Uganda: training for young people
Judith Murungi, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Uganda, asks for prayer for upcoming 3D (Discover, Develop, Deploy) training for young people in Nakasongola from 2–7 December. Pray for the participants to be motivated to discover their gifting and step into new opportunities.
Africa: training leaders
Mission partners in different areas of Africa report that teaching terms are coming to a close. In Uganda, Sarah and Simon Cawdell give thanks for training for lay readers trained this term at Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College in Gulu, Uganda. Pray for these leaders as they return to their churches equipped with more biblical […]
DR Congo: Sunday school ministry
Give thanks for a gathering in Bunia to write Sunday school resources for the Anglican Church across Congo. Local partner Bisoke Balikenga and mission partner Martin Gordon participated in this first attempt to write coordinated resources for the whole church. Pray for the team putting together these resources, and for children in the churches to […]
Ecuador: rain
Please pray for more rain for Ecuador, as a lack of water has led to power cuts (due to reliance on hydroelectric power generation). In this context please also remember in prayer CMS mission partners Sharon Wilcox and Beverley Cannon de Pinos and mission associate Johnny Pinos.
Madagascar: training
CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Madagascar, Ialy Tongasoa, asks for prayer for upcoming courses taking place 18–30 November. Pray for young people undergoing the 3D training (Discover, Develop, Deploy) to recognise their own potential and gain the confidence and tools they need to move forward. Pray for women on the women’s empowerment course to be equipped […]
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.
Ethiopia: training for church leaders
CMS-Africa asks for prayer for Rev Samuel Atsali, who trains church leaders and works for peace, particularly in the Diocese of Gambella. Pray for God to work through upcoming training in Gambella and for Samuel and others as they follow up with local churches throughout the diocese. Praise God that there are signs of peace […]
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
