Ethiopia: theological training for refugees
Please pray for mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson and the Refugee Theological Education Project which Chris is leading in western Ethiopia. Pray for continued access to the refugee camps, good relationships with the authorities, and for the church leaders participating to develop better relationships with church leaders from other ethnic groups and denominations. Chris […]
Mexico: tense situation
Pray for the newly elected president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the country’s first female president. Pray too for the whole country, which continues to experience high levels of violence caused by rival drug cartels. During the election campaign, more than 20 candidates for elected posts were murdered and many more experienced death threats. Pray […]
North Africa: CMS Mission Network
Pray too for the upcoming annual gathering of the CMS Mission Network, a meeting of the executive leadership of CMS Britain, CMS-Africa, Asia-CMS, CMS Ireland, CMS Australia, New Zealand CMS, SAMS USA and SAMS Ireland. Pray for clear communication, a productive time together and unity in the Spirit.
South Africa: elections
Mission partners Caroline and Dick Seed ask for prayer that a stable government will be established for the National Assembly and all the other provincial assemblies. Pray that all parties that participated in the elections would respect the constitution and move towards peace and the development of South Africa.
South East Asia: returning to the UK
Please pray for mission partners A and L and their children as they get organised and make the long journey to the UK. They ask for prayer for their helper’s family, whose daughter is in pain and preparing to give birth (and lost her first child before birth). Please pray for good medical care, a […]
South East Asia: safety and settling in
Please pray for mission partners B and M – for protection for B as he travels next month, for B’s visa for Ireland to come through and for the family as they settle into life in Ireland for their home leave.
Taiwan: Taiwan Strait
Mission partner Catherine Lee asks for prayer for peace across the Taiwan Strait, where Chinese forces have been conducting military drills in response to the new president’s inauguration speech. Pray for tensions to be eased.
Ukraine: electricity supply
Our partners in Ukraine ask for continued prayer against attacks on power stations and for recovery from them. Some parts of the country have struggled to sustain electricity supply for a long time, but more recently, Kyiv has also been affected, with cut-offs mainly from 7–8pm.
Middle East: Gaza war
Tzachi Hanegbi, national security adviser to Israel’s prime minister, has gone on record as saying the war will go on at least until the end of 2024. Please pray for God to move in this situation and bring the war to an end much sooner than that. Pray for peace, justice and mercy in Israel […]
Guatemala: children, youth and families in Bethania
As part of their ministry with young people in Guatemala, mission partners Azaria Spencer and David Pocasangre work with a vulnerable community in Bethania. They ask for prayer for the children, youth and families in Bethania, that the team can continue to share God’s love with them. Pray also for more local Christians in Bethania […]
Brazil: flooding and disease outbreak
The state of Rio Grande do Sul suffered flooding in April and May, killing more than 165 people and displacing over half a million. Now, the region is dealing with an outbreak of waterborne leptospirosis disease due to contaminated water. Four people have died and the state has confirmed a total of 54 cases. Pray […]
South Asia: youth network conference
The South Asia Christian Youth Network (SACYN), which CMS helped start, was planning a conference in Sri Lanka this autumn, but due to elections in Sri Lanka, the event might need to be moved. SACYN draws together Christian young people from multiple countries and is a huge boost to the faith of participants – pray […]
