Asia
Many of our local partner organisations in Asia would welcome mission partners who feel called to serve alongside them at the edges, yet recruitment for people in mission for Asia continues to be a challenge. Please pray for this. And pray for our colleagues in Asia-CMS as they prepare to celebrate their 10th anniversary as […]
Africa
Give thanks for new mission partners who will begin training with CMS this autumn before heading to Africa: Aaron Stanbury will be working with young people in Kenya and Sarah and Simon Cawdell will serve in Gulu, northern Uganda.
South Sudan and Sudan: political unrest
Local partner Joseph Noel has just returned from Sudan to his base in South Sudan. He shares that the political unrest in Sudan is intense and asks for prayer to see God’s hand and intervention in the situation. For South Sudan, please pray for wisdom for Joseph and others as they work together to build […]
South Asia: study camp
Do pray for mission partner F in South Asia and for the organisation that she works with as they have a study camp in the mountains from 25 to 31 July. Pray for both the teachers and the students; for the logistics in getting there, for teachers to be ready to teach and for students […]
Paraguay: rain
July and August are the months when the Paraguayan Chaco receives the least rain. Mission partner Tim Curtis reports that water tanks and cisterns are running dry, although he continues to share what he has at the Rio Verde centre with those who come in search of water. Please pray for more rain and for […]
Nepal: connections and development
Give thanks for mission partners Andrea and Andrew Young’s recent trip to Okhaldhunga to connect with people working at the hospital in this hill town. Continue also to pray as they develop their prayer space, offering weekly Bible studies, prayer breakfasts and counselling sessions. In addition, do pray for Andrea as she might have the possibility of […]
Middle East: Bible translation
Mission partners J and R give thanks for progress with Bible translation projects. They ask for prayer for the checking and community testing of two Bible translations; that these processes will reveal any places where the translations are unclear. Please also pray for the main translator, D, to find good treatment for a kidney stone […]
Madagascar: discipleship and health
Local partner Florent Lahitody asks for prayer for discipleship training in the Diocese of Toliara, for strength and commitment for new disciples as well as discipleship group leaders. Florent also asks for prayer for healing, as he has suffered with poor health over the past few months and this prevents him from travelling far and […]
Latin America: Lambeth Conference
Several CMS people in mission in Latin America will be attending the Anglican Communion’s Lambeth Conference, which begins early next week. From Chile, Alf and Hilary Cooper; from Argentina, Nick Drayson and Catherine Le Tissier, Crisanto Rojas and Mateo Alto; from Bolivia, Walter Toro and Adela Cueva and from Uruguay, Daniel Genovesi and Mechi Tarragona […]
Chile, Paraguay: healing for local partners
Please pray for the health of two local partners in Latin America, both currently leaders of their dioceses. Jose Pino (Chile) is currently recovery from an operation, while Agustín Maidana (Paraguay) is suffering from a viral infection. Please pray for their full recovery and for continued good health.
Ukraine: visa
Mission partner Alison Giblett has had to leave Ukraine and travel to Romania to re-apply for her residency visa. Pray for favour with those she comes into contact with and for her paperwork to be processed quickly. Pray, too for local partners Valery and Anya and their church as they bring hope through providing food […]
UK: mission partners on leave
Many of our people in mission are in the UK on leave, catching up with family, friends and link churches over the summer. Please pray for our mission partners and their children to find rest in the midst of the busyness and the many people they are here to see and things they are here […]
