Prayer news
Pray for the Middle East: online event
Hear how thousands of people are turning to Jesus in a time of turmoil. Together, we will pray for peace, justice and love to prevail.
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
Mission partner Tim Curtis is building up the body of Christ in Paraguay through writing, translating and producing discipleship training and study materials in the Southern Énxet and Northern Enlhet languages. Tim writes that Northern Enlhet colleagues have now started working through the gospels, and that the Jesus Film in Northern Enlhet is also available. Pray for these resources to open up the Scriptures for Northern Enlhet speakers.
Please also pray for:
Madagascar: unrest and miltary takeover
Pray with Ialy Tongasoa, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in Madagascar, for this nation as a new military government has just taken over following weeks of protests. In recent days, people have been unable to open their businesses, schools are closed, and many lives, including those of soldiers have been lost. The ongoing violence has also destroyed much of […]
Read moreBolivia: presidential elections
Please pray for the people of Bolivia as they head to the polls this Sunday 19 October for the very first presidential runoff election in the country’s history. Please pray for a peaceful election, a just outcome and for leaders to govern with integrity and wisdom.
Read moreCzech Republic: more people exploring the Christian faith
Lea and Petra Williams, mission partners in Brno, report an increase in men in their 20s and 30s exploring the Christian faith and visiting their church. One man, who considered himself an atheist, arrived at the church in Brno a couple of months ago stating, “this is my last chance with church,” yet something in […]
Read moreHonduras: temporary closure of coffee shops at Proyecto Alas
Mission partners Lindsey and Steve Poulson, working with at-risk children and young people, ask for prayer for the future of the coffee shops at Proyecto Alas in Honduras. These coffee shops provide safe spaces for at-risk children and young people in a context where gang violence, corruption and poverty affect many. The original shop is […]
Read moreMiddle East: Gaza ceasefire
Please pray for the ceasefire to hold in Gaza despite ongoing tensions between Hamas and Israel. Pray for Israeli families reunited with their loved ones: that they can begin to heal and enjoy long awaited time together. Please also pray for those people returning home to Gaza as they seek to rebuild their lives and […]
Read moreSouth Sudan: Joseph Noel Sati
CMS-Africa ask for prayer for the new regions where they are launching activities such as women’s empowerment training, their stewardship course, Financial Freedom for Families (F4) and training to help young people discover their giftings and enter the workforce (3D or Discover, Develop, Deploy). May these new beginnings bear lasting fruit. Pray, too, for the ongoing […]
Read moreSpain/North Africa: sabbatical stays and refreshment
Mission partners Miranda and Tim Heathcote support mission workers, especially in limited access nations, through leadership development, debriefing, spiritual direction and retreats at Place of Springs, their ministry house in Spain. Over the next three months several individuals and families will stay in the house for sabbatical stays. Please pray for all those who spend […]
Read moreBolivia: English classes
Mission partners Andrew and Lisa Peart ask for prayer for teachers and students to feel welcomed as they build a Christ-centred community of learners through LOGOS English classes. As new classes start this month, please pray for teaching assistants recruited from the public university in Santa Cruz to benefit from their involvement with the classes and […]
Read moreEthiopia: new teaching role, residence IDs
Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson work in reconciliation and peacebuilding with Christian leaders. Chris recently started a part-time role at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (EGST), teaching an MA course in systematics. Please pray for Chris’s sessions to be helpful to the students. Pray, too, for Chris and Suzy’s residence IDs to be renewed quickly […]
Read moreMiddle East: Gaza peace plan
Give thanks that a possible end to the conflict in Gaza is in sight, with Israel and Hamas having agreed to the first phase of a peace plan. Pray for all those involved in charting and carrying out the next steps of the peace plan and pray for God to continue to turn people’s hearts […]
Read moreMiddle East: upcoming prayer event
Please pray for CMS’s online prayer event for the Middle East, taking place on 19 November. Pray for people to sign up and to be inspired to continue praying for our brothers and sisters in the Middle East beyond the event. To find out more and register, go to churchmissionsociety.org/Pray
Read moreSouth Sudan: impactful training
We praise God with CMS-Africa for the steady progress made in the areas of discipleship, peace and reconciliation and economic empowerment. Joseph Noel, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in South Sudan, asks for prayer for upcoming refresher courses for several leaders of CMS-Africa’s training programmes. Pray for course leaders to gain tools to make their teaching more […]
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