Ukraine update 4 March
In the last 24 hours we have heard from Pastor Valery that the team are all well. They managed to buy some food as a local shop was briefly open. They are still surrounded by fighting and essential services such as water and electricity are unreliable. Some good news is that some money from supporters in the UK was successfully received by Valery. We are told that only one mobile network is functioning. Please keep praying.
Latest prayer news
Burundi: installation of new archbishop
CMS-Africa ask for prayer for Bishop Eraste Bigirimana ahead of his installation as the sixth archbishop of the Anglican church on 23 August. Pray that God will grant him wisdom, grace, humility, and the constant guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Brazil: leaving ministry in local hands
We were excited to have mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford in the CMS office this week and to hear them reflect on their mission journey over the past seven years. We praise God for the energy and love they have invested in people in Olinda, Recife, supporting girls at risk through their work with
Nepal: upcoming commissioning
Stephen Edison will be formally commissioned as the new head of Asia-CMS in Nepal in August, having taken over the role from Rev Dr Chan Nam Chen earlier this year. Pray for practical aspects of the event to come together, and for God to prepare Stephen for his formal installation.
Peru: encountering God through art workshops
CMS partner Anna Sims works alongside the local church in urban Lima to build community and share Jesus with people in creative ways. Anna writes that a community centre recently opened in Pamplona, on the outskirts of the city, and she and others run weekly art workshops on Saturday mornings and a midweek afternoon workshop
Tanzania: peace in difficult decisions
After a period of careful and prayerful discernment, Dave and Tricia Rollett have made the decision not to proceed with their CMS mission placement to Zanzibar. Our prayers are with them as they consider their next steps as a family.
South East Asia: mission partners in transition
Please pray for B and M and their children as they prepare to relocate within the region for the second time in the space of a few years. Pray for each member of the family to know God as their rock during this time of change, and for them to quickly settle and find new
