South Asia: education visit
Please pray for the preparations for an upcoming trip for an educational consultancy team going to South Asia in October. Pray for additional teachers to join, for visas to come through and for re-uniting with the various schools in the country.
Pakistan: churches burned
More than 100 people have been arrested in a city in east Pakistan after Muslims burned Christian churches and vandalised homes in response to claims that two Christian men had torn pages from a copy of the Quran. Please pray for all affected in this situation – for those who have lost homes and belongings […]
Latin America: Adelante conference
Please pray for the upcoming Adelante conference (23 September) with its focus “Mission on the urban edge”. As the volunteer team from CMS’s Latin America forum pull the event together please pray for the team, for all those who will be speaking and presenting, for all the attendees travelling from across the country and joining […]
Ecuador and Guatemala: Elections
Praise God for peaceful elections in Guatemala with the election of new President Bernardo Arévalo. Please continue to pray for a peaceful transition of power and for the future direction of the country. In Ecuador, following the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio who had spoken out against drug gangs and corruption, voting in presidential […]
Bolivia: diocesan conference
Please pray for the Diocese of Bolivia’s leadership training conference in Cochabamba, which comes to a close on Saturday 26 August. The event has been organised by CMS local partner Bishop Walter Toro as he seeks to develop the diocese’s leadership. The conference partnered with the Diocese of Birmingham where members of CMS’s Latin America […]
Video: Together to the edges
Global voices come together in this short video by our partners from around the world.
Britain: rest and refreshment
Many CMS people in mission and staff members are taking time off over the summer to rest and recharge. Pray for times of fun and refreshment both alone and with family and friends.
Pakistan: churches burned down
Please pray for Christians in Pakistan after 21 churches were burned down by a mob in villages near Faisalabad this week after an unproven accusation of Qur’an desecration.
Nepal: finishing service
Andrew and Andrea Young have arrived back in the UK after finishing their time as mission partners in Nepal. Please pray for them in this time of transition, for rest and for ending well.
Ethiopia: ethnic tension
In Gambella, where mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson were formerly based, there has been a significant increase in ethnic tension and killings over the past few weeks. Please pray for peace and for the churches there at this time, and for Chris and Suzy and their work of reconciliation and peacebuilding, now based in […]