“For Such a Time as This…”

Esther 4:14 Ambassadors for Christ, Inc.

基 督 使 者 協 會

AFC Great Commission Training Center Transforming Lives Inspiring Service Revitalizing Leaders

We would like to invite you to consider partnering with us in this exciting step towards AFC’s vision to carry out the Great Commission worldwide by building a new facility that inspires, revitalizes and transforms

a new generation of Chinese intellectuals in the United States into ambassadors for Christ.

AFC believes that God is moving us to build the Great Commission Training Center to provide an environment where the Holy Spirit will transform lives, inspire service, and revitalize leaders.

1. We seek to transform lives through providing discipleship and leadership training seminars, nurturing community building, and presenting life-changing conferences

2. We seek to inspire service for the Kingdom of God through giving people the opportunity for retreat, rest and reflection on the message of the Great Commission and cultivating community through group activities

3. We seek to revitalize leaders through enriching seminars and a supportive atmosphere where leaders can encourage each other in uplifting conversations and experience personal spiritual growth before returning to their respective mission fields.

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Vision

Executive Summary

• 39,613 Chinese students in America in 1995• 120,000 Chinese students in America in 2010• AFC desires to see these students have a personal relationship with the Lord• AFC desires to disciple these students to serve Him on their campuses in the US, China, and around the world.

AFC’s modest headquarters in Paradise, Pennsylvania, which has been a blessing to our growing ministries, is now insufficient in meeting the new opportunities and challenges in reaching this new generation of Chinese intellectuals. It is now the appro-priate time to prepare ahead for the demanding needs of reaching this new generation for the future work that must be done for God’s kingdom.

A Forward Vision to Fulfill New Opportunities and Challenges

We are moved to provide an environment of spiritual learning that nurtures spiritual inspiration, group activities, relationship-building, intensive training, private reflection, and uplifting conversations.

Moving from the present training center to this new facility will:

• Expand our capacity from 40 to 204 participants • Allow AFC to offer two-day to two-week intensive training programs in a community-nurturing atmosphere and to provide attendees with comfortable homely living accommodation • Modernize technological capabilities allowing AFC to broadcast training experiences worldwide • Encourage interaction in the learning environment with additional smaller training rooms

Building a nurturing training center to further our reach

Timetable (2012-2015) (Fundraising and Construction)

Fundraising Goal*: (Financial gifts will be sought with pledge payments payable over three to five years)

Phase I: Training Center: $2.5 million Phase II: Housing Units: $1 million Phase III: Endowment: $1 million

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Details About the Opportunity

* 80% of campaign goal reached in donor commitments

Leadership Gifts

Major Gifts

Public

APRIL 2012

Grand Opening

(TBD)

Groundbreaking

80% of Goal*

Fundraising

Architectual Design

Phase I: Training Center

*AFC will proceed with each phase in order, ensuring that each phase is completed before advancing to the next phase.

Current Training Center Exterior Future Training Center Exterior

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We have been blessed to have our current training center held at a home-style farmhouse at AFC’s headquarters.

Christiana Tsai Training Center:• Built in 1870’s• Farmhouse• Training, retreats, housing, dining, recreation• Faces overcrowding due to AFC ministries’ growth

After prayerful consideration, careful study and deliberation over alternatives, its has become apparent to AFC board and staff that a new training center is needed to fulfill AFC’s vision. We understand that this is a large undertaking and are deeply humbled to be partakers of this vision that we believe to be a turning point in God’s plan for AFC. So that we may responsibly use our facility as ambassadors for Christ, we are prayerfully considering the development of various new training programs and are working with staff to make this facility a place that will faithfully support and reach the Chinese intellectual community upon its grand opening.

Christiana Tsai Training Center

We believe that our CMC conference motto aptly describes our sense of urgency to the Spirit’s leading on this next step for AFC. “For Such a Time as This” highlights that we are at a turning point in AFC’s history, and you may be a vital partner in this effort to bring God’s plan for us into fruition.

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Current Training Center Lobby Future Training Center Lobby

Typical Training Capacity 20-40 peopleTypical Housing Capacity 38 peopleHousing Style Bunk Beds/Dormitory, 6-8 persons/room

Typical Training Duration 2-3 daysUsage: Days/Year 78 days

Projected Training Capacity 126-204 peopleProjected Housing Capacity 20-28 people (first phase)Housing Style Private Residences with common area,

Families and Doubles, 1-2 persons/roomProjected Training Duration 2-14 daysUsage: Days/Year 120 days

Christiana Tsai Training Center Overcrowded Housing Great Commission Training Center

Current Training Center Future Training Center Lecture Room

Comparison of the Current and New Training Center

Expanding Our Potential for Training ProgramsSince its founding in 1963, Ambassadors for Christ (AFC) has been pursuing God’s heart to reach out to the Chinese intellectuals studying or teaching in the US. God has graciously given AFC the opportunity to support 52 campus ministers and associates in 48 universities in the US, Europe, and Asia in their efforts to spread the gospel and to disciple students and professionals. Many former students now play a vital role as church leaders and ministers, serving God in mission fields worldwide.

In its many years of ministry, God has led AFC to focus its efforts in these key areas:

• Publishing and distributing compelling apologetic and life-changing discipleship resources • Organizing large mission conventions to mobilizing Chinese as a vital mission force• Initiating follow up Next Step retreat for attendees of our Chinese Mission Convention and who have dedicated themselves to the Lord’s service • Creating new training programs for various discipleship needs • Connecting Christian leaders who reach Chinese intellectuals inland and overseas through its support network

Within the last few years, it has become apparent that many people are looking to AFC to provide training programs to equip them for evangelism, discipleship, leadership, cross-organizational collaboration, and overseas missions. Having our own facility will significantly reduce the cost of our training programs, as well as provide a more affordable and effective location for many churches to come together for retreats and church programs.

The design of the training center will fit the needs of all kinds of Christian gatherings. We believe the new facility will become a welcoming gathering place for Chinese Christians in the peaceful rural countryside atmosphere of Paradise, Pennsylvania. Visits to our new training center will also benefit our headquarters by providing an increased potential for ministerial and organizational opportunities.

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We believe the plans for the Great Commission Training Center are the result of God’s perfect timing and provision. Given as a donation by former missionaries to China, the farmland that surrounds AFC headquarters provides a countryside atmosphere that is ideal for the fulfillment of our vision this Training Center. We have found that God has indeed provided us with more than we could ever ask for.

• AFC headquarters is located on 99 acres of farmland • Plenty of room for future development • Proximity to headquarters will allow AFC staff to partner in the efforts of our training center ministries • Mainland Chinese Literature resources will further strengthen the ministries of the training center • 1 hour drive from Philadelphia, 1.5 hours drive from Baltimore, 2 hours drive from DC, 3.5 hours drive from NY • Place of retreat, quiet reflection, away from distracting, busy urban environment • Extensive and focused training • Programs lasting more than a week • Additional housing for attendees to supplement the currently cramped training center housing

The Ideal Site of Paradise: God’s Provision

AFC Headquarters Christiana Tsai Training Center

AFC’s Ministry Growth Highlights (2010-2011)Campus Ministry:

• 52 full-time and associate campus staff working in 48 universities in the US and Europe. • Over 300 students and scholars accepted Christ in the past two years.• Over 137 were baptized in the past two years.• Co-sponsored a gospel camp for Europe in Spain and Italy with ORTV • Co-sponsored with ten other organizations a returnee retreat to reach students who will be returning to China.

Training Ministry: • 150 from 8 states and 35 local churches attended the Great Commission Discipleship Seminars in Philadelphia/ New Jersey in September 2011.• 100 church leaders and laymen representing 5 states and 11 local churches attended the Great Commission Discipleship Seminars in Boston in November 2011.• Over 130 have attended our annual Chinese Christian Faculty Network in the past two years.• Over 778 have attended our annual Love for Life Family Conferences in the past two years. • Over 60 attended our annual campus staff retreats in the past two years.• Over 50 attended our latest Next Step retreat in March 2011.

Chinese Mission Convention: • 2,700 attended the Chinese Mission Convention East Coast Dec 2010 with 407 people dedicating themselves to the Lord’s service.• 400 attended the Chinese Mission Convention Europe April 2011 with 71 people dedicating themselves to the Lord’s service. • 2,910 attended the Chinese Mission Convention West Coast Dec 2011 with more than 233 people dedicating themselves to the Lord’s service. • Since 1983, over 16,000 people have attended Chinese Mission Conventions with more than 3,000 dedicating themselves to the Lord’s service.

Literature Resources Ministry: Mainland Chinese Ministry:

• Mainland Chinese Literature Ministry (MC Lit) has distributed more than 4 million books and other resources worldwide including 1.15 million copies of Song of a Wanderer and 150,000 apologetic videos since 1990.

Ambassadors Magazine: • Bi-monthly Ambassadors magazine reaches readers from 30 countries with distribution of more than192,000 copies since 2010.

Bookstore: • Over 170,000 books were sent out around the world in the past two years.

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AFC Great Commission Training Center Design Overview

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• Includes a large conference hall: • Seminar-style seating accomodates about 126 people • Lecture-style seating accomodates about 204 people

• Large open lobby with lounge chairs and couches

• Several smaller seminar rooms • Audio and Media Room with the latest technological capabilities

• Housing units for attendees• Additional office space

UPPER LEVEL PLAN: 9,305 S.F.

Training Center Upper Level Plan

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UPPER LEVEL PLAN: 9,305 S.F.

LOWER LEVEL PLAN: 4,327 S.F.

Training Center Lower Level Plan

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LOWER LEVEL PLAN: 4,327 S.F.

AFC Land Development Master Plan

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PartnershipWith adequate funding and prayer support, AFC will be able to provide effective training programs to meet the needs of reaching a new generation of Chinese intellectuals for many years to come.

Please prayerfully consider partnering with us in this ministry project. If God is calling you to join us in this exciting step, we encourage you to support our efforts in the following ways:

• Prayer: Please pray for our training center project to become a reality and for our various training ministries to grow in service and outreach.• Referral: Consider referring AFC to others potential partners.• Gift: Help us make this project a reality through your financial gifts.

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Board of Directors Warren Xia, Chair of the Board

Sr. Analyst, Bloomberg, Inc

Lucille Liang, Chair of the Capital Campaign CommitteeRealtor, William Raveis New York

Yin. S. Soong, Chair of the Land Development CommitteeRetired University Professor, Millersville University

Yeou-cherng BorResearch Scientist, Thaler Center for AIDS Research,

University of Virginia

Race KaoProfessor and Chair of Excellence, East Tennessee State University

Chuck KwokProfessor of International Business, University of South Carolina

Ben LiuProfessor of Marketing, Quinnipiac University

William ShenMarketing Director, Citifinancial

Yinkann WenHonorary Professor, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

Senior Staff MembersDavid Chow

Executive Director

Gershom LeeDirector of Campus Ministry

Jim BrubakerDirector of Mainland Chinese Literature Ministry

Fengsuey ChenDirector of Administration

Cindy HwangDirector of Development

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List of AFC Training Programs

Students, Scholars, and Professors • Undergraduate students Gospel Camps • Graduate students and Scholars Gospel Camps • Intensive discipleship-training camps • Campus minister development program• Student Ministry consultation meetings• Returnees Consultation and Retreats• Writer’s Camp• Chinese Christian Faculty Network Retreat (CCFN)

Churches

• Great Commission Discipleship Seminar • Leadership Seminars • Discipleship Training• Changing Heart, Changing Life series• Counseling Training • Short term in-depth training

Church Leaders

• Expository Bible Preaching • Media room for broadcasting through Webinar, Live Screen, or other innovative communication technology, toward different regions of America, Europe, and China

• Short-term or mid-term stay of Christian writers for quiet study and writing (to be published by AFC)• Leadership Summit• Expository preaching training camps • Inductive Bible Study training camps• Pastors and Church Leaders Consultations

Missionaries, Ministers, and Mobilizers• Mission mobilization training• Missionary and ministers development programs (Next Step Ministry)

Families and Singles • Family and Marriage Enrichment Retreats• Singles Retreats• Co-workers retreats• Youth and children’s camps

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Testimonies

“AFC Ministry Opened a New Path for Me”

In the summer of 1998, I came to the U.S. to obtain an advanced American degree in order to break the “glass ceilings” in China. I left behind my wife and daughter in China and embarked upon an Executive MBA program at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

However, God had other plans. At JHU’s AFC student fellowship, the power of the Holy Spirit led me to know Jesus Christ, the Son of God who died for my sins on the cross. When I submitted my life to Him, God opened a new path for me.

I began serving in AFC JHU student fellowship and at the Chinese Christian Church of Baltimore. God revived my spiritual life at AFC Retreats and Marriage & Family conferences. And an AFC staff couple took us under their wing and mentored us to be a godly hus-band, wife, and parents. Their small group Bible study and personal counsel benefited us greatly. Our family life, spiritual life, and career choices are all closely connected with AFC ministries.

I am a fruit of AFC’s ministries.

William Shen, Marketing Director; Citifinancial

“I’m Stepping Out!” A Next Stepper ’s Voice

CMC is a triennial mission conference held by AFC. I remembered a few years back I responded to God when Rev. Paul Shen called us for missions. My prayer was to offer my life like a blank check for God to use freely. Then God started preparing

my heart. At CMC 2007 once again God called me to go forward because I knew God was leading me to a turning point in my field of serving at church. But in my heart, I had no idea how God was going to work.

In May 2008, AFC held a Next Step retreat at AFC Retreat Center to follow up on us. I learned the importance to have a mentor so that we can grow spiritually in a healthy way. Thank the Lord that He provided me with the right one. Our desire is to be well equipped for God to use to bring glory to His name.

Not long after I returned from Russia, there was an opportunity to serve in France. I was no longer going alone, but went along with my husband. Through AFC’s ministry, God has been using my husband and I to do His works.

Ammie Chao, Homemaker

Ambassadors for Christ, Inc.基 督 使 者 協 會

21 Ambassador DriveParadise, PA 17562(717) 687-8564www.afcinc.org

Reaching Chinese Intellectuals for Christ in this Generation!