Previous prayer news items
Argentina: Western Toba Bible translation project
Having previously been based in Argentina, working on the Western Toba Bible translation project, mission associate Michael Browne and his family recently relocated to the UK. Michael hopes to visit the translation project once or twice a year going forward. Pray for God’s guidance as Michael and the team consider this possibility. Pray, too, for […]
Brazil: community market
Praise God for a Greice, a new volunteer at the community market in Olinda, Brazil. Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford share that Greice has brought new energy and fun, gets on well with everyone and that they can see real leadership skills in her. Pray for Rosie, Stu and others leading the community market […]
Burundi: seeing fruit
Mission associate Michael Hunter is currently in Burundi, teaching two courses on the Old Testament in Bujumbura. We give thanks with Michael that God is clearly on the move and people’s lives are being changed. A former student who is in now charge of a parish reports that from starting nine years ago with three […]
Lebanon: safety and provision
A mission partner who works in the Middle East visited Lebanon shortly before the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated and has shared prayer requests from local Christians she met there. They ask us to pray amid worsening conditions and constant fear. In particular, please pray for churches doing what they can to meet the […]
Middle East: ongoing conflict
Pray for all those affected by the ongoing fighting in the Middle East. Pray for people to turn to God in this desperate time and for God’s mercy on those who are fleeing, those who are staying and those who are forced to fight. Pray for aid to reach all those who need it. Pray […]
South Asia: church visits and final leave
Please pray for mission partner F, who returned to the UK in mid-September and is now on final leave until the end of January. F has a hectic schedule of church visits ahead of her – pray for safety as she travels and energy for each new church visit. Pray for those to whom she […]
South Asia: upcoming education conference
Please pray for mission partner L as she leads planning for an upcoming education conference. Pray for wisdom for L and for the planning team as a whole, and for them to be of one mind as they make decisions. Pray for L’s husband A as he seeks God’s guidance for his next steps in ministry.
US: Hurricane Milton
Pray for people in Florida, where Hurricane Milton has caused tornadoes and floods, left more than three million homes and businesses without power and reportedly caused a number of deaths. Pray for people to turn to God in their need and for help to come to all those who are without power and/or basic provisions. […]
Asia: floods
Continue to pray for the aftermath of the flooding across many Asian countries including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam. Some of our local partners in Nepal have had to relocate to higher ground.
Acts 11 Project
Give thanks for an energising launch conference last week for the Acts 11 Centre for Global Witness and Human Migration. Pray for the momentum to continue, especially for more partners to join the project, which seeks to equip Christian communities for hospitable ministry and migrants for sharing the gospel on the move.
Lebanon: air strike in Beirut
Pray for the people of Lebanon, where at least nine people were killed and several wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut this week. Five more air strikes in the southern suburb of Dahieh followed. Pray for all those affected by these air strikes: for those who have lost loved […]
Madagascar: new saving group
CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in Madagascar, Ialy Tongasoa, asks for prayer for 20 people participating in a new saving group in Miandrivazo. The group is led by Mme Anja, who participated in women’s empowerment training earlier this year. Praise God that Mme Anja is applying her training and growing in confidence and skills. Pray for the […]
