Syria: ongoing crisis
Please pray for Syria, where the ongoing crisis has escalated recently. Different groups have been fighting to try to seize control of the country since 2011, and after Syrian rebels took control of the country’s capital last week, President Bashar al-Assad escaped to Russia, which prompted celebrations in the streets of the capital. Pray for […]
DR Congo: peace centre in Bunia
“Praise the Lord that we are still alive. Pray for peace in Congo,” writes local partner Bisoke Balikenga, who runs a peace centre in Bunia. Pray for miraculous provision for the many in the area who are suffering malnutrition due to rising prices of basic commodities. As Bisoke and others at the peace centre bring […]
DR Congo: Sunday school curriculum
We praise God with CMS-Africa and mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, that six representatives from four dioceses were recently able to come together to begin writing Sunday school training materials for churches in DR Congo. Give thanks that three writers have committed to spending the next six months writing material for children, adolescents and […]
Ecuador: energy crisis, drug gangs and corruption
Please lift up our people in mission in Ecuador, Sharon Wilcox, Beverley Cannon de Pinos and mission associate Johnny Pinos during a difficult time for the nation. Pray for President Daniel Noboa and his government as they try to manage the drought and energy crisis, and for new energy contracts with Colombia to be finalised […]
Lebanon: longing for peace
Following the ceasefire agreement reached last week between Israel and Lebanon, mission partners Nabil and Sarah Shehadi, who live in Lebanon but are currently based in Cyprus, write: “Please pray for Lebanon to be preserved as a base for mission in the Middle East, for the many churches involved in relief for the displaced, for […]
Philippines: greater security for children
Jigsaw Kids Ministries works with children and young people living in extreme need and hardship in depressed, temporary shelter and street communities in Metro Manila. Mission partner Tim Lee, who supports the Jigsaw team from the UK, shares that Jigsaw is launching three new initiatives to build greater security for children and young people, including […]
South Sudan: Kajo-Keji Christian College
Pray for God to provide more lecturers for Kajo-Keji Christian College, which is currently struggling to find enough staff. Pray for the right people to be mobilised to teach at the college, either remotely or in person, so that the college can continue equipping South Sudanese men and women to preach the gospel and disciple […]
Ukraine: ongoing war
We give thanks for our partners in Ukraine: mission partner Alison Giblett and local partners Valery Alymov and Anya Manchuliak. We stand with them in prayer for all who are injured, bereaved and left without power/heating across Ukraine as well as Russian soldiers on the frontline and their families. Pray for engineers and others working […]
Video: Greg Bakker on missional humility
Rev Greg Bakker, co-creator of Pioneering Parishes, recently spoke to Jenn Camirand on the topic of Missional Humility.
Is pioneering about taking another’s territory
Advent and Christmas are seasons in the life of the church which present rich wells of inspiration and encouragement for pioneers.
