United in sharing the good news

Gospel Dramas in Alice Springs

by Ming Fang Strickland

I had a prayer: ‘Lord, I want to share the gospel with more and more people.’ I encountered the Matthew Drama in 2022 and felt called to be part of the Chinese translation team. At that time the initial draft had already been completed by a pioneer,  I joined and later a team was formed to do the editing. I thought that it was a great tool for doing outreach in Australia. I discovered that Wycliffe Australia had a team to facilitate these performances and invited them to Alice Springs in September 2025.

When I heard their stories and the commitment they had made to this project, I was deeply touched. God also opened the door for me to contact local church leaders and led 14 people from five different churches to join The Luke Drama cast. A total of 10 churches worked together to make this performance happen.

Those involved in the drama were also strongly impacted by encountering God’s Word in a fresh way. Many of the cast members went on to perform portions of The Luke Drama at the ‘Alice Alive’ festival. In July, the John Drama was  performed in Darwin and two of our young people went up to support the performance.

This was a team effort. A big thank you to the directing team from Wycliffe Australia, to the catering team for providing meals, and to the teams praying for the event. Also the street engagement team, who made it possible for many people to hear about the performance.

I think this combined event brought unity to churches in this town. I would like to see the Gospel Dramas being presented in more cities and towns in Australia, and throughout the world. The Chinese version of Matthew Drama has now been prepared, so I am praying that this can also be performed very soon, in God’s timing.

Please pray:

• for follow-up activities planned for churches involved in the Drama
• that those who were impacted by the gospel during the performances will continue in discipleship and find a church home
• for more churches and individuals to get involved in Gospel Dramas