Thanks to COVID19, the EU ministry at Sydney University has had to embrace several radical changes over the last twelve months. With the University still restricting what students can do in 2021, yet another change was necessary.
Students were not at all keen to spend another year on Zoom, so we needed to find a way to enable in-person, on-campus gatherings. Instead of gathering in faculty communities, the EU will cluster faculties together into three larger regions: Humanities, Health and STEM. Students have been encouraged to come into Uni on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and gather with others to form a ‘Regional Day Community’. Each Day Community will run a program on campus from 10am-3pm involving a 2-hour Bible Study group, an interactive Bible Seminar (smaller scale EU Public Meeting), a lunch break and a training hour. Give thanks that the University has granted our room bookings and that we are now able to commence in-person ministry on campus.
Whilst the situation on campus keeps changing, and the EU’s ministry structures with it, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ doesn’t change. Reflecting the unchanging gospel, the EU’s three Objects of evangelism, discipleship towards maturity, and sending into God’s world to serve also do not change. This year we have had several new senior staff join the EU Staff team, as well as four new ministry trainees in the Howard Guinness Project. We are so glad to have these sisters and brothers join us as together we seek to proclaim the unchanging gospel in changing times. You can meet them in this issue of Flood.
Under God’s hand, and through your generosity, the EU GradsFund ended 2020 with a slight surplus. This was the result of some cost cutting, a small amount of Government assistance, and the generosity of many supporters who lifted their giving to cover those who had to tether their support due to COVID19. Thank you for your partnership in prayer and finances to serve the next generation of students at Sydney Uni with the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Joyfully in His service,
Rowan Kemp
CEO EUGradsfund
