Previous prayer news items
Ukraine: situation critical
On Monday 21 November there were many missile strikes in Kyiv and across Ukraine and the situation in Kyiv is now critical due to the continued Russian strikes against the energy infrastructure systems. Against this backdrop, snow has arrived and temperatures are now below freezing, making the situation even more desperate. The Tabernacle of the […]
Ukraine update 11 Nov 2022
Our people in mission in Ukraine, Alison, Valery and Anya are currently travelling to the east of the country with a team of about 20 people to distribute humanitarian aid and provide spiritual comfort. Please pray that all will go well in terms of logistics and continue to pray for all Ukrainians suffering from the […]
Ukraine: overcoming darkness
We heard earlier in the week from CMS local partner and pastor Valery Alymov in Kyiv: “Today we were again subjected to heavy rocket attacks. In Kyiv, there is no electricity, communications, water… The Russians attacked our infrastructure. Pray for us. We really want to get ready for the coming winter.” Please continue to pray […]
Ukraine: power struggles
Power cuts are a big problem now in Ukraine; our people in mission there tell us it’s harder to get around as public transport is extremely limited. Pray for an end to the destruction of electricity supplies and other important infrastructure. Continue to pray for an end to the violence and pray that all Christians, […]
Ukraine update 13 Oct 2022
As we continue to pray against violence and especially for churches and all people in the occupied territories in Ukraine, we can also give thanks for the faithful ministry of mission partner Alison Giblett and her church, Tabernacle of the Living God (TLG), led by local partner Valery Alymov. The church celebrates its fourth anniversary […]
Ukraine: caring for those in need
Mission partner Alison Giblett and local partners Valery Alymov and Anya Manchuliak continue, with their church, to support people in and around Kyiv affected by the war. This includes practical help from work on buildings/clearing rubble to helping a resident to harvest vegetables. Teams are also following up with children who came to the camps […]
Argentina: assassination attempt
Please continue to pray for peace and calm in Argentina after a recent assassination attempt against current vice-president (and former president) Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. A gun was drawn and an attempt made to fire the gun but it jammed and she escaped unharmed. A national holiday was declared on the following day and mass […]
Ukraine: visa
Mission partner Alison Giblett has had to leave Ukraine and travel to Romania to re-apply for her residency visa. Pray for favour with those she comes into contact with and for her paperwork to be processed quickly. Pray, too for local partners Valery and Anya and their church as they bring hope through providing food […]
Ukraine update 27 June 2022
Despite also needing to contend with the destructive aftermath of a fire in her flat in Kyiv, Alison and our other people in mission continue to coordinate practical and spiritual care for the people of Ukraine who are dealing with so much trauma and loss. God has provided the ministry team a very good base […]
“We’ve never seen such heavy rain” – floods kill 84 in Brazil
From Rosie and Stu Bayford in Olinda, Brazil: We have never seen such heavy rain and the flooding has been devastating here in Olinda. Our church, O Farol, works closely with a community called V8 which is situated just next to the canal so has been almost wiped out. The majority of these families have […]
Ukraine: witnessing destruction
Our people in mission were able to travel back to near Kyiv to assess both the damage done and people’s needs.
Ukraine update 22 March
The place in western Ukraine where CMS people in mission have been staying with dozens of fellow church members is viewed as a temporary refuge centre. Our colleagues report that due thousands more of people arriving in the area from Mariupol, Chernihiv and Kharkiv, they are being encouraged to move to a new location: “So […]
