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A world longing for peace

Join with us in prayer for seven areas of conflict in our troubled world.

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We have the joy of being a praying community online and offline. Here is today’s prayer from Prayerlines, our daily, printed prayer guide.

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Today’s prayer

Mission partners Sarah and Simon Cawdell ask for prayer for Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College, Gulu, Uganda, to grow as a faithful learning community. Pray, too, for Sarah and others as they train lay reader students over the next few months, and for the lay readers to be faithful in their witness to the gospel locally and beyond.

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Adelante: conference today

Please pray for all those participating in CMS’s Adelante conference taking place at the CMS offices this evening and tomorrow. Those with an interest in mission with a Latin American flavour will join in person and online to share more about how God is working across the region and beyond. Please pray for all those […]

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Brazil: starting short term service

Please pray for Ellie, who will be travelling to Brazil next week to serve for the next six months at ReVive, a safe house for girls who have been abused or exploited. Please pray for safe travels, for Ellie to settle in well and for peace as she steps out in mission.

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DR Congo: encouragement in the forest

Mission partner Martin Gordon recently shared how encouraged he was by a visit to the archdeaconry of Walikale in the Diocese of Goma. Give thanks with him that people in the diocese are open to Jesus, and that hundreds have recently been baptised. Please pray for courage, strength and vision for newly commissioned church leaders […]

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Festivals: give thanks

Thank you for praying for CMS teams at Greenbelt and David’s Tent festivals over the bank holiday weekend. Give thanks with them for good conversations, and pray that God will continue to work through those connections.

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Sudan: peace and stability

Pray for peace and stability in Sudan, as it marks 500 days of war. Our local partner Bishop Hassan James writes “the humanitarian situation is very difficult and the hunger is severe” and seeks our prayer. Bishop Hassan asks for prayers particularly for the needs of food in Sudan and for medical services, and missional […]

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South Asia: youth network conference

South Asia Youth Christian Network (SACYN) is holding a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka for Christian young people from several different countries, starting today. Please pray for safe travels for all of the participants and for the conference to encourage, excite and challenge their faith.

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Pioneer training: preparations

CMS’s Pioneer Mission Training starts a new term on 16 and 17 September. Give thanks for many new students about to begin courses – and please pray for them as they undertake study alongside existing work and ministry projects. Please pray also for the team making final preparations for the new term to be encouraged […]

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Ethiopia: theological training

CMS-Africa ask for prayer for Rev Samuel Atsali as he delivers theological training in Assosa, near the border with South Sudan, alongside mission partner Chris Wilson. Pray for safe travels for Samuel and Chris, for them to communicate clearly and powerfully and for their students to connect well with the teaching.  

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Latin America: upcoming conference

Please pray for the last preparations for CMS’s Adelante conference which will be held at the CMS offices on 6–7 September. Those with an interest in mission with a Latin American flavour will join in person and online to share more about how God is working across the region and beyond. Please pray for all […]

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Middle East: ongoing war

Please continue to pray for the situation in the Middle East, for restraint and wisdom for leaders and that efforts for peace would bear fruit and break the cycle of violence. Please join us in lifting to God the ongoing war in Gaza and the increase of military action in the West Bank. Please pray […]

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South Asia: period of transition

Please pray for F as she prepares to finish as a mission partner and return to the UK in mid-September. Pray for this period of transition and also for a celebration event of all her years of service being held at the beginning of September.

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Bangladesh: riots

Asia-CMS ask for prayer for Bangladesh, where student protests seeking reform of the government’s job quota system escalated into nationwide riots over the past few weeks, leading to at least 300 deaths and forcing out Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Pray for the issues behind the riots to be resolved, for unfairly jailed protestors to be […]

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