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

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.

Uganda: upcoming gathering

Pray for wisdom for local partner Judith Murungi, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator for Uganda, and for God’s guidance in every decision, big and small. As they plan the upcoming gathering in Uganda for people in mission, pray for Judith and others to hit on ideas and make choices that will make the gathering an edifying, restorative […]

DR Congo: opportunities for people with disabilities

Local partner Bisoke Balikenga runs a peace centre against the backdrop of ongoing conflict. In addition to ongoing peacebuilding programmes and providing water for 3,000 families, give thanks that the peace centre was able to provide a seminar for 100 displaced people with disabilities. Pray for more opportunities for people with disabilities to heal from trauma […]

North Africa: pastoral care for hospital patients

J and S, serving through a church and a school in a town in North Africa, write that doctors and nurses at the local hospital are enthusiastic about the idea of more spiritual care being offered at the hospital. Pray for those working to establish a group of committed believers who can offer pastoral visits, […]

Rwanda: CMS-Africa training

Local partner Josias Nkusi asks for prayer for upcoming training: pray for a Financial Freedom for Families course being run tomorrow (19 October) in South Province. Pray for those participating to find the course easy to follow and connect with the biblical principles behind the teaching. Pray, too, for women’s empowerment training taking place on […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hope from the Edges October 2024

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