Middle East Appeal Christmas 2025

A hunger for Jesus

Right now, there is a great hunger for Jesus in the Middle East. In response, women like Mariam are stepping out in faith.

Following Jesus cost Mariam all she had – her husband tore up her Bible, beat her and took her children away.

Not long after, a CMS partner saw Mariam’s potential and invited her to take part in mission training. This training equipped Mariam to share her faith with others, to respond to people’s questions about Jesus and nurture the faith of new believers. 

The harvest is plentiful

Today, Mariam leads a group of more than 80 women who have turned to Jesus and need someone to guide them in their faith.

“I am a missionary now. This is what God has opened up for me.” 

Mariam, recipient of discipleship training supported by CMS

There are many women like Mariam who are reaching out to hundreds of others across the Middle East – but many more are needed. With your support, many more women can receive the training they need to share the gospel and make disciples at this crucial time. 

Let’s equip the workers

Give today to help hundreds, if not thousands, of women and men across the Middle East come to know Jesus:

  • £50 could help train a woman to share the gospel more effectively
  • £100 could support more women to journey with Muslim-background believers
  • £125 could support more disciple-makers across the Middle East

Please give whatever you can so more people across the Middle East can meet Jesus and be discipled through the faithful efforts of women in mission. 

Your church can bring hope this Christmas

Many women in the Middle East today want to serve God and bring light. Your church’s support this Christmas can help them do this, at a time when more and more people are being drawn to Jesus.

Please take a collection and pray with us as your congregation. There are prayer slides for your intercessions and a variety of other prayer and all-age resources. We’d love you to join us, please get in touch if you need anything to help engage your church.

Prayer guide for leaders

Activities, intercessions and prayers for specific locations

Prayer slides

Intercessory prayers ready to use in church

Printable prayer

A ready-to-use liturgical prayer

Creative prayer for the church family

All-age prayer resources

Christmas decoration templates

To accompany prayer activities

Gift Aid forms

Make your giving even more fruitful

Partner with us

There are more ways your church can partner with CMS.

Get in touch

If you have any questions, or would like further resources, please do get in touch with our friendly Supporter Care team.

Or call 01865 787407

Read more about remarkable women sharing the gospel

Powerful witness of Middle Eastern women

Following Jesus makes them outsiders but they are helping hundreds of others do the same

“I chose Jesus”

Despite a rift with her family and great hardship, Mariam says she has no regrets about following Jesus

“Stars, I know who made you”

Read how I met the maker of stars and how this changed my life

Any questions? Email our supporter care team on hello@churchmissionsociety.org or phone 01865 787407.