Third Year 2019 - Individual Profiles

SETH ADDO-BEKOE

Seth Addo-Bekoe from the Anglican Diocese of Sunyani Ghana married to Abigail Boateng. We have two daughters namely Emmanuella and Sethina who are still in Ghana. I am preparing to go back into Chaplaincy in Ghana and am glad to receive Biblical and sound theological education here.

ELSIE ANDERSON

I’m looking forward to another year of delving deeper into God’s Word. Pray that I would serve well at St Luke’s in Clovelly and keep finding joy in living and studying at college and that God would continue to challenge and shape me through his word and the people he puts around me.

JOHN BATTEN

I’m married to Eliza and we have a 1 year old daughter Pippa. I’ve come to college to be better equipped for youth ministry. This year we’ve changed churches to St Stephen’s in Penrith. Please pray that I’ll juggle family life, church and my studies well this year, growing in Christ.

PAUL BERZEKIAN

In my third year at college, my prayer is that God would mature my character and draw me closer to him. Steph and I are excited to have the next two years serving at Wild Street Anglican. We pray that it will be a time that will shape us as servants of Christ.

KARINA BRABHAM

I’m thankful for the friendships built in my time at Moore so far, especially living at Carillon House. Please pray that I would keep trusting God in times of change and growing in my dependence on Him.

NATHAN BREWER

Kirsten and I look forward to growing in our knowledge and love of our Lord Jesus as we continue our journey through Moore College. We look forward to starting student ministry at North Rocks and are looking forward to serving there for the next 12 months.

WINNIE CHAN

I am thankful to God for my time at College and am looking forward to entering third (and probably my last) year with dear friends and getting married to Cameron at the end of June this year. Thank you for your prayers and gospel partnership!

DANIEL CLARK

Dan is husband to Kat and Father to Ainsley and Llewyn. Please pray for us as we move to a new church this year. Dan will be leading the Junior Youth at Chatswood Baptist and Kat will be helping out with the Playtime Group, reaching out to local young mums.

CHARLES CLEWORTH

Ash (wife), Poppy (daughter) and I are excited to welcome our second child this year, and can’t wait to continue growing and developing at college and church this year. Please pray that I would be humble, diligent, disciplined and compassionate.

PAUL COOPER

I am married to Bronwen and we have three children, Erin, Lachlan and Tristan. Thank God that we can serve Him and grow in faith. As we consider life after college please pray that God would continue to ready us for ministry and show us where he would place us.

ANDREW COPEMAN

Loren and I have been married for 3 great years. Please pray that God will continue to grow our trust, love and knowledge of him. Please also pray for wisdom about what we are going to do post college. This is a bit of a daunting topic for us!

JOHN COSTIN

Please pray for Veronica and I as we welcome our first daughter into this world, God willing, in late April. Please pray that she would arrive safely and grow to know our Lord Jesus as her Saviour.

NIGEL COWELL

My wife, Kat, and I serve at St Jude’s Anglican Church Randwick, where she is the Women’s and Families Minister and I am a student minister. I hope to do schools ministries long term. Please pray that I would find my study engaging and edifying.

WISAM DARMO

I am married to Tania since 2000 and God has blessed us with Grace, Marcus, and Matthew. Our desire is to see every person on the planet bowing down to our One and Only true God now because He is the only one who is worthy to be worshiped.

BETHANY DOWNES

This year I’ve been working as a student justice chaplain working with women incarcerated at Dillwynia Correctional Centre. Please pray for the women there that they may come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

LAUREN DRISCOLL

Thank God for all that we’ve learnt the last two years, and pray I’d be able to use what I’ve learnt to serve God’s people.

STEPHEN DRISCOLL

Lauren and I are excited to be starting our third year at college. We have hugely benefited from the biblical training we have received and are looking forward to applying what we’ve learned. It will be our second year as Student Ministers at Glenmore Park Anglican, out in the West!

DANIEL FORD

Married to Bec, father of Dom (4), Olivia (1) and Joshua (0). Please pray God would grow me in love and knowledge of Him this year, for his honour and that more people might be saved.

MICHAEL FREEMAN

My wife and I are looking forward to this year. Tahlia continues as a CNS nurse at North Shore hospital, and we both start at St Thomas’ North Sydney. Please pray that we would engage those around us with the gospel.

STEPHEN GIBBINS

Hayley and I, along with our three boys – Tommy, Harvey and John – are looking forward to this year at college, which will be our final year. Next year we will be serving in a church in preparation for Defence Force Chaplaincy ministry.

CAROL GILBERT

Give thanks that God has helped me cope with FT study and ministry at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Please pray for dependence on God and that I will faithfully share Jesus.

JOSHUA HESFORD

Nikki and I are excited to be starting third year and thankful for the opportunity to learn and grow, especially for all the people who have invested in teaching and guiding us. Please pray we use our remaining time well in being equiped for a lifetime of ministry.

SUM HO

I am thankful for God’s goodness to me, and love the Carillon community! Please pray that I can settle well in Sylvania (my new church) and more lives can be transformed by God’s word. Please also pray for my perseverance and humility as a student.

JAMES HOEY

Melody and I are serving at Scots Presbyterian. Post-college, we look forward to returning back to Melbourne to support gospel ministries. Praise God for his goodness shown to us in college life but ultimately in Christ Jesus.

GRACE HUANG

I’m looking forward to another year of rich Bible teaching, ministry training and friendships. I’m thankful for kids and youth ministry experience last year, and am excited to be part of planting a new service this year. Pray that I would long to glorify God instead of myself.

JIREH JANG

Please pray that God would help me to explore two issues: The first is to deepen my conviction that the Bible is the Word of God. The second is to explore how to love and serve Christians who find it difficult to mature.

VICTOR KHOR

I love getting to know and delight in our great God with good friends around, especially marvelling at God’s sovereignty in safeguarding his precious church throughout history. Pray that I’ll keep saying “no” to sin and “yes” to Jesus.

TAK LAU

Thank God for supports from my physical family (Vivian(wife), Sabrina(12) and Caleb(10)), as well as my spiritual family at St Pauls’ in my journey in getting to know Him better.

AVRIL LONSDALE

I’m thankful for the opportunity to continue in third year and I’m looking forward to getting deeper into God’s word. Please pray that I will be faithful in my studies, continue to hold fast to the gospel, grow in godly character and be abounding in love towards all those I serve at St George North Anglican.

KATRINA LOW

Thanks for your prayers! This year brings changes in church plus a change from engaged to married! Please pray for trust in our God who never changes, for wisdom, patience and godliness for myself and fiancé Ben (2nd Year) and that God would transform and grow me to love Him more.

CAMERON MASON

Really looking forward to digging deep into God’s Word in 2019! I’m engaged to Winnie Chan, so please pray that we’d prepare well for serving Jesus together. Looking forward to serving with ENC.

KURTIS MCCABE

Keen to bring the gospel to the many in our country who need to hear it and come to Jesus. Pray that my time at college will equip me to best bring the gospel to the lost and to grow those who are found to stand firm and grow to maturity.

MEAGAN MCGILVRAY

Hello! I go to St Andrews Wahroonga, telling kids and youth about Jesus. I am very thankful for another year at college, being challenged by God’s word and sharpened by students. Please pray I will serve God whole-heartedly.

HOPE MILES

Hi, I’m Hope. Please pray that as I study God’s word this year my relationship with him would deepen. Pray also that I’d be diligent and prayerful as I serve on staff 1 day/week at Anchor Church Sydney. Thank you for praying.

LEONIE MORRISON

I’m married to Matt in 4th year and I’m so thankful to God that we can study together. Pray for opportunities and guidance on where we will serve God’s Kingdom after College, whether that be within Australia or throughout the world.

MONIQUE NEW

Very thankful to God for another year of college, of reso life and serving at Enfield Strathfield Anglican. Pray that the Lord would continue to soften my heart to his word and give me gospel opportunities.

TODD PARRY-JONES

My wife Sophie and I are moving into college accommodation and continuing student ministry at Grace Church Peninsula on the Central Coast. We are excited about the next two years figuring out what future ministry will look like.

JOSHUA PHILLIPS

I recently married Zoe and we are moving back to St Paul’s Carlingford. Pray that we would love and serve each other well and that I would grow in godliness. After college we would love to serve youth and young adults in Sydney.

JAMES PIGGOTT

My family consists of my wife Sarah and daughter Betty (1). We live at But-Har-Gra. I am a student Minister at All Saints’, Oatley West. Post-College we hope to serve outside of Sydney or overseas.

THOMAS POLLETT

I am excited to be part of God’s great plan for God’s big world.

JOSEPH PUN

My wife Shuvah and I welcomed our daughter Eliana in October last year. We are loving parenthood! Serving at St Andrew’s Strathfield for the next two years. Please pray for Eliana to grow up knowing and loving our Lord, and for wisdom as we consider where to serve God post-college.

BENJAMIN PURDY

Bron and I are very thankful for the opportunity to study together at college this year! We are both doing ministry at MBM in Rooty Hill. This year we are praying that God grows us in our knowledge and love of him and his people!

ROWENA RUSSELL

God willing I will be able to complete my studies this year. I have learnt and grown more than I could have ever imagined. Adrian and I continue to enjoy the challenges of parenting both adult children and teenagers. Such a blessing that our kids are standing firm in Jesus.

DANIEL SAWYER

I’m Dan, will be married to Erina in April, and looking forward to another year of digging deeper into God’s word and growing in my knowledge and love of Him.

JAMES SEYFANG

I’m married to Aiesha and have loved studying God’s word at college so far. We’re keen to be a part of gospel ministry in our hometown Adelaide. Please pray for: greater compassion, future clarity, that we’ll bless our new church (Scots Presbyterian).

JESSICA SHEELY

Hi, I’m Jess and am part of the Scots Church family. Thank you for your prayers!

MATTHEW SHERIDAN

Past the half-way mark! This year we’re at church in Lugarno. As we continue at college, please pray for Flick and I as we learn more about God and ourselves. Pray also that we’d be faithful in raising our daughter to know and love Jesus as her Lord and Saviour.

ISAAC SHUMACK

I’ve loved being captivated by the gospel afresh at college and I’m keen to kick off at St Luke’s Miranda this year. Beyond college I’d love to be serving in cross-cultural ministry in a church somewhere in Australia. I’d love your prayer for patience as I plan where to go.

JORDAN SMITH

Jordan and Millie love being a part of the Moore community in Newtown and are excited to be able to love and serve those around them. They have a passion for sharing Jesus with local churches in Sydney and look forward to continuing to do this in the future.

MILES STEPNIEWSKI

My wife Morgan and I are excited about me continuing at college and Morgan starting at USyd. Please pray for us, that we would honour Jesus in all that we say, do and think.

DAN TOOMA

Married to Belinda, we have two children, Scarlett and Abigail. We’re thankful for the great blessing college has been. Pray that we will continue to grow in godly character and that I’d be diligent in my studies so that I can be better equipped to serve God’s kingdom wherever He places us.

SIMON TSANG

Fi and I are excited to welcome a new addition to the family this year. That and a change of student ministry to Two Ways Ministries means there are a lot of big changes happening. We’re currently exploring university ministry opportunities overseas so please pray we’ll trust in God’s direction.

GRANT VAN DER MERWE

My wife Lauren and I are serving in the youth ministry at St Andrews Roseville. Please pray that God would sustain us and give the young people at Revive a strong love for the Lord and for one another.

RICHARD WARNER

We’re Rick, Ellen, Annabelle (2016) and Lucy (2018). As we approach Rick’s 3rd year of college and our first year at All Saint Petersham we’re praying God shapes us to serve Him better to see many saved and deepened in their faith. Please be praying the same!

MEZ WICKS

This year I started as a student minister at St Matthias, with a focus on Women’s ministry. Pray that through the many changes this year I will continue to depend on God’s good timing and provision. Please pray for wisdom in how and where to best serve God after college.

OSMOND WONG

Lucy and I just got married at the start of this year and we’re excited to be serving at Watsons Bay Anglican Church together. I would love prayer that God would keep growing in me a deep love for people as I learn from his word and partner with others to proclaim it.

JIE YEO

I’m married to Athena and this is our second year at Naremburn Cammeray Anglican. We are really thankful for college, the community and all that we have learnt about our great God. Please pray that we will continue to grow in our love and dependence on him :)

KEVIN YEUNG

Married to Mathea, we attend St Mark’s Anglican, South Hurstville. We love training people to serve Jesus for a lifetime and look forward to doing this in 2019 as a student minister with Two Ways Ministries and as Mathea serves at the Evangelical Christian Union – Cumberland Campus.