Ukraine update 2 March
We have just heard from a fellow pastor of the church our people in mission are part of: “The team are fine. They have no electricity, gas or mobile communication. Around there are battles but God protects them. Continue to pray hard for them.”
Latest prayer news
Brazil: leadership in local hands
Give thanks for Greice, who is increasingly taking over leadership of a community market in Olinda after starting as a volunteer towards the end of last year. Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford set up the surplus food distribution ministry several years ago alongside their work of supporting at-risk girls at charity ReVive. Currently on…
Burundi: preparing for consecration
Please pray for CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Burundi, Onesphore Ndayizigamiye, recently selected as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Makamba. Bishop-elect Onesphore is now preparing for consecration ceremonies at the beginning of August. Pray for him as he prepares for this role professionally, spiritually and emotionally.
Ecuador: upcoming home leave
Mission partner Beverley Cannon de Pinos and her husband, mission associate Johnny Pinos, serve at Cuenca Christian Church in Ecuador. Bev is preparing to come to the UK for a couple of weeks from mid-July to share with and visit supporters, supporting churches, friends and family. Johnny will be travelling to the US in July…
South Asia: on the mend
We praise God with E and R that mission partner E is on the mend after having been quite unwell recently while R was travelling in her role as CMS’s manager in Asia. Pray for E’s energy to continue to return and for him to get back to full strength quickly. E and R ask…
Uganda: CMS-Africa training courses
Judith Murungi, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Uganda, asks for prayer for CMS-Africa’s trainers in Uganda. Lift up the men and women taking people through a simple budgeting course (Financial Freedom for Families), training to help young people discover and develop their potential (Discover, Develop, Deploy) and women’s empowerment training. As the trainers travel extensively to…
UK/Tanzania: planning a trip this summer
Festo and Grace Kanungha are mission partners based in Cornwall, where they support vulnerable community members through social enterprise and Grace serves as a curate in St Petroc’s Church. They ask for prayer for them as a family as they work out how to visit Tanzania this summer. It will be three years since the…
