DR Congo: attack in Komanda
Local partner Bisoke Balikenga has shared that an Islamist rebel group killed more than 40 people (including nine children) in Komanda at the beginning of this week. Most of those who lost their lives were taking part in a night vigil at a church. Komanda is only 73 kilometres from Bunia, where Bisoke runs a […]
Ecuador: new group for young adults
Praise God that new opportunities are opening up for young adults with learning disabilities in Ecuador. Mission partner Sharon Wilcox has started three Orchid Projects; groups where young adults with learning disabilities can come together to learn life skills and grow in independence. There is a possibility of a fourth group starting up later this […]
DR Congo: peace for a nation
It is now two months since the war came to Kasenyi, close to the peace centre run by local partner Bisoke Balikenga in Bunia. More lives have been lost and more people have been displaced and arrived at the peace centre. Bisoke writes, “We never know if the war can reach Bunia. Many people have […]
South Sudan: miraculous protection and ongoing peacebuilding
We praise God with local partner Regina Lueth that God miraculously protected her children from a fire last Saturday. There was some fire damage in the room where they were sleeping, but they were unharmed. Regina writes, “Glory be to his name!” Pray for ongoing peacebuilding efforts among women from the Twic and Ngok people […]
Egypt: returned to the UK
Mission partners J and S recently left Egypt, where they have served since 2018, and will now be finishing as mission partners with CMS. Their role in Egypt included pastoring a church, serving the local Christian school and walking alongside Muslim-background believers. “We will forever be inspired by their courage and their faith and forever […]
South Sudan: working towards peace
Women from the Dinka Twic and Dinka Ngok people groups, which have been in conflict since 2017, came together for a special event at the end of June: the Twic and Ngok Joint Women Peace Dialogue Meeting. The event, facilitated by local partner Regina Lueth, was attended by religious leaders, United Nations Mission in South […]
Ethiopia: preparing for adoption
Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson are based in Addis Ababa and work in reconciliation and peacebuilding with local Christian leaders. They have also been fostering a baby over the past few months, helping him to recover from malnourishment and prepare to be adopted by an Ethiopian family. Praise God that this little boy is […]
South Sudan: visiting Wau
Pray for CMS-Africa’s cross-cultural mission manager Karobia Njogu, mission partner Nicci Maxwell and CMS-Africa’s South Sudan country coordinator Joseph Noel as they gather in Wau. Pray for a useful time of networking and sharing about the work of CMS. Pray for Nicci as she visits the local hospital and seeks to identify gaps in healthcare provision in […]
Madagascar: women’s empowerment training
We give thanks with CMS-Africa and Ialy Tongasoa, who coordinates CMS-Africa’s activities in Madagascar, for a recent women’s empowerment training course in Ambotaka, on the east coast of the country. Pray for the women who participated in the training to apply what they have learned as they step into new opportunities such as running small […]
Tanzania: 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 […]
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 […]
Ethiopia: 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 […]
