Previous prayer news items
Middle East: Gaza ceasefire
Please pray for the ceasefire to hold in Gaza despite ongoing tensions between Hamas and Israel. Pray for Israeli families reunited with their loved ones: that they can begin to heal and enjoy long awaited time together. Please also pray for those people returning home to Gaza as they seek to rebuild their lives and […]
South Sudan: Joseph Noel Sati
CMS-Africa ask for prayer for the new regions where they are launching activities such as women’s empowerment training, their stewardship course, Financial Freedom for Families (F4) and training to help young people discover their giftings and enter the workforce (3D or Discover, Develop, Deploy). May these new beginnings bear lasting fruit. Pray, too, for the ongoing […]
Spain/North Africa: sabbatical stays and refreshment
Mission partners Miranda and Tim Heathcote support mission workers, especially in limited access nations, through leadership development, debriefing, spiritual direction and retreats at Place of Springs, their ministry house in Spain. Over the next three months several individuals and families will stay in the house for sabbatical stays. Please pray for all those who spend […]
Bolivia: English classes
Mission partners Andrew and Lisa Peart ask for prayer for teachers and students to feel welcomed as they build a Christ-centred community of learners through LOGOS English classes. As new classes start this month, please pray for teaching assistants recruited from the public university in Santa Cruz to benefit from their involvement with the classes and […]
Ethiopia: new teaching role, residence IDs
Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson work in reconciliation and peacebuilding with Christian leaders. Chris recently started a part-time role at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (EGST), teaching an MA course in systematics. Please pray for Chris’s sessions to be helpful to the students. Pray, too, for Chris and Suzy’s residence IDs to be renewed quickly […]
Middle East: Gaza peace plan
Give thanks that a possible end to the conflict in Gaza is in sight, with Israel and Hamas having agreed to the first phase of a peace plan. Pray for all those involved in charting and carrying out the next steps of the peace plan and pray for God to continue to turn people’s hearts […]
Middle East: upcoming prayer event
Please pray for CMS’s online prayer event for the Middle East, taking place on 19 November. Pray for people to sign up and to be inspired to continue praying for our brothers and sisters in the Middle East beyond the event. To find out more and register, go to churchmissionsociety.org/Pray
South Sudan: impactful training
We praise God with CMS-Africa for the steady progress made in the areas of discipleship, peace and reconciliation and economic empowerment. Joseph Noel, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in South Sudan, asks for prayer for upcoming refresher courses for several leaders of CMS-Africa’s training programmes. Pray for course leaders to gain tools to make their teaching more […]
Thailand: influence through international schools
Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher are sharing Jesus’ love with people in the slum community where they live, including through partnering with the Alternative Care Thailand (ACT) coalition for care reform in Thailand. Pray for Jon and ACT as they work to educate international schools in Thailand about the harms of residential care for […]
Uganda: trauma healing
Local partner Sam Malish serves South Sudanese refugees by leading trauma healing ministry in three refugee camps in Uganda, training and managing other leaders and more. As Sam is currently feeling somewhat overwhelmed by his many responsibilities, pray for opportunities for him to rest so that he can continue to serve in the way he […]
Asia: Asia-CMS leadership team
Give thanks for very encouraging meetings with the Asia-CMS leadership team in Malaysia recently. Pray for executive director Chan Nam Chen as he prepares to step down at the end of the year and for the leadership team and organisation as they move forward with a new leader in 2026.
Brazil: meeting Jesus at Vineyard Floripa
We give thanks with mission partner Katia Rocks, one of the leaders at Vineyard Floripa church in Florianópolis, that people are being drawn to the church and encountering God. Pray for people to continue to meet with Jesus at Sunday services and through members of the church during the week, and for Katia as she […]
