EAST IS LIKE a big family for us.
Although we come from different countries and cultures, EAST is where our friendship with one another has been forged, our passion for missions has been kindled, and our love for God has been renewed.
As we look back, I am sure that many of us will remember the times we studied together in the classrooms, did our projects in the library, prayed together in chapel, ate together at Cambridge market, raided the biscuit tins in Agape Room, visited one another in our homes, and served together in the community.
We will definitely remember how we played together and won this year’s trophy for the Inter-seminary Sports Day. . . .
There is a Chinese saying饮水思源 that means as we drink the water, we should remember its source.
As we graduate, it is only right to remember and appreciate the different groups of people who made it possible for us to complete our program. 4 ‘F’s (or F4):
First, the Faculty and Administrative staff at EAST. Thank you for teaching us and modeling for us what it means to be Christ-like leaders. . . .
Second, our Family: Wife, Children, Parents, Grandparents, Brothers, Sisters, Nieces, Nephews, Aunts, and Uncles etc. . . . You even cooked wonderful meals and made sure we are well nourished, sometimes ‘overly’ nourished. J Thank you and we love you!
Third, our Friends, Alumni, Ministry Partners, Church, Pastors and Leaders. . . . May the Lord remember your generosity and bless you much more in return.
Finally, our heavenly Father, who is the reason we are all here. . . . .
Lim Chin Leng
