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Enoch Lavender

Enoch Lavender was born in Australia, raised in Norway, spent time living in China and is now based in Melbourne, Australia.

He has been studying Hebrew and the Jewish roots of our faith for the past decade, and has a keen interest in the Middle East from a Bible prophecy perspective. Enoch writes regular articles about current events as they relate to Bible Prophecy, and is a regular contributor to the Australian Newspaper Christians and Israel Today, as well as the international news web site Prophecy News Watch.

Enoch is an assistant pastor at Living Way Christian Network in Blackburn, Melbourne. Grace Buckman caught up with him recently, listen in to his story!

Tony Benjamin

November 12, 2023 Matt Prater Comments Off

Tony Benjamin is the CEO of Voice of the Martyrs Australia. In this conversation, he shares his testimony, and about his heart for the Persecuted Church around the world. Matt recorded this interview in South Korea during the Voice of the Martyrs international conference, listen in to hear the stories about their important work in nations like North Korea, China, Ukraine, Somalia, Mexico and many more!

Mike Gore

September 1, 2021 Matt Prater Comments Off

Mike Gore is the CEO of Open Doors Australia and NZ. In this interview Mike shares about how to pray for persecuted believers around the world, especially in places like Afghanistan and North Korea. He also shares about a Chinese Bible smuggling operation called, ‘Project Pearl,’ which took place 40 years ago. Open Doors saw one million Bibles smuggled into China in one night. Time Magazine dubbed it as one of the most successful smuggling operations of the 20th century. Mike is a former Hindu with a passion for sharing the gospel, this is a must listen!

Chris Bowman

March 3, 2021 Matt Prater Comments Off

Pastor Chris Bowman has served as a missionary in China for over 20 years and Thailand for 15 years. He’s now ministering as Associate Pastor at New Hope Brisbane caring for the poor and making disciples. Listen in to his testimony and how he’s also lead medical missions in many nations including North Korea and Myanmar.