Ukraine: intensified Russian attacks
The past week has seen more attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv, causing extensive property damage and leaving many without power as well as killing four people and injuring close to 100. Pray for all those recovering from and rebuilding after the attacks, for the attacks to stop and for God to turn Putin’s heart from […]
Brazil: new home
Local partner Flavio Adair and his family need to sell their apartment in order to buy a house in Pernambuco where they live. Pray for any obstacles to be removed so that the apartment can be sold quickly and pray for the right new home for Flavio and his family. Pray, too, for Flavio and […]
Paraguay: rain
Please pray for rain to come to the Chaco region of Paraguay, where it is so desperately needed. Local partner Gustavo Flores also asks for prayer for the government to establish health centres in the indigenous communities.
The Holy Land: peace and a way forward
Pray for mission partners Jennifer and Kevin Cable as they resume their ministry in Jaffa, including a growing congregation and the Little Lambs toddler group. Pray for God’s guidance about the way forward at such a difficult time. Pray for the people who have been displaced from their homes in Israel and Gaza. Pray that […]
UK: mobilising the next generation for mission
Pray for fresh creativity and energy for vocational recruitment. Bev Chilolo, CMS’s vocational recruitment lead, will be visiting Christian Unions this month, seeking to mobilise the next generation into global mission. Pray that these events will be fruitful and pray for churches to get excited about global mission and encourage those seeking a call to […]
Argentina and Guatemala: transitions of leadership
Please pray for countries in Latin America in transitions of leadership at present. Argentina has been struggling with rampant inflation for years and new president, Javier Milei, has taken office promising shock treatment for the country’s economy and that things will get worse before they get better. In Guatemala, president-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s election win is […]
DR Congo: peace
Martin Gordon shares that the only thing people in the east of the country want for Christmas is peace. Please pray for those who are behind the conflict – that God would turn their hearts from war to peace. Pray for the work of the churches to promote peace, through trauma healing and mediation. Pray […]
Israel/Gaza: peace
Please continue to pray for peace to prevail. Pray for an end to suffering, for remaining hostages to be released, and for comfort for all those who have lost loved ones or who do not know what has happened to friends and family.
Uganda: healing following accident
Local partner Sam Malish was recently hit by a motorbike. We praise God that he only sustained minor injuries and pray for his full healing.
Brazil: community market
The community market in Recife continues each week with the regular families coming to get their food with their children. Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford ask for prayer as they prepare to ask some families to give up their spaces to new families who are more in need in the New Year. Please pray […]
Chile: plebiscite
Mission partners Alf and Hilary Cooper write: “Chile has been on a political rollercoaster over the last four years. After the social uprising in 2019, a constitution was proposed and rejected on 4 September 2022. Chile has changed. The mood is swinging to a conservative preservation of Chile’s republican values and now a further attempt […]
COP28
Give thanks for the Anglican presence at the COP28 summit, of which mission partner Joel Kelling is a key facilitator. Give thanks with Joel that: “Our relationships continue to grow and it is encouraging to be in solidarity and fellowship with the wider Anglican family here – sharing a meal together one evening – as well as […]
