Previous prayer news items
Argentina: training for rural church leaders
Local partner Marcos Humacata and other rural church leaders are receiving training this week and next. Marcos asks for prayer for leaders to be encouraged and challenged through the Word of God, for the Holy Spirit to guide them and for cultural and language barriers not to cause difficulties. Please also pray against the spread […]
Argentina: celebrating Nick Drayson’s ministry
On 7 May a service of thanksgiving will be held in Salta for Nick Dayson’s ministry over 14 years as Bishop, and on 8 May – his 70th birthday. He officially retires and resigns as both diocesan bishop and Primate of South America (having been on sick leave since January). Pray also for his wife Catherine who […]
Sudan: fighting for power
Please keep praying for Sudan, where fighting is still going on. Pray for safety for the many who are in danger, for God to change the hearts of those who are fighting and most of all for peace to come to this nation.
South Asia: safety
Please pray for safety for mission partner F as the political and economic situation deteriorates in the country where she is working.
Malaysia: refugee and immigrant communities
Refugees and immigrants in Malaysia have no real status in the country, meaning they cannot work legally, access medical care or send their children to school. NGOs and other organisations are stepping in, but they remain stateless. Pray for barriers to be removed so that refugees can make new lives for themselves and their families.
Lebanon: preparing to leave
Pray for Phil and Sylvie Good as they prepare to return to the UK in August and leave behind so many for whom life is tough. Pray for the people of Lebanon, who are living through the worst financial crisis in the country’s modern history.
Honduras: high levels of violence
A recent NGO report has highlighted that people in Honduras are facing war-like levels of violence. Please pray for peace instead of gang-led violence and for all those who live in such violent contexts. Pray too for CMS mission partners Lindsey and Steve Poulson serving in some of these contexts and for those they partner […]
Europe, Middle East and North Africa: regional conference
Pray for all the logistics and planning around the region’s people in mission conference, which is coming up at the end of May. Pray for travel arrangements, programmes, meetings and more to come together.
Ecuador: increased violence
Pray for Ecuador, which continues to see an increase in violence as gangs fight for control of drug trafficking routes. Please remember in prayer CMS’s people in mission in the country; Sharon Wilcox and Bev Cannon de Pinos. Pray for Sharon as she partners with a church in Quito to establish a new Orchid Project […]
Asia: heat wave
Pray for the region, where a severe heat wave across at least 12 countries over the past couple of weeks has resulted in several deaths as well as causing roads to melt, schools to close and widespread disruption. Pray for the heat wave to break and relief to come to the millions who are desperate […]
Argentina: dengue fever
As dengue fever has spread rapidly across northwest Argentina, please pray for all those affected. Forty people are known to have died and at least 60,000 have been infected as a result of this outbreak. Please pray for the disease to stop spreading and for healing for those who are currently ill. Please particularly remember […]
Thailand: Chinese people coming to faith
Jason and Tracy Day ask for prayer for the many Chinese people who have moved to Thailand due to recent political changes in China. Jason and Tracy write that many of the recent baptisms at their church have been Chinese people who have newly come to faith, and that they have new Chinese neighbours on […]
