Yee Hwa Soon & Christabel (Moong Lan Seow)
Divine Appointments.
Are you also amazed by God's mysterious ways for connecting the Body of Christ?
In the case of July School of Service, Malaysian guests Yee Hwa Soon and Christabel Seow, connection to EMI came through Dr. Jay Diller, Soon's professor at Faith Seminary in Tacoma, WA. Jay has been an EMI certified trainer since the "early days" in Lancaster, PA almost 15 years ago. He has been integrating EMI training into his seminary courses, and is spearheading a vision for an EMI training network in the Northwest.
What brought Soon and Christabel all the way to Cincinnati?
Soon explains: "God answered my prayers through this week of EMI training beyond anything I could have imagined. I strongly believe that as God's chosen people, we are to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. We are to bear with each other, to forgive as the Lord has forgiven us. I also believe that much of the above has been taught cognitively, but the skill is lacking to live out the Christlike life in church, at home, and in the world. Not being equipped with systematic processes and effective tools means we will never be able to journey the one-foot path from our head to our heart. Praise God, I have walked that path this week in Cincinnati!
Living a life called by God requires us to manifest our love for Him in relationships with people. The caring community EMI is committed to is something I am willing to give my life for. God is calling me to be a bridge builder, a peace-maker between man and God, man and man, and between churches--both Chinese and English speaking.
Christabel, who describes herself as Soon's cheerleader, explains, "Our calling has always been a bridge. Through our hospitality ministry, we intentionally create the environment for different groups to get together. And we have a special passion to be the bridge between the English speaking churches and Chinese speaking churches. We see the Body of Christ being strengthened through the spirit of cooperation. What we have learned fuels our passion and desire to take the Chinese church with us -- moving higher, pressing forward..."
The Lord opened an unexpected door to Soon, the invitation to complete his MDiv in Tacoma.
Please join us in offering them the following prayer support:
><> Continuing transformation and accountability to the application of the skills in our life and ministry.
><> Financial support needed for this unexpected extra year of schooling in the USA.
><> Openings in the Chinese churches of USA and Malaysia to our vision for equipping.
Christabel offers this scripture as they continue to surrender to the Lord and walk by faith:
I Corinthians 2:9--"No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him."
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