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Jaylene and Lucian Tabacaru

Lucian and Jaylene Tabacaru are Aussie Missionaries from Brisbane, Australia. Their family includes Lucian, Jaylyne and their three kids Isaac, Noah and Lavinia. Since 2019, the Tabacaru’s have been blessed to call the beautiful island of Espiritu Santo in Northern Vanuatu their home away from home. As missionaries they serve entirely on a volunteer basis and depend on the kindness and generosity of others to help us make a difference. The Tabacaru family serves in many ministry segments including Teen Girl Ministry, Medical, Disaster Relief, Kids Sports Program – Rugby and a small support school program. Join Grace Buckman in this interview where we hear more about their upbringing, being called to and moving to Northern Vanuatu for missions, and the wonderful journey serving the Lord there over the past 5 years.

Metric Ikitoelagi

April 1, 2020 Matt Prater 16:47 Comments Off

Metric Ikitoelagi is the Rubgy coach for Niue, one of the smallest island nations in the world. I met Metric in a hotel lobby in PNG. He shared with me how he’d challenged his team to get their hearts right with God, and that he’d seen a massive change in them, many of them had come back to a relationship with God! Listen in to his story!

Jason Stevens

August 6, 2018 Matt Prater 18:17 Comments Off

Jason Stevens is a former Rugby League player who has featured regularly on “The Footy Show.” He shares about his faith, his love for God’s word and the heart behind his book, “Worth the wait.” Jason has also written and produced a movie called “Chasing Comets.” It’s loosely based on Jason’s life and how he found faith. Featuring Stan Walker, Beau Ryan and a stellar cast, Jason is hoping this will be the first of many films.

Andrew L’Almont

March 6, 2018 Matt Prater 20:01 Comments Off

Andrew L’Almont was born in Sri Lanka, where his grandparents had been Christian missionaries. At the age of 13, with his mother and sister, he emigrated to Australia in 1969. He spent 2 years living on the streets of St.Kilda, before a sporting scholarship to Melbourne High School gave him an academic education and opened the way for him to play rugby for Victoria and district first level cricket for Prahran. Moving into the finance sector, Andrew worked for the Australian divisions of 3 English banks, before establishing Ray White Financial Services in Australia in 1993 and Harcourts Financial Services in 1998. After relocating to New Zealand, Andrew took a position on the Baptist Savings board and as marketing manager, conducted more than 400 financial wellness seminars, with over 12,000 people attending. Now back in Australia, Andrew shares about his heart to share the gospel and his work in Christian radio.