Easter, Friday noon Zoom Bible study, upcoming CMDA, student support, and more!

Dear Public Health Christian Fellowship,

The psalmist cries, How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Ps 13:1). In the midst of grief, uncertainty, change, anger, disappointment, and anxiety (so apt this week), we look to Jesus on the cross, who entered this world to live the life we could not live and died the death we should have died to raise us back to life and relationship with our Lord. We look to the cross, because there was no quick "silver lining". Instead, there was death. And then, resurrection - new life and new hope. 

Dear ones, will you choose to say with the psalmist in v5-6: But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.? Praying that this week you draw near to His presence, because he loves you so abundantly that he gave his very Son for you. May He give you courage and diligence and focus for the work He prepared in advance to do, and may you pour out His love to those around you.

This Friday (tomorrow), we will meet at noon via Zoom for Bible study (Num 9:15-23), prayer, and discussion of what PHCF should look like for the rest of this term. Zoom Meeting ID: 733 056 744, Password: phcf

Some other Easter goodies: you can stream for free The Biggest Story (animated short film telling the story of the gospel through the whole Bible, 30min) and, from Friday to Sunday, you can also watch a theater production of the Jesus story from Sight-and-Sound in Lancaster PA (150min). Many church services are moving online, but if you don't have a church, please let me know and you're welcome to join mine!

Announcements:

• Hopkins CMDA spring meeting - Wed Apr 22, 7pm: Our guest speaker is Dr. Burton Lee, an intensivist currently at Pittsburg but transitioning to the NIH in the coming months. He will be sharing his perspective on the current health crisis given his background in critical care, his experiences as a missionary doctor in Africa, and role as coordinator for missionary physician CME. Plus discussion/Q&A afterward! Join Zoom Meeting ID: 338 536 736, Password: 415451
• A message from Jessica Harrington at the Office of Student Life: May God's love cover you moment to moment in this season. The Office of Student Life remains committed to supporting you during the online fourth term. We recognize this is a difficult time for many reasons. Please know we are available to meet with you, 8:00 am -4:30 pm (ET), via Zoom or by phone. To request an appointment, email jhsph-studentlife@jhu.edu. Check out their blog Thrive. You can also do group check-in sessions by signing up on the events page. In addition to Student Life, JHSAP is available for counseling. JHSAP can also be reached 24/7 at 443-287-7000. UHS Wellness is also collecting feedback to learn more about your needs for this term.