Fri noon Bible study, mentorship needs survey, CCIH conference, and more!

Dear Public Health Christian Fellowship,

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” (Isaiah 35:3-4) Dear ones, praying for you to continue laboring in hope that God can take a barren land and bring it back to life; that one day evil and injustice and sorrow will be vanquished; that our Lord delights in saving.

A few things coming up:

1) Friday Bible Study 12noon, Zoom link

2) Mentorship needs survey here

3) CCIH conference: virtual, free, June 1-July 9! Register here.

4) Webinars from ICMDA

5) Job opportunities

6) Housing opportunities

7) Global Missions Health Conference

1) Friday Bible Study at 12noon

Please join us as Kumba leads Bible study this week! Zoom link (Meeting ID: 989 4938 1300, Password: phcf)

2) Mentorship needs survey

If you (1) would like to receive spiritual and/or academic mentorship from a practicing Christian who works in your anticipated career field, or (2) are willing to share about your spiritual growth and/or mentorship experiences since starting public health school, please fill out this google survey (courtesy of CityWide Baltimore, a collaborative of Christian healthcare students and professionals in Baltimore City).

3) CCIH conference: virtual, free, June 1-July 9! 

The CCIH 2020 annual conference [theme: Holistic care of body, mind, and spirit] is virtual, with a series of online sessions from June 1 to July 9 (now! virtual sessions every weekday at noon). There is no cost to participants, so we hope many people around the world can participate. We look forward to connecting online and having conversations that will continue after the conference. Each of the 6 weeks has a different theme:

• June 1-5: Leadership for Holistic Health
• June 8-12: Christian Response in Humanitarian Emergencies
• June 15-19: Mental Health Services: Lessons from the Field
• June 22-26: Funding Environments to Empower Holistic Care
• June 29-July 3: Health Systems Strengthening for Holistic Care
• July 6-10: Community Programs and Advocacy Must Go On (Avec une session en français).

See the agenda (and more information) here. You can register for all the sessions at once, or choose the ones you would like.

4) Webinars from ICMDA

One of our incoming MPH students wanted to share that the International CMDA has a series of free webinars, accessible here. 

5) Job opportunities:

a) with World Relief

World Relief is hiring a new Haiti Country Director - apply if you speak Creole/French! :)

b) through Christian Community Health Fellowship

See PDF link for brief descriptions for providers/administrators who would fit well with missional healthcare ministry and apply at www.cchf.org/match

6) Housing opportunities

a) from PHCF alum Michelle Sun

Hi! I graduated from the MPH program in 2016 and subsequently stayed in Baltimore and purchased a sunny row home just a 10 minute walk from JHSPH (see photos/description here). I am now doing residency in NYC. It's a 3 bed 2.5 bath fully furnished, with a basement and backyard and W&D. I'm renting out one bedroom (yellow) for $650/month plus utilities. You'd be living with two other lovely gals - one is a PhD student and the other is in the nursing program. If interested, please message me or email michellejsun@gmail.com. If you have any other questions about the MPH, please reach out as well - I loved it!

b) from (Hopkins Homewood) Graduate Christian Fellowship student Jill Bjerke

Hello! My name is Jill Bjerke and I'm a grad student looking for someone to share my current apartment in Oakenshawe for a 12-month lease beginning in August. It's a lovely, sunny apartment on the second floor of a row house. Minus the available room (which is the largest in the house!), the apartment is furnished. The area is quiet and residential. Rent $750 plus utilities (at most $75/month). 10 minute-walk to Homewood.

I enjoy figure skating, cross-stitching, and European soccer. I'm also a huge Doctor Who/Disney/period drama fan. I'm finishing up my dissertation (but will be here the whole year and hopefully longer) and will be teaching at McDaniel.

I also come with Netflix, Prime, HBO, Hulu, and PBS! I'm looking for someone who is very safe/clean in terms of coronavirus protection. Email me (bjerke.jillian@gmail.com) for pics! 

7) Global Missions Health Conference - Nov 12-14, 2020

Held annually in Louisville, KY, the Global Missions Health Conference is like Intervarsity's Urbana conference - but focused on people in healthcare or public health who have a heart for missions (both globally and locally). GMHC is a weekend of encouragement, networking, learning, and much more. Registration ($105 for students) is currently ongoing! Wendy Zhang (a friend from the UMB School of Nursing) is organizing a group of folks from Baltimore :)