We give thanks for the chance for CMS office staff to spend time together and build each other up at CMS’s all-staff picnic this week. Pray for this time together to enable office staff to continue to work together smoothly to support mission at the edges around the world.
Ialy Tongasoa, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Madagascar, asks for prayer for the rural communities in Toliara, where a lot of people are affected by malaria and most live far away from medical centres. Please also pray for local partner Florent Lahitody, who is undergoing surgery this month.
Read moreThis week, the National Assembly of Pakistan raised the legal marriage age for Christians to 18 for both boys and girls (raised from 16 and 13 respectively). Praise God for this new legislation, which will help to protect young girls from early and forced marriages and ensure their right to education.
Read moreB and K, who are finishing as mission partners, ask for prayer for B as he remains in South Asia and waits to join the rest of the family in Ireland. Pray for his visa to come through quickly. We praise God that K has a job lined up ready to start when B joins […]
Read moreCMS’s Pioneer Mission Training, in collaboration with thinktank Theos, is hosting a residential from 11 to 13 July as part of our Political Theology for Mission module. Participants will be exploring how Christians and churches can engage in politics and what that means for public witness. Please pray for those leading the course as well […]
Read moreThe biggest children’s hospital in Ukraine was hit by a missile strike on Monday, killing two people and injuring a further 300. Pray for those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, all those who are injured and all those dealing with the fallout of this event. Pray against the fear that Russian forces […]
Read morePlease pray for the people of DR Congo, where conflict is ongoing and the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was reported at 6.9 million last year. According to mission partner Martin Gordon, bishop of Goma, 700,000 people have come to Goma since Nov 2021, and the IDP camps where they are staying are less […]
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