Wed lunch/prayer mtg W2300 and other announcements

Dear PHCF,

"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." (John 6:68) May these words spoken by Simon Peter be your heartbeat this week - may your words, thoughts, heart attitudes, and actions all stem from Him as your firm foundation.

For our meeting this week (12:15pm in Room W2300), we will have a time of extended prayer for our school, campus, city, and nation - as well as individual prayer requests. For those of you finishing your capstones, theses, or Master's essays this week, we pray for your diligence all for his glory!

(Side note: for those of you who identify as Reformed, or who like John Piper/Tim Keller/Kevin DeYoung/etc, the livestream of the Gospel Coalition's annual conference is available here: http://live.tgc.org/tgc-national-conference/ - thru Wednesday!)

Blessings,
Teresa

Other announcements:

1. Law and Morality "Religious Freedom and the Common Good" - Homewood 7pm Tuesday 
2. Veritas Forum - Homewood 7pm Thursday 
3. CCIH April Prayer Calendar 
4. CCIH early bird registration closes April 14 

1. Law and Morality speaker series at Homewood - 4/4 at 7pm (TUESDAY)

The Hopkins Thomistic Institute and the Hopkins Dialectic are thrilled to announce a speaker series on the topic of "Law and Morality," to be held April at the Homewood campus! Dr. Nicholas Healy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Culture at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C., will round off the series with a talk on "Religious Freedom and the Common Good." https://www.facebook.com/events/1872808172991922/

Where: Charles Commons Barber Conference Room at the JHU Homewood campus (3300 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218
When: 7 - 8:30 PM on Tuesday, April 4 (social half-hours before and after!)

Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP here, and bring a friend!

2. Veritas Forum at Homewood - 4/6 at 7pm (THURSDAY)

JHU Homewood is hosting a Veritas Forum on Thursday, April 6: "Does Science Lead to Atheism?" MIT professor Ian Hutchinson will discuss questions such as: Can science help us as we consider the possibility of belief in God? Does it point to atheism? Or does it support a theistic worldview? Is there truth beyond science?

Details: Bloomberg (Physics/Astronomy building on Homewood campus) Room 272, 7-8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/215303865617753/

3. CCIH April Prayer Calendar

• April 1-8 | World Health Day: Depression: Let's Talk 
• April 7 is World Health Day. This year's campaign theme is Depression - Let's Talk. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 15 to 29. Pray for access to mental health counselling. Hear James' Story and get resources 
• Prayers of thanks for the work of World Relief DuPage Aurora in counseling refugees to overcome the trauma and deal successfully with resettlement stress. About the Center | Connect on Facebook
• April 9-16 | CCIH Conference Fellowship and Volunteers 
• Prayers of thanks for the fellowship and sharing of best practices that happens at the CCIH conference. 
• Attendees share how they are inspired by other Christians working in global health in this video
• Prayers of thanks for volunteers helping to plan pre-conferences, plenaries and other sessions at the conference. About the Conference
• April 17-23 | Increasing Famine in Four Countries 
• Pray for global action to help 20 million people facing famine across four countries: Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. See more from the UN
• Prayers of thanks for organizations working to save lives threatened by the famine. IMA World Health and Samaritan's Purse work in South Sudan 
• April 24-30 | World Immunization Week 
• World Immunization Week Is April 24-30 | Pray for continued uptake of vaccines, which have saved millions of children from preventable diseases. #VaccinesWork More from WHO
• Prayers of thanks for the work of Christian Relief and Development Inc. providing immunizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More about CRDI's work

4. CCIH conference "early bird" registration closes 4/14

Also, the reduced price "early bird" registration pricing for the CCIH conference closes 4/14. Strengthening Global Health: Faith at the Center is the theme, and the conference runs July 13-15 at Homewood Campus. PHCF is a CCIH affiliate, so you are automatically a student member. Register now!

He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. 2 Tim 1:9