Prayer news
Middle East: peace
Give thanks for the US–Iran agreement to extend the countries’ ceasefire, which is now in effect. Pray for the ceasefire to hold, and ultimately for peace to come to every part of the Middle East. Pray for people across the region to turn to Jesus. This week CMS staff heard from S, a Syrian refugee […]
Read moreA 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 increase the impact of a peace centre run by CMS partner Bisoke Balikenga in Bunia, DR Congo. The peace centre offers food, shelter, spiritual and moral support for vulnerable people, and space for church and local government leaders to build relationships and work together for peace.
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Lebanon focus
We recently launched an appeal for brothers and sisters responding to an ongoing crisis in Lebanon. But we know that prayer is crucial to this work, as it is to all CMS’s work. Lift up our partners in Beirut who are responding to immediate needs for basic provisions as well as investing in long-term discipleship […]
Read moreGuatemala: Casa de Gracia
Mission partners Azaria and David Pocasangre, who support young people and families through the local church, have recently been connecting with a new ministry called Casa de Gracia (House of Grace). This ministry seeks to provide a safe, supportive home for young adults who have no family to support them as they transition into independent […]
Read moreJapan: earthquake
Pray for people in Japan, where an earthquake has caused major damage and killed at least 30 people. More than 100 aftershocks have followed the initial earthquake and the country is also experiencing a heatwave. Thousands of displaced people are now staying in evacuation centres, over 30,000 households have been left without electricity, and search-and-rescue […]
Read moreKenya: CMS-Africa international office
CMS-Africa ask for prayer for suitable tenants to come forward to lease office space in their building. Please pray for them also as they seek new people to join the CMS-Africa team – people who are committed to Jesus and to making disciples at the edges.
Read moreSouth Sudan: improving healthcare for babies
Doctor Nicci Maxwell lives in Juba, where she trains and supports local paediatric teams and provides medical care for local and refugee communities. She asks for prayer for two medical officers to come and work on the neonatal unit at Al Sabbah Hospital for at least a year so she can train them well and […]
Read moreUK: mission partners on leave
Many CMS mission partners are currently on UK leave, trying to fit in as many church visits as possible as well as spending time with family and friends, and trying to find some time to rest. Pray for opportunities to recharge amid the busyness and to be able to return to overseas locations feeling refreshed.
Read moreUkraine: missile and drone attack
Please continue to lift up the people of Ukraine, where the ongoing war with Russia has cost more lives this week. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said Russia launched more than 70 missiles and over 280 drones at Ukraine during the course of one night. Eight people died during this attack, and several homes and […]
Read moreLebanon crisis
Our appeal is underway to support sisters and brothers responding to an ongoing crisis in Lebanon. We don’t want to just ask for donations without praying together about the situation. Please do pray for our partners there, doing ongoing long-term work in discipleship and training effective leaders, but also responding to the vast levels of […]
Read moreChile: state of catastrophe
In north-central Chile, floods and mudslides due to heavy rains have claimed at least five lives, and several more people are missing. An additional 99,000+ people are isolated and a state of catastrophe has been declared in the Coquimbo region and the province of Huasco. Pray for stamina for rescue teams, and for the thousands […]
Read moreDR Congo, Uganda: Ebola escalating
Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote on X this week that the current outbreak of Ebola is escalating at an alarming pace and may become the worst outbreak the world has ever documented. The death toll stands at 1,031 and counting. Pray for healthcare personnel in DR Congo […]
Read moreSri Lanka: dengue fever
This year, dengue fever has killed 56 people and infected close to 80,000 more in Sri Lanka, making this the country’s worst dengue outbreak in nearly a decade. Military drones are being used to detect stagnant pools of water and other breeding sites in efforts to stop the virus in its tracks. Pray for these […]
Read moreSudan: new believers, peace and stability
“Pray for the 90 new believers who have joined the church in Kaja, that the Lord will preserve them in the faith, help them grow spiritually, and keep them steadfast in their walk with Jesus,” writes Hassan James, Bishop of Kadugli and the Nuba Mountains, and local partner in Sudan. Pray for peace and stability in […]
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