Prayer news
Ukraine: Offering more than just aid
How our local partners bring practical and spiritual support to their fellow Ukrainians
A world longing for peace
Join with us in prayer for seven areas of conflict in our troubled world.
New resource: Open hands
“Open hands don’t seek to impose solutions, but open hands are ready to receive from God.” A new resource from Ian Adams to nurture prayerful presence.
Praying together
We have the joy of being a praying community online and offline. Here is today’s prayer from Prayerlines, our daily, printed prayer guide.
Today’s prayer
Pray for God to work powerfully in the lives of rehabilitants at the Christian rehab centre in Be’er Sheva, Israel. As manager of the centre, local partner Wilhelm Polikhronidi dedicates his time to caring for each rehabilitant individually. Pray for each man to encounter the God who is bigger than their addiction.
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Ecuador: new life skills students
Mission partner Sharon Wilcox works with young adults with learning disabilities in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, teaching them life skills and helping them grow in independence. Sharon shares that two new students joined the Orchid Project in Santo Domingo in October and another two in December. Please pray that the new students will make friends in […]
Read moreMiddle East: ceasefire in Gaza
Please pray for the Middle East, where it is hoped a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go ahead on 19 January. Pray for God to turn people’s hearts to peace and for this ceasefire to bring an end to the war. Pray for supernatural wisdom and empowerment for Qatar, Egypt and the US as […]
Read moreNorth Africa: settling in
Please pray for mission associates C and E as they look for a place to live and sort out other logistics for their new placement in North Africa, where C will serve as rector in a local church. Pray for God to provide new friendships, a home in the right place and everything else they […]
Read moreSouth Asia: connecting with local families
E and R live in South Asia, where mission partner E teaches theology and R is CMS’s manager in Asia. E and R share that their church’s local-language sister church connects with local families through an after-school children’s programme. Please pray for the families who are coming into contact with people from the church – […]
Read moreSouth East Asia: Celebrate Recovery
“Please keep Celebrate Recovery in your prayers,” write mission partners A and L. A helps to run several Celebrate Recovery groups, free support groups for people grappling with addictions of any kind. Praise God that this ministry is fruitful and that so many people give their time to come alongside others. Pray for God to […]
Read moreUK: potential change to visa rules
Please lift up CMS people in mission past and present who may be affected by a changes to the rules around a British citizen bringing a non-British spouse to the UK. On 20 January, parliament is set to debate what level of income a British citizen needs to earn to apply for a visa for […]
Read moreNepal: palliative care
Pray for one of our mission associates as he heads back to Nepal at the beginning of February for a few weeks. As International Nepal Fellowship’s palliative care project wraps up at the end of March, pray for a good closing conference and useful evaluation. Pray, too, for those scoping out future opportunities within the […]
Read moreChile: new Anglican bishop
Pray for the consecration of the new Anglican Bishop of Santiago, Juan Esteban Saravia, this Sunday. At the same ceremony the Church will give thanks for the service of Archbishop Héctor Zavala Muñoz as both Bishop of Santiago and Primate of the Province of Chile and install Bishop Enrique Lago Zugadi as the new Primate. […]
Read moreDR Congo: capture of Masisi town
Last weekend, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels took the town of Masisi west of Goma and installed their own governor. Since then more than 100,000 people have fled. The Congolese government recaptured the town on Wednesday, but those who fled are unlikely to return for a long time and those who stay are at increasing risk of […]
Read moreEthiopia: health concerns
Chris and Suzy Wilson, mission partners working in reconciliation and peacebuilding with Christian leaders in Addis Ababa, ask for prayer for Simon. Simon is one of Chris and Suzy’s former students from their previous work in the Gambella area and now works alongside Chris training church leaders in refugee camps. Recently, a few serious health […]
Read morePeru: Indigenous Mission Synod
An indigenous mission synod will be held in Lima, Peru from 16–20 January. Indigenous leaders from across Latin America will be meeting to pray, discern, discuss and plan activities for this new year in God’s mission, focusing on leadership formation. As they review the last year, give thanks for all those who have been equipped […]
Read moreSouth Africa: theological training
We give thanks with mission partners Caroline and Dick Seed for training they recently delivered at the Anglican seminary in Chile to equip lecturers of theology in the country to make the most of their theology training in their teaching. Caroline and Dick are now back in South Africa and will each be providing training […]
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