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		<title>Actualizaciones de EFM COVID-19 &#124; Orar por Hong Kong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kimberly Mer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:49:07 +0000</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dave y Cindy Aufrance han sido misioneros en Hong Kong por poco más de cuarenta años. Son de la Iglesia Evangélica Amigos de la Región Este y sirven bajo la Sociedad Una Misión (anteriormente       conocida como Sociedad Misionera Oriental). Así es como Dave y Cindy respondieron a las preguntas que envié a misioneros y líderes [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9204 alignright" src="https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aufrances2-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aufrances2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aufrances2-600x450.jpeg 600w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Aufrances2.jpeg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Dave y Cindy Aufrance han sido misioneros en Hong Kong por poco más de cuarenta años. Son de la Iglesia Evangélica Amigos de la Región Este y sirven bajo la Sociedad Una Misión (anteriormente       conocida como Sociedad Misionera Oriental).</p>
<p>Así es como Dave y Cindy respondieron a las preguntas que envié a misioneros y líderes de la iglesia nacional:</p>
<p><b>¿Cómo está afectando COVID-19 a quienes viven en el área donde ustedes viven y ministran?</b></p>
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<li>Ha afectado a Hong Kong de muchas maneras. La mayoría de las iglesias ahora están haciendo transmisiones en vivo en lugar de reunirse. Aunque nuestra iglesia, River Grace, solo había tenido dos domingos desde los finales de enero. No hemos permitido reuniones cara a cara debido al aumento actual del virus en HK. Estamos tratando de conectar a nuestra gente a través de Zoom y otros formatos, así como también transmitimos nuestro servicio en Facebook Live y YouTube. Casi la mitad de nuestra gente no ha podido venir, incluso cuando todavía nos podíamos reunir. También una preocupación creciente es la recesión económica que aún está por venir. Con el cierre de las empresas, el aumento del desempleo y las prohibiciones de viajar (tenemos muchos internacionales en nuestra iglesia), esto se nos ha dificultado a todos.</li>
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<p><b>¿Cómo está afectando esta situación al ministerio que ustedes llevan acabo?</b></p>
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<li>Como indiqué anteriormente, con la situación siempre cambiante, es difícil tratar de conectarnos con nuestros hermanos y hermanas cuando solo se puede hacer electrónicamente. Los Grupos de Conexión donde nuestros hermanos y hermanas pueden recibir más atención y cuidado personal, no han podido juntarse. Estamos tratando de aprender cuál es la mejor manera de  mantenernos en contacto, continuar mostrando cuidado y preocupación por aquellos en la iglesia. También el estrés de tantas incógnitas y no poder planificar bien cuando la situación cambia regularmente. Muchos de nuestros congregantes son empleados domésticos y sus empleadores no les permiten salir y / o tienen acceso limitado a wifi (algunos ni siquiera tienen   acceso) y a menudo no tienen habitaciones privadas para usar sus teléfonos&#8230;así que es muy difícil mantenerse conectados en la transmisión de &#8220;tiempo real.”</li>
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<p><b>¿Cuáles son algunas oportunidades que están viendo para compartir las buenas nuevas de Jesucristo con aquellos que aún no lo conocen?</b></p>
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<li>Aprender a hacer los servicios en vivo a través de Internet nos ayudará a mantenernos en contacto con nuestros hermanos y hermanas que han abandonado Hong Kong. Muchos de ellos han llegado a la fe cuando estaban en RiverGrace y sienten un vínculo especial con nuestra familia aquí. Aunque es un desafío, estamos en necesidad de llamar a otros para que asuman posiciones de liderazgo o ayuden de varias maneras cuando otros no pueden asistir o regresan a sus países o van a trabajar a otros países.</li>
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<p><b>¿Y cuáles son dos o tres peticiones de oración que podemos usar para orar por ustedes y por los que ministran?</b></p>
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<li>Como Cindy y yo hemos estado en transición, buscando jubilarnos y regresar a los Estados Unidos en julio, ha sido muy difícil planificar y llevarlo a cabo. Se suponía que me pondrían un stent en la aorta abdominal en febrero. Esta se está agrandado y    tiene una disección. La cirugía estaba programada para el 14 de febrero, luego el 28, y ahora se pospuso indefinidamente. Una vez más, se debe al virus y al hospital que solo realiza cirugías de emergencia en este momento. Realmente necesito hacerme la cirugía aquí porque todos mis registros médicos están aquí, no tenemos médicos en la lista en los Estados Unidos y tendríamos la curva del aprendizaje de trabajar con Asistencia Medica cuando lleguemos a casa, y posiblemente necesitemos hacer todas las pruebas de nuevo. (Nota: la cirugía por ahora está programada para el viernes 3 de abril).</li>
<li>Oren por la pastora Irma para que si Dios quiere, ella regrese a Hong Kong como pastora, que Él se lo aclare. Ella termina su contrato en abril y regresa a Filipinas por un período de tiempo mientras tanto solicitará una visa de trabajo regular en  lugar de una visa por ser empleada doméstica. Eso puede ser un desafío con el Departamento de Inmigración de Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Oren por el pastor Tommy Hui, quien ahora es el pastor principal de River Grace mientras hacemos la transición. Ore para que Dios le dé la sabiduría, la fuerza, y la inspiración para llevar a la iglesia hacia adelante.</li>
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<p><a href="https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5-Orar-Por-Hong-Kong.pdf"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-9770 size-medium" src="https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button-300x75.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="75" srcset="https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button-300x75.jpg 300w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button-768x192.jpg 768w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button-600x150.jpg 600w, https://friendsmission.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Descargar-Imprimible-Button.jpg 1667w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://friendsmission.com/es/espanol/hong-kong-actualizar/">Actualizaciones de EFM COVID-19 | Orar por Hong Kong</a> first appeared on <a href="https://friendsmission.com/es">FRIENDSMISSION.COM</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>EFM COVID-19 Updates &#124; Pray for Hong Kong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kimberly Mer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:37:46 +0000</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dave and Cindy Aufrance have been missionaries in Hong Kong for just over forty years. They are from Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region and serve under One Mission Society (formerly known as Oriental Missionary Society). Here is how Dave and Cindy responded to the questions I sent out to missionaries and national church leaders: How is [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Dave and Cindy Aufrance have been missionaries in Hong Kong for just over forty years. They are from Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region and serve under One Mission Society (formerly known as Oriental Missionary Society).</p>
<p>Here is how Dave and Cindy responded to the questions I sent out to missionaries and national church leaders:</p>
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<div><strong>How is COVID-19 affecting those who live in the area where you live and minister?</strong></div>
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<li>It has affected Hong Kong in many ways. Most churches are now doing live broadcasts rather than meeting together. Though our church, RiverGrace, had only had two Sundays since the end of January when we did not meet, we don’t know how long that will last. We have not allowed face-to-face meetings due to the current surge of the virus in HK. We are trying to connect our people through Zoom and other formats as well as broadcasting our service on Facebook Live and YouTube. Nearly half of our people have not been able to come, even when we still did meet. Also a growing concern is the economic downturn that is still to follow. With companies closing, unemployment rising, and travel bans (we have many internationals in our church), it has made it difficult for us all.</li>
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<div><strong>How is this situation affecting the ministry you lead?</strong></div>
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<li>As I indicated above, with the ever-changing situation, It’s hard to try to connect with our brothers and sisters when it can only be done electronically. The Connect Groups where our brothers and sisters can receive more personal care and attention, have not been able to meet. We are trying to learn how best to keep in touch, continue showing care and concern for those in the church. Also the stress of so many unknowns and not being able to plan well when the situation changes regularly. Many of our congregants are domestic helpers and their employers do not allow them to go out and/or they have limited access to wi-fi (some not at all) and they often do not have private rooms to use their phones&#8230;so it is very hard to stay connected in &#8220;real time&#8221; broadcasting.</li>
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<div><strong>What are some opportunities you are seeing for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those who don’t know Him?</strong></div>
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<li>Learning how to do the services live through the internet will help us keep in touch with our brothers and sisters who have left Hong Kong. Quite a few of them have come to faith when they were at RiverGrace and feel a special attachment to our family here. Though it’s a challenge, we are needing to call others to step into positions of leadership or helping in various ways when others are not able to attend or return to their countries or go to work in other countries.</li>
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<div><strong>And what are two or three prayer requests that we can use as we pray for you and those you lead?</strong></div>
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<li>As Cindy and I have been in transition, and looking to retire and return to the States in July, it has made it very difficult to plan and carry through. I was supposed to have a stent put into my abdominal aorta in February. It is enlarged and has a dissection. The surgery was scheduled for February 14, then the 28, and now postponed indefinitely. Again, it’s due to the virus and the hospital only doing emergency surgeries at this time. I really need to have the surgery done here because all my medical records are here, we have no doctors lined up in the States, and we would have the learning curve of working with Medicare when we got home, and possibly needing to do the tests all over again. (Note: The surgery is now scheduled for Friday, April 3.)</li>
<li>Pray for Pastora Irma that if God wants her to return to Hong Kong as a pastor that he will make that clear to her. She finishes her contract in April and returns to the Philippines for a period of time while she applies for a regular work visa from a visa for being a domestic helper. That can be a challenge with the Hong Kong Immigration Department.</li>
<li>Pray for Pastor Tommy Hui who is now already the senior pastor of RiverGrace as we transition out. Pray for God to give him the wisdom and strength, and inspiration in leading the church forward.</li>
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<div>Thank you for praying for Hong Kong!</div>
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<div>Your fellow servant in Christ,</div>
<div>Dan Cammack</div>
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