Sydney, Australia: A Multicultural City (VIDEO)

By Tom Mills, Aug 27, 2024

Something you might not expect about Australia is just how multicultural it is and how diverse it's become. Because of its proximity to Asia, it's attracting people from all over Asia as well as the Middle East. The nations are coming to Sydney.

MTW missionaries David Choi and Brent Kooi take us on a walk through some of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city. The city is really a gateway. Within just a matter of blocks, David and Brent walk through a Korean neighborhood, past a variety of Indian and Nepalese restaurants, into a Middle Eastern neighborhood with a lot of Lebanese residents, and by a Vietnamese area “with very authentic Vietnamese coffee.” And in the business center of the city, it's as if you are stepping into another world just by walking up the stairs.

David and Brent and the MTW Sydney team’s mission is to share the gospel with all the nations. But they’re also sending, as they constantly try to raise up missionaries, leaders, and pastors, intentionally equipping them and sending them out, possibly back to their home nations or perhaps to the nations around us.

Tom Mills is a content creator for Mission to the World. He is a graduate of Wheaton College. Tom loves meeting and interviewing believers all over the world, capturing stories of God's global church.

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Pray for the lost in Sydney, Australia, a city filled with people from many nations. Pray for Koreans, Indian, Nepalese, Lebanese, Vietnamese, and others who live in Sydney and don't know Jesus.

Pray for the people of Sydney, Australia, a city which has been described as "post-post Christian pagan." Pray that God would open eyes to the truth of the gospel.

Pray for MTW's ministries in Sydney, including Harbour City Church, City Sanctum, and Student Outreach to the World, as well as the Pacific Islands Island to Island Partnership.

Give thanks for Harbour City Church in Sydney, Australia, and pray that God would continue to use it to reach people who come to Sydney from all over Australasia.

Pray for City Sanctum, a ministry to businessmen and women in Sydney, Australia that helps believers live out their faith in the workplace, and welcomes non-believers exploring their faith.

Give thanks for Harbor City Church in Sydney, Australia, which is thriving with four campuses after years of struggles getting established.

Pray for missionary kids as they develop friendships with local children to have an impact for Christ.

Pray for those who feel called to missions, but don't yet know what or where God is calling them to. Pray for clarity, but also a resting peace in our sovereign God.

Pray for Harbor City Church in Sydney, Australia, and their mission to reach Asia. “New Australians”—second-generation immigrants and internationalized young adults of predominantly Asian descent—are the source not only of Harbor City Church’s steady growth, but also of its impact, much of it through its Student Outreach to the World ministry.

Pray for God to move among the Pacific Island nations of Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga through the Island to Island Gospel Fellowship.

Sydney, Australia: A Multicultural City (VIDEO)

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