Philippines: returning and building capacity

5 May 2022

Please pray for mission partners Eric and Sandra Read, who return to the Philippines next week after their home leave. Pray for them as they settle back, especially as they seek to build partnerships and identify strategic clarity as they look towards the next five years.

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Brick by brick

A message from mission partner Alison Giblett, received Wednesday 19 May 2022: Thank you everyone, for your prayers for the work and restoration we’re starting here near the Kyiv region. The situation is not nearly as bad as it was probably a month ago straight after all of the damage and bombing in this area. […]

Middle East: translation trickiness

From a mission partner couple who must remain anonymous: “We are working in the Middle East (sorry, we can’t be more specific) doing Bible translation, and we ask for prayer: today a local man reviewing the translation of the Sermon on the Mount commented that it was not possible for your right hand to cause […]

Philippines: project support

Mission partner Tim Lee and his wife Kate ask for prayer for Jigsaw, the ministry they started over a decade ago, which is doing vital work among children and families living in extreme poverty: providing food, education, a place to play and sharing the love of Jesus. Pray particularly for the leadership team based in […]

DR Congo: horrific conflict

Our friends and colleagues in CMS-Africa urge us to pray for our local partner Bisoke Balikenga in Bunia: “Friends, let us pray with and for Bisoke and his fellow countrymen and women. He recently sent us a horrifying report of an atrocious attack on 8 May in the Djugu Territory of Ituri Province by members of […]

DR Congo, Sudan, South Sudan: the things that make for peace

CMS and CMS-Africa have been developing approaches to making disciples in contexts where the Church and Christians struggle to exist. In Africa, we have initially identified conflict zones as a major context for mission at the edges. To this end, we are focused on DR Congo, Sudan and South Sudan. CMS-Africa report: “This month, we are […]

Brazil: Orange May

Pray for the impact of events being organised across Brazil as part of the Orange May campaign to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation. CMS’s people in mission in Olinda have been active in a series of initiatives. Working together local partner Bishop Flavio Adair at Living Waters Church and the team from ReVive (including […]

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