Previous prayer news items
Asia: local partners
Please pray for restoration and fresh energy for local partners across Asia, many of whom are exhausted after a busy season of ministry. Please also pray for encouragement for those who have finished as local partners and are continuing their ministry without close support from CMS.
Bolivia: rising tensions
Pray for Bolivia, where tensions are rising ahead of elections on 17 August. There have already been protests and demonstrations and the country is also facing high inflation and low foreign currency reserves, making some supplies scarcer. Please pray for the right presidential candidate to be elected and for good government, for peace in the […]
Madagascar: women’s empowerment training
We give thanks with CMS-Africa and Ialy Tongasoa, who coordinates CMS-Africa’s activities in Madagascar, for a recent women’s empowerment training course in Ambotaka, on the east coast of the country. Pray for the women who participated in the training to apply what they have learned as they step into new opportunities such as running small […]
Malaysia: teaching theology
E and R are based in South Asia, where they help people get to know God and serve others better through Bible study, theology training, pastoral care and work with Asia-CMS. Please pray for mission partner E and those he is teaching this week in Malaysia. As E opens up the Scriptures, pray for students […]
Middle East: safety in travel and for peace
Pray for safety for mission partners J and R, who share Jesus with Muslims and work in Bible translation, as they travel from a conflict area in the Middle East. Please also lift up other people in mission travelling from the region back to the UK. Pray for people across the Middle East who are […]
Thailand: visa and relationship-building
Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher are based in Khlong Toei, a slum in Bangkok, where they share Jesus’ love with as many people as possible and are working for a brighter future for children at local and national level. Pray for Jon to be granted a long-term visa and for both Elise and Jon […]
Ukraine: evangelism and ministry
We give thanks for the Million Month, a Europe-wide evangelism initiative aiming to share the gospel with one million people through one-on-one street evangelism in 30 cities, including Kyiv. As the initiative ends this weekend, pray for God’s continued leading for mission partner Alison Giblett and her church, the Tabernacle of the Living God (TLG), […]
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 […]