Previous prayer news items
UK: 22 years of service with CMS
We are very pleased to have also had Ruth Sayers in the office this past week and to have been able to celebrate her 22 years of service with CMS. Ruth has just finished as a mission partner after serving in Cairo, Bethlehem, Jordan and Devon. Pray for Ruth’s next steps to become clear as […]
UK: English language learners
Awais Mughal, mission partner in Leeds, writes that six Sudanese learners have joined the English class she teaches, alongside her existing Eritrean, Afghani and Iraqi students. Coming from such different language backgrounds, it is not always easy for members of the group to communicate with each other. Awais writes, “Despite these challenges, all students are […]
Latin America: doing pioneering mission together
Please pray for partners engaged in pioneering mission in places across Latin America where people are not connected to church and don’t know Jesus. CMS is supporting people engaged in creative missional approaches by building missional community, helping to nurture pioneering initiatives and sharing learning and resources. Please pray for this to benefit all those […]
Middle East: believer trapped
Please pray for Sam (not his real name), a Muslim-background believer who is being detained in Saudi Arabia. Sam has lived in Saudi Arabia most of his life, but because of his faith, he has not been allowed to renew his residency permit, meaning he cannot work or practically function in the country. He is […]
Rwanda: upcoming training
CMS-Africa’s country coordinator Josias Nkusi asks for prayer for upcoming training: women’s empowerment training on 7 June, and 3D (Discover, Develop, Deploy) training for young people on 15–16 June. Pray for God to prepare each participant ahead of the training, for safety in travel and for every session to run smoothly.
South Asia: new venue
Please pray for E and R. Mission partner E teaches theology and R serves as CMS’s manager in Asia, connecting with and supporting people across the region. They write that their church needs to find a new place to meet, as the current venue is going to be sold, possibly as soon as August. Pray […]
UK: Summer Gathering
Please pray for ongoing preparations both in the UK and overseas ahead of CMS’s Summer Gathering, a chance for people in mission and key partners to connect, learn, pray and share vision together from 27 July–3 August (including a day for supporters to join and celebrate how God is at work). Pray for colleagues in […]
Honduras: new baby
Pray for mission partners Lindsey and Steve Poulson and their baby, born a few weeks ago, as they settle into life as a family of three. Pray for their colleagues at Proyecto Alas as the team carries on mentoring young people, running two coffee shops and more while Lindsey and Steve take time out with […]
Uganda: coffee mother garden
Mission partners Sarah and Simon Cawdell ask for prayer as they plan for and develop a coffee mother garden on the diocesan land to provide a source of cuttings to propagate good coffee plants on other plantations. Pray for the coffee mother garden to become a reality and for the whole community to benefit from […]
Asia: training for mission leaders
Asia-CMS is preparing for a month-long residential mission training programme, Asia Gateway, beginning at the end of June. Pray for mission leaders working across Asia to sign up and for obstacles to be removed so that more people can come to the training and be better equipped for mission. Pray for visas to be granted […]
Thailand: a job for Narin
Please pray for a Narin, a friend of mission partners Jason and Tracy Day. Narin came off the streets last year and is still without a job. Please pray that he can get one before he ends up back on the streets again. Please also pray that he can grow in his understanding of who […]
