Prayer news
UK: Shine Your Light
This year, CMS is endorsing Shine Your Light, an outreach movement aiming to bring the message of hope and joy to communities across the UK. Please pray for the movement to touch hearts across the nation and stir curiosity, especially among people who may have never considered that the Christmas story is more than just […]
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
Almighty God, whose son came to earth to dwell with the lowly and simple, with the victims of violence and crisis, and with the outcasts and rejected of society; may we keep the same company. (Pakistan)
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Australia: Bondi Beach shooting
Pray for all those affected by the Bondi Beach shooting on 14 December. May our God pour out his Spirit on the grieving families and friends of the 15 victims who were killed, and amid the heartache bring the kind of transformation and healing only he can into the lives of everyone involved. Pray for […]
Read moreSouth Asia: successful trip to visit schools
Give thanks for a recent trip by mission associates who train teachers to schools in South Asia. They visited six different schools – some of which they hadn’t visited for several years – and found that facilities had been improved and that students were thriving in their faith and studies. Pray for God to continue […]
Read moreChile: theology training
Caroline and Dick Seed, usually based in Cape Town, South Africa, equip theological educators across Africa and beyond. Currently they are in Chile supporting leaders of the Centre for Pastoral Studies (CEP) to deliver teacher training. Please pray for good communication, for the CEP staff to have the confidence to deliver the teaching, and for […]
Read moreSudan: hope in a desperate situation
Bishop Hassan James, who serves people in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, recently visited the CMS office in Oxford. He talked about the very difficult situation in Sudan, with war and hunger rife – but also shared of the hope and the support local churches are providing. Ministers have stood by their communities and are […]
Read moreUkraine: low on power, low on hope
The BBC reports that most people in Ukraine are living with lengthy power cuts due to Russian attacks on infrastructure. Alison Giblett shares that in Kyiv, temperatures are hovering around zero degrees, plunging many people into a desperate situation. Pray for stamina for the energy providers and technicians who are working hard to provide as […]
Read moreWorldwide: a restful Christmas
Pray for a restful break over Christmas and New Year for CMS people in mission and office staff. Pray for the discipline to switch off from work (particularly for those who work from home), for the true significance of Christmas to be celebrated and for people to find space and time to rest so they […]
Read moreBolivia: not giving up
Mission partners Andrew and Lisa Peart partner with their local church to engage their local community in pioneering mission through generous, creative hospitality. We give thanks with Andrew and Lisa for their friend Adviento, who gave his life to Jesus before he passed away in May. In 2024, Adviento joined a Bible study hosted by […]
Read moreMiddle East: second phase of Gaza peace plan
According to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a second phase of the US-brokered plan to end the war in Gaza is close, but key issues still need to be resolved. Pray for people’s hearts to be turned to peace and for these issues to be resolved quickly.
Read morePhilippines: typhoon aftermath
Please pray for people in the Philippines as they continue to attempt to recover and rebuild following two super typhoons. Pray for floodwaters to recede and for God’s comfort for those who have lost loved ones, homes and belongings. Jigsaw, a CMS mission partner-founded charity working with families living in poverty in Manila, ask for […]
Read moreSouth East Asia: visiting the UK
Please pray for mission partners B and M and their three children based in South East Asia as they prepare to come to the UK for a month in mid-2026. Pray for God to provide accommodation, preferably somewhere near Oxford, and to guide them as they make plans to connect with, friends and CMS supporters. […]
Read moreTanzania: ongoing peace
Mission partners Festo and Grace Kanungha, who previously served in Tanzania, ask for prayer for the nation following recent political unrest in connection with the country’s general election in October. Please pray for the country to remain peaceful and for wise and good leadership.
Read moreThailand: Christmas party
Elise and Jon Fletcher share God’s love with people in Khlong Toei, a slum community in Bangkok. Their ministry includes Keeping Families Together (KFT), a programme designed to support families to stay together despite the pressures and challenges of living in the slum. Elise and Jon write, “We have a KFT Christmas party reunion on […]
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