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
The Community Shed – a project supporting people on the margins in Carlisle – is sadly closing this month. Pray for mission partner Garry Ion, who has poured his energy and care into this project, to be able to continue the connections with people navigating mental health challenges, experiencing loneliness or finding their footing again after prison.
Please also pray for:
Egypt: Refugees living in the country
Please pray for the Together Network as they minister to refugees now living in Egypt. Refugees from South Sudan, Syria, Palestine and Yemen, and other nationalities, are experiencing displacement and trauma. Please pray that the Together Network will be equipped with all the resources they need to extend their trauma healing training to every person […]
Read moreEgypt: Youth ministry initiatives
Together Network, in partnership with CMS, run sports and discipleship programmes for young people. Pray for partnerships to be formed with other churches and organisations to address the issues faced by the young people attending these programmes. Please pray for God’s emotional, spiritual and physical healing for families and youth who are suffering the wounds […]
Read moreThe Gulf: Persecution of Christians from Muslim backgrounds
Please pray for Christians in the Gulf region, particularly those with Muslim backgrounds who are experiencing persecution and have very little religious freedom. They are living under constant threat with large numbers being deported and some imprisoned. Pray for the oppression to lift and for believers living in the region to be given more freedom […]
Read moreLebanon: Threats of war
CMS Mission Partners Nabil and Sarah ask for prayer as there are concerns in Lebanon that the war with Israel may resume. Nabil and Sarah also ask for prayer as they support the new Alpha national coordinators in the Levant who are running the Alpha course for the first time in Bethlehem.
Read moreUAE: People experiencing trauma
CMS Mission Partner H asks for prayer as she seeks to minister to people in the UAE region experiencing trauma. Please pray for H as she studies counselling and trauma, equipping herself to minister to the huge need around her. Ask God to be with the women she is discipling and praying with, ask him […]
Read moreIsrael and Gaza: Ceasefire remains fragile
Please pray for the ceasefire to hold as it still remains very fragile. Palestinian civilians are still being killed as they are caught in the crossfire between the two sides. Strikes on Gaza this week marked a sharp escalation in the situation. Pray for Christian communities in both Israel and Palestine, for strength and protection.
Read moreBrazil: creation care through COP30
Give thanks for COP30, the 30th annual climate meeting currently taking place in Brazil. Pray for discussions at the summit to lead to a renewed sense of responsibility and to encourage countries to take specific steps to better care for our world.
Read moreDR Congo: trauma healing
We give thanks to God with CMS-Africa for trauma healing training held in October for 46 participants from multiple church denominations. Pray for this training to enable many more people to find long-lasting and life-changing healing through the simple-but effective programme.
Read moreMadagascar: transitional government and new bishop
Ialy Tongasoa, CMS-Africa’s local partner and country coordinator for Madagascar, asks for prayer for the country’s new transitional government to take effective initiatives that will lead to the development of Madagascar. Pray for the Diocese of Toliara’s new assistant bishop, Rev Osoro Victor Aunda from Nairobi, Kenya, who was consecrated on 9 November, as he […]
Read moreNorth Africa: God’s Word for those who need it
A mission partner couple in North Africa disciple local Christians, teach healthcare and first aid and share God’s love in everyday contexts. They share that they recently reconnected with a Scripture project they worked on 10 years ago following a request to reprint a PDF children’s Bible. Praise God that he is making connections to […]
Read morePhilippines: typhoon season
Last week we asked for prayer for people in the Philippines following Typhoon Kalmaegi. Our partners at Jigsaw Ministries, who share God’s love in practical ways with children and families living in poverty in Manila, ask for continued prayer: “In recent weeks and months, the country has been struck by a series of powerful typhoons, […]
Read moreTurkey: fighting female genital mutilation (FGM)
Mission partner Ann-Marie Wilson visited Turkey in October as part of her work of researching the prevalence of, and putting a stop to, FGM. Ann-Marie’s research uncovered a higher-than-expected prevalence of FGM in Turkey due to a high population of diaspora from Sudan, Somalia and other Middle Eastern/Asian countries. Please pray for Ann-Marie and the […]
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