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DR Congo: ongoing critical situation
“It is now more than four months since M23 rebels took the city of Goma with the help of the Rwandan army,” writes mission partner and Bishop of Goma, Martin Gordon. We give thanks for CMS supporters’ generous response to our emergency appeal for DR Congo, which has made it possible to reach 10,000 victims…
A world longing for peace
Join with us in prayer for seven areas of conflict in our troubled world.
New resource: Open hands
“Open hands don’t seek to impose solutions, but open hands are ready to receive from God.” A new resource from Ian Adams to nurture prayerful presence.
Praying together
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Asia: missions training programme
Christians from across the region are gathering in Malaysia for Asia-CMS’s month-long residential missions training programme, which begins on 29 June. Pray for participants to be encouraged through spending time with others who share their passion and dedication for mission and come away with fresh energy for the task ahead.
Read moreBrazil: discipleship course in women’s prisons
In Florianópolis, prison ministry among men has had a huge impact. Mission partner Andy Walsh, together with a small team, has run a 12-week discipleship course again and again among male inmates over the past couple of years, and seen hundreds of men accept Jesus and be baptised. Andy and Kati Walsh and Kati’s sister, […]
Read moreSpain: impactful internship
Miranda and Tim Heathcote, mission partners based in Spain and the UK, support mission workers in the Middle East and North Africa through leadership development, debriefing, spiritual direction and retreats. They recently hosted a team of university students from the US at Place of Springs, their home and ministry house in Spain. During their three-week […]
Read moreSouth Asia: training seminar
F, a former mission partner involved in theological education, asks for prayer for an expository preaching training seminar taking place 25–30 June for around 70 people. Pray for a productive time for both lecturers and participants, for new relationships to be built and for the teaching to contribute to building up Christians and making new […]
Read moreTanzania: CMS-Africa financial stewardship course
We give thanks with CMS-Africa and Tanzania country coordinator Paul Kibona for a successful Financial Freedom for Families course held recently in Tanzania’s coast region. Christians and Muslims came together to learn biblical principles of stewardship and even read from the Bible together. At the end of the course, participants formed five follow-up groups and […]
Read moreDR Congo: ongoing critical situation
“It is now more than four months since M23 rebels took the city of Goma with the help of the Rwandan army,” writes mission partner and Bishop of Goma, Martin Gordon. We give thanks for CMS supporters’ generous response to our emergency appeal for DR Congo, which has made it possible to reach 10,000 victims […]
Read moreEthiopia: training in refugee camps
From their base in Addis Ababa, mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson enable and support peacebuilding work among church leaders, including through training Christian leaders in refugee camps. Chris and Suzy ask for prayer as the Anglican church works on an agreement with the government to allow much easier access in to the refugee camps […]
Read moreMiddle East: conflict
Please lift up people across the Middle East affected by conflict. Pray for safety, justice and for lasting peace to come to this region. Pray for CMS staff as they support and advise our people in mission in the region as security situations change.
Read moreThailand: supporting families to stay together
Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher are immersed in the life of a slum community in Bangkok. They share Jesus’ love with people on the margins in a variety of ways, including through a programme of practical support to help families stay together despite poverty, which often tears families apart in Thailand. Pray for true […]
Read moreUK: CMS pioneer students
CMS offers a number of different courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level for people who are interested in joining God’s mission and sharing the gospel outside the boundaries of the church. Please pray for all CMS’s students – those finishing study with CMS and those in the first and second years going up to the […]
Read moreUkraine: most recent attack and mission
Please pray for people in and around Kyiv following a huge missile and drone attack by Russia earlier this week. The attack hit 27 different locations in the city, killed at least 28 people and injured more than 100 people. Pray for peace to come to this nation. Mission partner Alison Giblett provides spiritual and […]
Read moreChile: Cooper Celebration Tour
We are delighted to have had longtime mission partners Alf and Hilary Cooper visiting the CMS office this week. Alf and Hilary have been in mission for over 50 years, working to see churches planted and multiplied in Chile and pastoring La Trinidad de Las Condes church. We pray for them as they continue their […]
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