David and Sue Hudson
B-109  Gulmohar Park
New Delhi, India 1100-49
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Mission co-workers David and Sue Hudson have served as regional liaisons for South Asia since their appointment in April 2007. They are based in India and also travel, as needed, to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

As regional liaisons, David and Sue serve as a bridge between the PC(USA) and partner churches and institutions in South Asia as well as giving support to other mission personnel in the region. The Hudsons’ primary focus is on church partnerships, mission initiatives that originate from partner churches, and education. “The witness of our partners to the good news of Jesus Christ in challenging contexts is fresh and relevant to our own lives of faith,” writes Sue.

The Church of North India (CNI) has warmly welcomed the Hudsons and has integrated them into various local ministries. Sue works at St. Thomas School for Girls, which is affiliated with the CNI. Established in 1930 by a single woman missionary, St. Thomas is now a thriving institution with 2,800 students from nursery school through grade twelve. Sue was also invited to write devotions for the 2008 lectionary and devotion guide, United in Witness, published by the CNI, along with some devotional articles for their monthly magazine.

Letters from
David and Sue Hudson

• June 2008
• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• December 2007
• November 2007
• October 2007
• September 2007
• August 2007
• July 2007 (2)
• July 2007 (1)
• June 2007

In addition to frequent trips to Pakistan, David has participated in several mission initiatives of the CNI. He serves as the honorary co-chair for CNI’s program “Congregational Renewal for Effective Engagement in Mission) and has attended workshops on human trafficking, HIV/AIDS education, “Re-reading the Bible,” disaster preparedness, and micro-finance. David helped prepared liturgy for Reformation Sunday and is working with the CNI’s Theological Commission.

This is the Hudsons’ third appointment as PC(USA) mission co-workers. At the invitation of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan (PCP), David and Sue lived in Lahore (1995-1998), where they served the Education Board of the PCP, Gujranwala Seminary, Kinnaird Academy, and other initiatives supported by church partners in Pakistan.

The Hudsons’ first call to mission led them to Seoul, Korean (1980-81 and 1983-88), where they taught at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary and helped coordinate the graduate school for church leaders, an initiative of the Presbyterian Church of Korea.

Prior to their assignment in India, the Hudsons were co-pastors of Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, North Carolina (2000-07). Sue’s first call as a pastor was to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Venice, Florida, where David served as interim general presbyter for Peace River Presbytery and interim minister at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bradenton. David has also served as minister of Troy Presbyterian Church in Troy, North Carolina (1989-1995).

David holds a D.Min. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, a Th.M. and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, and a B.A. from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Sue has an M.A. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an M.T.S. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and a B.A. from Wake Forest.  She is a certified Christian Educator in the PC(USA) and after additional coursework at Pittsburgh Seminary was ordained by Pittsburgh Presbytery.

Birthdays:
David - January 4
Sue – March 29
Mary – February 25, 1991
Rachel - March 18
Rebekah – May 10