.  The psalmist complained as we do, but finished his thought reassuring that he has seeing God’s mercies before in his life so he trust that God will deliver him again.

 

No matter what you are going through now, remember that He has been good to you before, and He will be good today, tomorrow and forever no matter the circumstances that surround you.

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Happy Birthday to our very own AYANA!!

ECF wishes Ayana a very happy day full of sunshine and blessings! Hope you have a GREAT birthday, Ayana!

ECF Directory

Hey guys,

A new ECF directory 2005-06 has been added to our Yahoo! group. Please go check it out and if there are any mistakes/updates, please email phow@

Thanks
PC

Reflection of the Month-September

Empty Me

As many of you know by now, I'm finally working in a medical school here in Puerto Rico. Quite interesting I may say, after being in a medical school as a student for the past six years. It has being a growing experience, with some hard taught lesson which I'm still in the process of understanding.

The first week of class, I attended the white coat ceremony for the first year students. That great day when the students receive doctor's coat and that says you belong here. The guest speaker was Dr. Vargas Bidot, the founder of Community Initiative. He is the Patch Adams of Puerto Rico; he has change the white coat for jeans to work with drug addicts and HIV homeless. He spoke of how doctors have to treat more than a physical condition, they also have to treat the patient and their family as if they could reach the sky on your shoulder. He was talking about that feeling of security, hope and peace doctors should transmit, even when patients are facing the impossible. I soon realized how hard that was. It is something that is not taught at medical schools.

I started to wonder, where did he developed that heart? The answer came later that day, when my dad told me he was a Christian, not only of words but of actions too. You have to have more than knowledge in order to serve in that way.

Philippians 2:6-8 says,"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man. He humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross"

Christ chose to be a servant, even though he was God. What ever you or I have done as a Christian can not even begin to be compared to what He did.

Empty me, empty me

And Fill, would you fill me

With you, with you (Empty Me, Jeremy Camp)

That should be our prayer! To be emptied of the Me, Myself and I. To take off the "white coats" that hinders us from serving. To look beyond the physical need. To be filled with the ointment that gives peace, that heals the spirit. To be filled with Christ!

Javier

Fellowship in Manhattan

Are you commuting from Manhattan? Are you seeking a fellowship that is more convenient to attend? If so, please read the following invitation from Soyoun, a med student who lives in Manhattan:

I tried last year to attend more ECF meetings, but for commuters it's really difficult. Now I have a fellowship group in Manhattan Upper West Side that I lead with my husband as part of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church small group system. I wanted to see if there's anyone who has a similar experience as I had last year because of the commuting issue, and would like to join some kind of fellowship group if they couldn't attend ECF regularly. Would you kindly make that information available to anyone who may be looking for such an opportunity? You can just have them contact me directly for more info. (Soyoun Im, sim@aecom.yu.edu, 212-316-2843)

Very best,
Soyoun

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Soyoun Im
Medical Student
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Happy Belated Birthday to...

...KEN!! (c/o '09) It was also this past Sunday, Sept. 4th.

 

Sorry this is late, but we still hope you had a good one!

CMDA Picnic

Hey everyone,

 

This is a reminder that the Christian Medical and Dental Association picnic for the NYC area is this Saturday at 12 pm in Central Park at 96th Street and 5th Ave. If you guys are interested in attending, please let me know as soon as possible so we can go together or I can meet you guys there. Thanks!

 

Tina

 

ECF Ministry Contacts

Here's a list of people to contact if you're interested in helping out
with any of ECF's ministries. Let's join together our talents to glorify
God!

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are
different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds
of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. (1 Corinthians
12:4-6)

Administrative - Deb (dleong)
Announcements - Irene (ijarchum)
Bible Study - Opeyemi (olabisi)
Outreach - Tina (ywong)
Prayer - Tina (ywong)
Speakers - Deb (dleong)
Social Events - Jacq (jchak) & Irene (ijarchum)
Testimonies - PC (phow)
Worship - Tina (ywong)
Anything else - Deb (dleong)

Happy Birthday to Sophia!

ECF wants to wish Sophia (c/o '09) a very happy belated birthday. It was this past Sunday, the 4th. Hope it was a memorable one!!

ECF Retreat, October 7th - 9th: Streamside Camp and Conference Center

Hi guys,

It's nearing fall, which means that ECF's yearly retreat is coming up! This year, it will be the weekend of Oct. 7-9, which should not conflict with any 1st or 2nd year exams - and furthermore, it's sandwiched between school holidays!

I highly encourage all of you to come and enjoy some good fellowship, food, and fun at the picturesque Streamside Camp and Conference Center only a couple hours away in Pennsylvania (http://streamside.org/). Come experience quality time drawing near to God and get to know the community of Christ here at Einstein.

THE SKINNY:
- What: Fall Retreat!
- When: Oct 7-9, 2005 (leave Fri evening, return Sun afternoon)
- Where: Not in the Bronx!
- Speakers: Dr. Tad Gilmore (retired surgeon and missionary) and wife, Jane (missionary)
- Cost: First years - only $40, what a bargain for the weekend! Others - TBD, but don't let it be an issue!
- Who: YOU! If you're not one of the 16 ppl who signed up during fellowship, please let me know ASAP (reply now!) if you would like to come (even if you're a "maybe") as I need a head count. And if you can't stay for the whole weekend, but would like to come up on Saturday, please let me know as well.

Thanks, and have a blessed Labor Day Weekend!

Deb

Introductions

This post is for people to introduce themselves to one another so we can connect graduates, first years, people who might not have met each other but are somehow connected through experience or people at ECF.

Please choose "other" and then type in your name when leaving your introduction under "comments".

Feel free.

Summer Birthdays

Hello Everyone,

 

Just wanted to make belated birthday shout-outs to all those who had their birthdays during the summer:

 

6/29 Irene Jarchum

7/4 Jen Lee

7/29 Luchin Wong

8/1 Arlene Tieng

8/18 Jakub Sroubek

 

If I missed anyone, my deepest regrets. Please email me (jchak@) so I can update the list! ECF would really like to remember the day of your birth!

WELCOME First Years!!!

Some of you might have seen some of the fliers we've put up and that's why you're here. Well.... Welcome!! We are excited to meet the new faces that the Lord is bringing to our fellowship this year. Our first gathering this semester is going to be on:

Thursday, August 25th
Belfer 601
7.30pm

Please come for a time of fellowship and bring your friends along!

Reflection of the Month - August

Table for two

The other day I was watching TV and came across a program called Hocking Up. The show follows a group of woman in their quest to find their prince charming in NYC. I had a spectrum of reactions. I went from thinking this is what TV/people have came down to. Then, I felt amused by some of the things this group of women were saying and doing. Finally, I realized how empty and alone these people were feeling and the craziness this was causing in their life. The pressure of society was making them do things they probably never thought they could do.

I'm sure you can all identify with that feeling at some point in your life. It is hard to balance your studies with what could be the "optimum conditions" to find that special someone. Caedmon's Call portraits the situation with these words:

"We made speculation
On the who's and the when's of our futures
And how everyone's lonely
But still we just couldn't complain.

And how we just hate being alone.
Could I have missed my only chance,
And now I'm just wasting my time
By lookin' around"

I have a close friend who wanted me to meet her friend so I could sort of give my approval. She revealed that he was the opposite of all the things she was looking for, but she was getting old (29) and as a successful woman, she only needed someone to give her company. She was willing to give up all her expectations in order to have company.

Loneliness… makes you feel empty, but what the Bible tells us? In Colossians 2:9-10 says "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." In Christ we are not alone. That tells us that we are complete in Christ. There can not be any stigma of society that can make us feel incomplete for not being married or in love.

Are we willing to give up who we are in Christ in order to find love? To accept what God wouldn't just to find company? God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:19. Read that again, all your needs… Remember that singleness is not a disease.

"And You know the plans that You have for me
And You can't plan the end and not plan the means
And so I suppose I just need some peace,
Just to get me to sleep" Caedmon's Call, Table for two

Javier

New Contact Info

Hi everyone,

Here's my new contact info:

Christine Chao
4253 Walnut Grove Ave
Rosemead, CA 91770

Home: (626) 287-6975
Cell: (718) 926-1828

Email: christine.chao@gmail.com

Some of my best memories at AECOM were those with ECF. Thank you all!

Please keep in touch!

~Christine Chao

Reflection of the Month

Close to You

 

When I was in Einstein, I felt protected.  Most of the people that surrounded me were believers.  So, relating to their daily struggles and praying for their needs was very natural.  It challenged me to be close to God.

 

Now I’m seeing a different world around me, or should I say, the real world.  I had time to share with more non-Christian and see their life as a train at full speed going nowhere.  I have once again realized how much of a difference can Christ does in our life.  Seeing someone, sometime a relative, submerged in problems like depression, alcohol and drugs is devastating.  What make things worse is that this people had heard about Christ, and yet, they are looking elsewhere for answers.  Ironically, this are the same people who that tell you “no estas en na’” meaning you are not cool, out of what is grubby at the moment.

 

The new in vogue phrases in Puerto Rico is “I know the Lord, but I have back slide” or “John Doe grew up in church, he has fear of the Lord”  It seems like every singer that comes on TV for an interview says something like that.  A preacher once said that in Puerto Rico, 1 out of 4 people is Christian, 1 is Catholic, and  2 used to go to church at some point of their life.

 

What is happening?  Where is this 50% heading?

 

Si decidiera negar mi fe / If I choose to deny my faith

Y no confiar mas en El / And don’t trust Him anymore

No tengo a donde ir, no tengo a donde ir / I have no where to go, no where to go

Si despreciara en mi corazón / If I disregard in my heart

La santa gracia que me salvó / The holy grace that saved me

No tengo a donde ir, no tengo a donde ir / I have no where to go, no where to go

                                    Jesús Adrián Romero/Cerca de Ti / Close to You

 

Paul, in Romans 8:35-39, raised the question, Who or What shall separate us from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ? Neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing.  That sounds like a good summary of all possible scenarios in our life.

 

As the verses from the song mentioned above said, where would I go if I don’t have Christ?  Is there something better?  Could there be a circumstance in our life, present or to come, that can hit us so hard that will take Christ out of our life?  The answer should be no, but most likely you know of someone that with his/her action, has answered with a yes.  Or maybe it is you who feel like giving up.  It is easy to read Romans 8, but living it is a different story.  We always have this eternal battle of what we see or feel and what we believe.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a magic bullet to solve that.  But one thing I can say, in the middle of the struggle or the joy, be close to God and people who live Christ in their life.  Because only close to God you will be stand in his word and find shelter in the Rock of Ages.  After all, we believe that we are aliens and strangers passing by through this earth.  Just remember that “This world has nothing for me and this world has everything” (Caedmon’s Call).

Javier

Reflection of the Month

Calmer of the Storm

The Bible uses two images when talking about human condition: deserts and storms. The first one relates mostly to spiritual dryness, whereas storm reflects a struggle, unease with a situation. In recent conversations with some of you, I described the latest events in my life as a being in the middle of the storm. When people decide to go out sailing they make sure the weather will be beautiful, they plan everything. On Matthew 8:23-27, the Bible tells us the story of how the disciples and Jesus were caught at sea by a storm. I'm pretty sure that if they knew something like that could happen, they will never have set sail. Interestingly, we find our self in similar situation. Our plans are set, our goals lined up, ready to be accomplished and in a blink on an eye we have a Hurricane category 5 rocking our life. Reading the story in Matthew, I could not pass by the idea of seeing Jesus sleeping in the middle of the storm and having the same feeling in my life. The question that quickly came to mind was whether He cares for me? Now, that my storm had calm down I can say that He cares for me! I'm His child! Trying to make sense of this experience, these verses from a song of Downhere and a Puerto Rican singer got stuck in my head.

There on the storm I am learning to let go
Of the will that I so long to control
There may I be in your arms eternally
I thank you, Lord, you are the calmer of the storm

puedes tener paz, en la tormenta / you can have peace in the storm
fe y esperanza cuando no puedas seguir / faith and hope when you can't go on
aun con tu mundo hecho pedazo / even with you world in pieces
el Seor guiara tus pasos / the Lord will guide you steps
en paz en medio de la tormenta / in peace in the middle of the storm

Oh how hard is to let go? Control freaks like me often find our self telling God what to do in our life or even worst, keeping Him away from our plans. And just like that, we find our self in a storm.

I still don't have an answer for the why Jesus was sleeping in such conditions. Maybe He is trying to teach us that His presence is enough. Probably that's why Jesus called the disciples man of little faith. So next time you get caught in a storm remember that as long as Jesus is sailing with you, do not fear, because He is the Calmer of the Storm!

(Javier)

Prayer for our Beloved 2nd years...updated

Here is another update for more of our 2^nd years and Board dates:

Denise: June 13

Luchin: taking it on June 13 instead now

Also congratulations to Soyoun on her marriage! We’ll be keeping all of you guys in our prayers!

congratulations drs. rachel, eddie, javier, connie, andrew and jen! keep in touch! 

ECF mtg tonight

Hi everyone! How are you?
Well, tonight we are having our last ECF meeting of the year. We will
continue to meet
through the summer in what's called "ECF Summer Style" which is informal
and it
involves food at people's homes. More coming to announce that.
For now, tonight at 7.30pm Belfer 601, will be our regular meeting for
fellowship.
Hope you can make it and stay tuned for the Summer!

Prayer for our Beloved 2nd years

Here is an update of when some of the 2^nd years will be taking the Boards. (More updates to come when more people respond but I’m posting it up here so that people can start praying for them now.)

Shayna: June 9

Jen Lee: June 14

Tracy: June 17

Luchin: June 9

Rujin: June 17

Blessings on preparing for your exams and remember to take breaks! May you find rest and peace in the Lord!

Talk 2 Thursdays ago (5/19)

For those of you who unfortunately couldn’t join us two Thursdays ago (5/19), I’m finally posting a summary of the night =) b/c it was definitely a powerful and challenging evening. Dr. Hawkins, a doctor who does diabetes research here at Einstein and has blessed our fellowship (and me) in many different ways, showed us pictures of her medical missions trip to Guatemala a few months ago. She shared about her initial reluctance to go but how God really showed her the great need the people had there for trained physicians of all specialties, diabetes in her case. She provided a few vignettes of the individuals she encountered. One particular humorous story involved a man who had diabetes while his wife had some respiratory problems. It turned out that the culprit for the man’s diabetes was the 5 tortillas he ate with each meal while the culprit behind the wife’s breathing problems came from the fumes she breathed in while cooking her husband’s tortillas! Overall, her medical team was able to see 680 patients that whole week. They were able to pray with each patient which was also quite remarkable. However, she stressed the need for prayer and quiet time with the Lord which, unfortunately, was lacking during part of the trip which led to some feelings of tension and burn-out.

 

We also had some surprise visitors show up. They were part of the Einstein adult fellowship consisting of Einstein faculty which we, the ignorant students, had not known to exist (but now we do!). Two of them, Juan and Miguel, had gone on a different missions trip to Guatemala also. We were encouraged by how dedicated they were to the mission the Lord had sent them on. In preparation, they had prayed and fasted, essentially gearing up for battle. While there, they saw God’s miracles and wonders overcome a lot of spiritual darkness, especially since many in the rural areas of Guatemala still practice witchcraft. God was able to use them mightily to heal and serve people-physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Overall, Juan and Miguel saw the Holy Spirit do a lot of amazing things there that you rarely hear about here in the States but more out of Acts. They left us with the impression that indeed the “harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” and encouraged us to consider organizing a medical mission trip to the places they visited, many in the rural areas that lacked even basic knowledge of hygiene. At the end, they left us with a great opportunity to serve the people in Guatemala. The contacts they have there would be able to organize food, shelter, and transportation. All we would need to figure out would be a time to go and the only thing we would have to pay for is our plane ticket there. All of us were excited about the opportunity, especially Dr. Hawkins, so keep posted on future updates! On another note, while missions trips are great and all, I feel God is challenging us (especially me) to be spiritually prepared now while on this campus b/c our mission field is wherever we are at.

 

-Tina =) (Feel free to send me corrections, inquiries, comments to anything I’ve said.)

Bye Eddie and Jen!

Last night was Eddie and Jen's last night at ECF. Eddie led the 2nd part of a bible study entitled "Christ and Culture" 

 

After ECF, we went to the Bronx Diner for fellowship and food.
 

We wish the couple the best of God's blessings and pray that they will flourish where the Lord has led them (Virginia) in the next phase of their lives together. Keep in touch guys!!

 

Get together this Saturday

Hi everyone!
We will be going out to dinner this Saturday 5/28 to Bronx Diner!!
We'll meet at the 1925-1935 lobby at 5.40pm to leave right away.
Connie and George and Samuel, Jen and Andrew Hsieh, Rachel, and Javier and Jady
are planning on being there!!

So be there or be square! (whatever that means, I just thought it's cute because it
rimes :)

Hope you can come!
Please email back to ijarchum@ to say if you can make it so we can make the
reservation!!

ECF mtg 5/26

Dear everyone, how are you?
Thank you to those of you who came out last night to the ECF
housekeeping meeting.

Tomorrow we will be meeting at our usual time and place:

7.30pm
Belfer 601
Thursday

There aren't too many meetings left for the semester, so come out
and enjoy.
Also, this weekend, the seniors will be around for their graduation,
so we will try to get together with them for a meal in the Bronx.
Right now it looks like Saturday early dinner (~5 or 6?) will be
best for all the seniors to be there. The time and place will be
announced soon (I'll send an email and it'll be posted on the
blogsite), but for now, that's the plan. Saturday night, dinner in
the Bronx.

Have a great day!!

Irene

2nd Years - Prayer Support for Step I

Dear Second Years,

We want be supporting you in prayer and also keep in touch as you prepare to take the boards this summer. Please leave us your prayer requests, and also share your plans, ie. whether you are on campus, or when you will be returning. Feel free to post by clicking on "comments" below. You can post anonymously or leave your name so we know who we're praying for.

1. are you on campus? or when are you getting back on campus?
2. any prayer requests including when you're taking the boards.

We miss you guys and are praying for you!

sign me up!

 

Seniors - 4th years - Class of 2005

Congratulations to the Class of 2005!!
Your hard work and the Lord's spurring you on has brought you to this milestone. We are happy for you and also sad that you are leaving. Here's some info about who is around/when people are leaving/coming back, and what may be going on for the next two weeks up till graduation.

What are the seniors up to?
Eddie and Jen- Eddie will be leading the 2nd part of a bible study "Christ and Culture" on May 26th. After that, we will be going out to hang out at the Bronx Diner before we have to bid the couple farewell. They are not sure if they will be able to come back for graduation.
Andrew and Jen - Andrew and Jen got married last Saturday, on May 14th. They are now on their honeymoon in Hawaii! They will be coming back for graduation on May 27th.
Rachel - Rachel is finishing her last few weeks of sub-internship. And is definintely going to the opening of Star Wars this weekend.
Connie and George - They'll be coming back on Wednesday, the 26th.
Javier and Jady - Javier and Jady will be coming back for graduation on the 28th.

We will probably have a social pizza night or something with the seniors around the the weekend of the 28th/29th. So, come back again for updated information.

Summer 2005 - Keep in touch

Hey everyone,

This is a page for people to keep in touch about summer plans so we can know who's around and also pray for those who are away (abroad, taking the boards, etc). In the summer we will be having Summer Style ECF for those who are around - more info on that during summer hols.

Please leave an update through "comments" about what your plans may be.

Welcome to the ECF blog

Welcome Everyone!

This blog is for everyone at ECF - past, present, and future. It would be great for alumni to hear about what God is doing back at school and also to learn about what's going on in each of our lives as we walk down the paths God has given us. So, feel free to post anything and everything - updates, prayer requests, personal reflections, pictures (more on that below), etc. For more information or if you need to find out how you can post on this blog, please email phow@aecom.yu.edu

Now for all the logistics.

1. How to post a message.
Posting is easy. Just send an email to

einsteincf.(insert 5 letter abbreviation of our school here)@blogger.com

If you have any problems with this, email einsteincf@gmail.com. Remember to sign your name at the bottom of your message. The content of the email will be posted directly to this blog, no one is actually going to receive it or reply to it.

2. How to leave a comment.
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