Prayer mtg, Interministry gathering, CMDA winter conference, and Christmas br

Dear Public Health Christian Fellowship,

Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any. (Isaiah 44:6-8) Dear ones, praying that as you work, study, prepare for exams, churn out deliverables, you plant your trust, your worth, your identity in the One Firm Foundation - in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Today, PHCF is joining the Hopkins faculty CMDA in JHH for prayer- 12:15-12:45 in Rm 126 of the Billings Building (where the Jesus statue is located)

We will be pausing from weekly PHCF emails til MLK day, but the Whatsapp group is always open for spiritual encouragement and support :) Merry almost Christmas!

Inter-ministry leaders potluck/prayer meeting: If you are interested in leadership or in meeting other student leaders and ministry staff from the various Hopkins graduate/professional schools, please talk to Teresa. We are planning an inter-ministry potluck/prayer meeting at the beginning of the next semester. We'd love to include you!

CDMA Northeast Winter Conference: Jan 17-19 (MLK weekend), Christian healthcare professionals at all levels of training and practice will gather at the Sandy Cove Conference Center in North East, Maryland for a great weekend of fun, fellowship, small groups and two dynamic speakers: William “Griff” Griffin, DDS, and Keshia Brown, PA-C. The overall theme will be “Healing for the Healthcare Professional.” Register here. While this is targeted at people in the medical and dental professions, they welcome people from public health and allied health professions too - PHCFers who have attended in the past have greatly benefited from attending. (If you sign up, please email jhsph.phcf@gmail.com so that Teresa knows and can connect you with the Hopkins Medical Student Christian Fellowship and Hopkins faculty CMDA chapter for arranging carpools.)

Leadership: if interested in leadership, please email jhsph.phcf@gmail.com - this group relies on Jesus first and foremost for guidance and direction, but also needs you as student leaders as His hands and feet here in our school.

Biostatisticians: For those of you looking into a biostats career... a PHCF alumnus (Sherlly Xie) wanted to share that the American Statistical Association (ASA:statisticians::APHA:MPHers) has a interest group called International Christian Statisticians (ICS). ICS just began offering a mentorship program: sign up to be mentor or mentee; get paired up with a mentee/mentor. The coordinator of this mentorship program is Dr. Jason Wilson at Biola University.