Missionaries linked to Matthias

The missionaries we’re linked to are all supported and trained by the Church Missionary Society (CMS).

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Peter and Lyndy Berthon (Aaron)

Peter and Lyndy Berthon, along with their six year old son Aaron, are helping local churches at Ngukurr to build their church by training leaders, developing indigenous ministry resources, facilitating Kriol literacy and evangelism.

Praise God for the firm foundation in God’s word that churches in the Ngukurr region have had for many years.
Please pray for the Berthons to lovingly model and help equip Aboriginal people to correctly handle the word of truth so the gospel of Christ will continue to spread as the fragrance of life.
Pray that people would turn to Christ in the midst of the suffering and premature death in Aboriginal communities.

Owen and Catherine Chadwick (Rémy, Simon, Jémuel, Timothy)

Owen and Catherine are part of the missionary team in France. They are currently based in Toulouse and are seeking to reach many French and French-speaking students with the gospel, as well as train them for a lifetime of ministry so that French people everywhere will hear of Christ. Owen co-ordinates the Relay Program, a one or two year internship for students interested in pursuing Christian ministry. So far 11 trainees have completed the program and there are 4 trainees this year.

Please pray that God would equip staff to know how best to train and support students in mission.

Steve Gray

Stephen is serving the Lord in Indonesia. Stephen is teaching English to the theological students at STT INTIM, a Dutch reformed Bible college in Makassar, Sulawesi. He is also leading campus Bible study groups.

Please pray that Stephen will have an evangelical influence on the students and help them access English theology books.

Paul & Sandra King

Paul and Sandra work with AGBUF in student ministry in evangelism, teaching & training in leadership for the church of the future in France. Sandra is involved in women’s ministry and Scripture teaching. They will be on Home Assignment & leave from February - August 2007. The Kings are based in Strasbourg.

Please pray that student ministry in France will produce much fruit for eternal life.

Grahame and Cathy Smith (Naomi, Jeremy, Erina and Rohan)

Grahame and Cathy, graduates of UNSW and the University of Newcastle respectively, have been part of the CMS student ministry team in Japan since 1990. They work with the evangelical student ministry KGK in discipling and training students and leaders as individuals and in groups. They work in the main universities in Kobe. Naomi is studying at the University of Sydney in 2007.

Pray for more Christian students to be involved at a campus level to strengthen outreach opportunities.
Pray that growing economic and personal uncertainty in Japan will challenge many people to consider their personal relationship with God.