A critically important task in serving a
church is training its leaders. While Dave
and Cindy were in leadership of the Hong
Kong field, the United Wesleyan Graduate
Institute started. From 2001 to the present,
UWGI has been training pastors and lead-
ers for churches in Hong Kong and be-
yond. Three educational institutions (UCC,
ICS, and UWGI) have all made significant
contributions to Hong Kong and to God’s
kingdom among the Chinese people.
The Aufrances’ work in churches has
been with the Hong Kong Evangelical
Church, which was founded in the shadow
of Communist China and has continued
to serve faithfully even after Hong Kong
returned to China’s sovereignty in 1997.
Dave and Cindy have walked and prayed
through many trials and victories with the
members of these churches. More recently,
they started RiverGrace International
Christian Fellowship, a ministry to the in-
ternational community, including Filipino
domestic helpers, refugees, and asylum
seekers from various countries. Pastor
Tommy Hui (see page 15), a former stu-
dent of Dave’s and a graduate of UWGI,
is expected to become the head pastor of
RiverGrace. He writes, “The Aufrances are
like our parents, and they always think of us
first and put themselves last. For these two
and a half years that I have been serving
them, they have been a role model for
me. I am learning many things from them.
They are good leaders, good pastors, and
good spiritual parents.”
Cindy’s ministry has moved from the
school classroom to life’s classroom,
counseling and praying with those who
have experienced brokenness and bring-
ing them to healing and restoration. This
desire to bring wholeness and heart
transformation into people’s lives resulted
from a vision God gave Cindy and others
to begin a Christian counseling center in
Hong Kong, Hub and Spokes International,
where she serves as a pastoral care spe-
cialist and prayer minister.
Other work, such as outreach to the
vast number of Filipino domestic work-
ers in Hong Kong, could be added to
this list. We can simply say, God brought
the nations to Dave and Cindy, and they
responded in obedience as they reach
those nations through many ministries.
And we have no doubt that God will re-
spond to them with, “Well done, thy good
and faithful servants.”
On behalf of many, many missionaries,
pastors, church members, students, and
others, thank you, Dave and Cindy. You
have loved the Lord and have loved us
as well. We have all been blessed by your
faithful service and friendship.
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