Prayer Matters is published every Tuesday.
Scott & Ruth Brown, (Specialist, DPG Day 2)
Pray for 2026, as our team works to create more tangible pathways for future generations to engage in media and mission— from early exploration through to long-term service opportunities. Pray for a restful Christmas and New Year break. We’ll be travelling to Tasmania to spend Christmas with Ruth’s family.
Louise Bryar, (Brazil, DPG Day 2)
I would ask for prayer for the many end-of year activities, Bible Study Break-ups etc. Pray for our outreach Gospel Meeting in our assembly 20th December, that with this Christmas Cantata Program led by the Music Department souls would be saved for Christ from our suburb in Jardim Santana.
Ross & Belinda Cruickshank, (QLD, DPG Day 6)
Praise for the progress on the Windows on Arm compatibility with Keyman. Pray for the language groups that now have the gospel in their language. Pray for the changes to that will be required with the reduction in funding. Pray for insight when investigating compatibility issues with some applications and Keyman.
Daniel & Emily, (Restricted Access, DPG Day 6
Pray for Emily as she has follow up tests from a medical episode in October. Pray that she will get the all-clear to drive again. For our travels in January to participate in a conference for workers across Southeast Asia – for good connections and learning together.
Georgie, (Taiwan, DPG Day 9)
Please pray for the two Christmas services for foreign women in prison on Dec 8 (around 150 women, mainly from Southeast Asia). I will coordinate the Christmas story drama for both services and narrate one of them. The services will be conducted in five languages. We thank God for this opportunity. Please pray for our Indonesian Migrant Women’s Small Group Christmas breakfast on Dec 16 at my home. I will share a short testimony. Pray for a joyful time together and that these Muslim women will understand the significance of God’s love for us at Christmas.
Chris & Emma Poulsen, (QLD, DPG Day 20)
We value your ongoing prayer for protection, strength and joy in the work here in Walkervale! We continue to pray for co-labourers - please pray for this too! Police and Child Safety events have been really heavy in the community over the past month. When children are removed, or care arrangements are changed, it really changes our whole church community. It’s challenging to walk alongside families in these situations. Please pray for those suffering loss, seeking reunification, or navigating the system. Pray for the Free Christmas Lunch in Boreham Park on Christmas Day, that it would be a great time of joy with those who have nowhere else to go. Please pray for perseverance, wisdom and strength for us over the holidays.
Jason Stuart, (PNG, DPG Day 24)
I am on my last trip back here in PNG for 2025 and am spending my time this trip near the town of Madang. We are doing a 10 day translation workshop to get tribal teams started into Scripture translation. There are classes in English for the missionaries and classes in Tok Pisin for the Papua New Guineans who will be working alongside them in Scripture translation. As Ella graduates from high school on Dec14th, I will be returning to PNG in January to work long-term, so there will be no more back-and-forth trips and trying to guess where I might be. Please pray for Jed in the USA and Ella staying in Victoria.
Seng Hock & Luba Yeoh, (Japan, DPG Day 29)
We recently connected with a lady from a Japanese church that has a few Chinese attendees eager to study the Bible in their heart language. It seems the Lord has opened another opportunity for our team to serve! They’re hoping to start a monthly Bible study on Saturday afternoons, and we’re looking at launching this in January. Please pray for wisdom as we plan and for God to bless this new ministry opportunity!
