Previous prayer news items
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak and response
Please continue to pray for people in DR Congo, where the government has recorded over 1,500 cases of Ebola, including over 500 deaths. The World Health Organization reports that treatment centres are at saturation point. Mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, reports that scepticism around whether the disease is real has led to attacks […]
Ethiopia: visiting the UK
Chris and Suzy Wilson, who work with Christians to build peace across divides, ask for prayer for the family as Suzy and their three eldest children travel to the UK for four weeks and Chris and their youngest child (who cannot leave the country) stay in Addis. Pray for smooth travel and that Suzy and […]
North Africa: on home leave
Mission associates C and E, who lead a church in North Africa, are preparing for a trip to the UK to visit churches and attend CMS’s people in mission conference. Pray for safe travels and for a useful, blessed time reconnecting with churches, family and friends. Please pray for their church in North Africa to […]
Paraguay: the gospel moving among Southern Énxet and Northern Enlhet speakers
After over 40 years of service in Bible translation for the Southern Énxet and Northern Enlhet languages, Tim Curtis has returned to the UK permanently and is finishing as a CMS mission partner. He may however return to Paraguay for short-term spells in the future. Tim asks for prayer for Asunción Rojas, who continues to […]
Philippines: new farming practices and new connections
Mission partners Eric and Sandra Read report that Eric did a presentation for the Philippine Department of Agriculture on syntropic (regenerative and sustainable) farming. Pray for farmers or cooperatives who have heard the presentation to be enthusiastic and interested to know more about how they could benefit from using syntropic farming methods. Additionally, Sandra is starting […]
UK: settling in at university on the other side of the world
Mission partner Tim Lee is based in Cumbria and supports the work of Jigsaw Ministries (working with children and young people living in extreme need and hardship) in Manila, Philippines. Jigsaw works with over 1,500 children a week in four deprived areas of Manila. Pray for Tim as he guides his Filipino colleagues from afar […]
Africa: Ebola
DR Congo reports over 1,300 cases of Ebola and close to 400 related deaths. Some local governments have now banned large gatherings, but it is estimated that there may be as many as 20,000 untraced contacts of current Ebola patients, meaning there is still huge potential for the disease to continue to spread rapidly. Pray […]
Lebanon: people in desperate circumstances
More than 1.4 million people in Lebanon have had to leave their homes due to airstrikes. Please pray for every person who has been displaced as they face ongoing instability, fear and lack of safety. In the midst of these incredibly difficult circumstances, pray for people to turn to Jesus and find hope in him. […]
South Africa: postgraduate diploma students
Caroline and Dick Seed are based at George Whitefield College in Cape Town, and train and resource theological educators across Africa and beyond. Caroline writes, “Please pray for David Turnbull from Local Leaders in Australia who arrives next week to teach our distance and online learning module for the postgraduate diploma.” We give thanks with […]
Spain/North Africa: on leave in the UK
This week CMS staff in Oxford were blessed to have a visit from a family engaged in mission in Spain and North Africa. The family ask for prayer for protection and encouragement for Muslim-background believers. Pray for protection and good health for the parents and children while they spend the next few weeks in the […]
Thailand: upcoming travel
Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher are immersed in the life of a slum community in Khlong Toei, Bangkok, where they support families to stay together despite living in poverty and other pressures of slum life. Elise and Jon are preparing to travel to the UK in July with one of their Thai colleagues/neighbours, but […]
Venezuela: earthquake aftermath
Recent earthquakes have caused more than 1,450 deaths and left a further 3,000 people injured, in addition to colossal damage to people’s homes and public infrastructure. Pray for people as they grieve huge losses and look to recover and make a way forward. Ask God to strengthen Christians to be able to support and offer […]
