Ecuador: new life skills students

Mission partner Sharon Wilcox works with young adults with learning disabilities in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, teaching them life skills and helping them grow in independence. Sharon shares that two new students joined the Orchid Project in Santo Domingo in October and another two in December. Please pray that the new students will make friends in […]

Middle East: ceasefire in Gaza

Please pray for the Middle East, where it is hoped a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go ahead on 19 January. Pray for God to turn people’s hearts to peace and for this ceasefire to bring an end to the war. Pray for supernatural wisdom and empowerment for Qatar, Egypt and the US as […]

North Africa: settling in

Please pray for mission associates C and E as they look for a place to live and sort out other logistics for their new placement in North Africa, where C will serve as rector in a local church. Pray for God to provide new friendships, a home in the right place and everything else they […]

South Asia: connecting with local families

E and R live in South Asia, where mission partner E teaches theology and R is CMS’s manager in Asia. E and R share that their church’s local-language sister church connects with local families through an after-school children’s programme. Please pray for the families who are coming into contact with people from the church – […]

South East Asia: Celebrate Recovery

“Please keep Celebrate Recovery in your prayers,” write mission partners A and L. A helps to run several Celebrate Recovery groups, free support groups for people grappling with addictions of any kind. Praise God that this ministry is fruitful and that so many people give their time to come alongside others. Pray for God to […]

UK: potential change to visa rules

Please lift up CMS people in mission past and present who may be affected by a changes to the rules around a British citizen bringing a non-British spouse to the UK. On 20 January, parliament is set to debate what level of income a British citizen needs to earn to apply for a visa for […]

Pioneer open days and evenings 2025

Start imagining where your journey could take you.

Celebrating a ‘first’

Harvey Kwiyani shares the excitement and possibility heralded by our first African Christianity graduates

Running community

MA graduate Nik Stevenson combines walking, running and online ministry in Yorkshire

New Churches: A Theology

A new book serves up a feast of reflection and story on new church communities - with plenty of CMS contributors!

How a cafe created a church

CMS Pioneer Mission Training graduate Fiona Mayne shared her story of growing a new church with the Pivot podcast of Luther Seminary in the USA.

Nepal: palliative care

Pray for one of our mission associates as he heads back to Nepal at the beginning of February for a few weeks. As International Nepal Fellowship’s palliative care project wraps up at the end of March, pray for a good closing conference and useful evaluation. Pray, too, for those scoping out future opportunities within the […]