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
Please lift up local partners Mateo Alto and Crisanto Rojas and the people they serve as area bishops in northern Argentina. Pray for fresh ideas for how to share eternal truths in culturally appropriate and relevant ways that will enable young people in particular to understand the gospel and respond to Jesus’ invitation of eternal life.
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Lebanon 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 […]
Read moreUK: PiM conference
This week, many of CMS’s people in mission and staff members have come together for our people in mission (PiM) conference at All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire. Give thanks for a good time of fellowship and pray for people in mission particularly to come away built up and ready for the next season.
Read moreBrazil: church services behind bars
Give thanks with mission partner Andy Walsh that Christians serving time at Palhoça penitentiary, a men’s open-air prison outside Florianópolis, are now allowed to gather for church services once a week. Andy and a team have faithfully served in prison ministry in the city for several years, and while hundreds of male inmates across Florianópolis […]
Read moreDR Congo and Uganda: Ebola
“Continue praying for Bunia, where many lives continue to be lost due to the Ebola outbreak,” writes Bisoke Balikenga, a CMS partner who runs a peace centre in Bunia, DR Congo, ministering to people amid ongoing conflict in the country. The UN World Health Organization has this week reported that there are close to 2,000 […]
Read moreLebanon: Christians in crisis, yet supporting others
We recently launched our appeal for people in Lebanon, where ongoing violence has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in search of safety. One of our colleagues, Jad (name changed), says, “It’s not just the scenes of devastation, but also the sounds, the fear and immense feeling of loss.” Pray for […]
Read moreSouth Asia: theological education
Please pray for a residential camp being held next week for around 90 theological students at various levels. Three courses will be taught: Christian Family Life, Asian Church History and a new course, Biblical Mission. Please pray for the students and facilitators as they travel from different parts of the country, and for their safety […]
Read moreSpain: family transitions
Miranda and Tim Heathcote support mission workers, especially those serving in difficult locations, through debriefing, spiritual direction, retreats and leadership development, both online and in person. For the past two years, they have divided their time between Oxfordshire and Place of Springs, their ministry house in Spain. Pray for them as they transition back to […]
Read moreUK: people in mission conference
Around 75 people will attend CMS’s people in mission conference next week at All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire. Pray for safety as people travel to the centre from near and far, for a great time of fellowship and for God to minister to each person as they need.
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