South East Asia: travelling
Do pray for the CMS regional manager in Asia as she is currently travelling in South East Asia with staff from Asia-CMS. Pray for safety in travel, productive meetings and for relationships to be deepened.
Africa Bears Witness
Jonny Baker is excited to see a new book edited by Harvey Kwiyani bringing mission thinking and practice from Africans
Myanmar: forced conscription
The Myanmar government announced in January that they would forcibly conscript both young men and women. It has not been implemented yet (this may well happen after Buddhist new year in April) but when they do it will affect all young people under the age of 35. Many young people have already fled to Thailand […]
Manipur: long standing peace deal may be revoked
Please continue to pray for the continuing tensions in Manipur. There are ongoing clashes between the Meitei and Kuki ethnic groups. Frequent internet shutdowns mean that getting much information on the situation is hard. On 29 February the Manipur government voted to request the central government revoke a “suspension of operations” agreement (ie, an agreement […]
Burundi: rain and peace
CMS-Africa ask for prayer for rain in Burundi so that seeds planted now will in time yield a good harvest. Pray, too, for the country’s economic situation to improve and for peace in the places where there is conflict.
Central America: travelling
Mission partners Mark and Rosalie Balfour, writing from Guatemala, ask for prayer for upcoming travel as they continue their pastoral ministry to other people in mission: “On Friday this week [1 March] we are driving to Honduras for another visit to folk there. We are going through El Salvador again and are due to arrive […]
Ethiopia: famine
Please pray for the people of Ethiopia, where there are increasingly serious concerns about famine in the north of the country. Pray against the ongoing fighting and tension across much of the country.
Ethiopia: all-important permissions
Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson write that over the last two months, Chris has been struggling with complications regarding permission to enter the refugee camp to deliver training for church leaders. Please pray that this situation changes soon.
South Asia: theological educators’ conference
“Please pray for the Theological Educators’ Forum (TEF) annual conference taking place next week from 5 to 7 March,” writes mission partner F. Mission partner F will be contributing to a seminar on Wednesday, and about 100 participants from around 50 institutions are expected to attend the conference, which has Doing Theology in an Honour/Shame […]
South Sudan: conflict
Conflict continues between the Dinka Ngok of Abyei and Dinka Twic of Warrap and there has been an increase in armed conflicts around Bahr-El-Ghazal and Warrap State. Please pray for an end to the fighting and for the church to play a positive role in peacemaking in the country.
