South Sudan: peace in Abyei and Twic

Paul Lueth, a local partner in South Sudan, asks for prayer for a lasting peace in the Abyei and Twic areas of the country. It was recently reported that innocent people who travelled from Khartoum to South Sudan were ambushed in those areas and that four people died. Please pray for Paul and others as […]

Ethiopia: literacy for women

Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson ask for prayer for women in refugee camps who are learning to read in their mother tongue, and the local teacher who is teaching reading and writing for the first time. Learning to read would open up a number of opportunities for women in refugee camps, including access to […]

Madagascar: food shortages

CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in Madagascar, Ialy Tongasoa, asks for prayer for people in the south of the country, where food is in short supply until the next harvest in mid-December. Pray for food to stretch further during this lean time.   

Life change through carpentry

Doris, a deaf woman in Tanzania, is the first female carpentry trainee at a new workshop run by CMS mission partners

From armed militia to minister

What can make someone go from being part of an armed militia to a minister of the gospel?

Abunas – the 65th tribe?

A conversation about cultivating a new, transcendent tribe of peacemakers in South Sudan.

Hope from the Edges October 2024

Watch our latest good news stories from Brazil, South Sudan and Hull, UK!

“The blood of Christ is thicker than tribal identity”

Karobia Njogu of CMS-Africa tells a remarkable story of steps towards peace

The archdeaconry in the forest

Martin Gordon is blown away by openness and energy of Walikale in DR Congo

DR Congo: protection from rebel groups

Local partner Bisoke Balikenga, who runs a peace centre in Bunia, reports that the rebel groups around Goma are approaching Bunia. Please pray for safety for the people of Bunia and for the rebel groups to encounter the presence of God and turn their hearts towards peace. Pray for God’s protection over upcoming CMS-Africa women’s and youth […]

Peace through forgiveness

Lilias and her family were kept in a war zone by their own memories but discovered that because of Jesus, peace is possible.

Pulled back from the edge

Suddenly, gunfire was all around. Betty took the children by the hand and ran. What else could she do?