Syria: ongoing crisis
Please pray for Syria, where the ongoing crisis has escalated recently. Different groups have been fighting to try to seize control of the country since 2011, and after Syrian rebels took control of the country’s capital last week, President Bashar al-Assad escaped to Russia, which prompted celebrations in the streets of the capital. Pray for […]
Elise and Jon Fletcher, Thailand
Immersing ourselves in the life of a vibrant slum community, sharing Jesus’ love with people through both presence and project-based support
Philippines: greater security for children
Jigsaw Kids Ministries works with children and young people living in extreme need and hardship in depressed, temporary shelter and street communities in Metro Manila. Mission partner Tim Lee, who supports the Jigsaw team from the UK, shares that Jigsaw is launching three new initiatives to build greater security for children and young people, including […]
Nepal: mental health training
Give thanks for the safe return of mission associates Claire and Ian Ferrer to the UK after nearly six weeks in Nepal teaching on mental health to various organisations all over the country. Pray for people to have gained understanding and knowledge about mental health and for them to be able to use this knowledge in […]
South Asia: training in schools
Mission associate Mary Fairfield recently travelled to South Asia to help train teachers and students at six different schools as they experimented with new approaches to activity-based learning. Pray that these new approaches will improve learning and help both teachers and students enjoy their school experience more.
Thailand: safe, nurturing families
Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher work in Khlong Toey, the biggest slum community in Bangkok, sharing Jesus with people and offering a number of different types of practical support. Jon also has a role on the Alternative Care Thailand team, who are working with the Thai government on a 20-year plan to transform the […]
The fellowship on the roof
What happened when South Asian believers opened their home to serve their community?
Nepal: palliative care
Mission associates Andy and Judy Cordell, doing palliative care work in Nepal, write that Judy has now returned to the UK while Andy is staying in Nepal for a couple more weeks. They ask for prayer for safety in travel, for Andy’s remaining time to be productive and for God’s leading in the meetings of […]
South India: returning home
Please pray for A, a missionary with another mission organisation who wants to return home after having been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Pray for appropriate accommodation and the strength to return to the UK.
South Asia: thesis-writing workshop
F, who recently finished service as a mission partner with CMS, asks for prayer for a thesis-writing workshop taking place this weekend for degree-level students. Pray for the facilitators and participants on this workshop – run by the theological education organisation F worked with in South Asia – and all thesis-writing students of this organisation […]
Taiwan: Typhoon Kong-rey
Please pray for the people of Taiwan (and mission partner Catherine Lee, who serves there) as they are hit by the biggest typhoon in 30 years. Pray for people to find safe places to shelter, for minimal damage, and for strength and encouragement for those clearing up afterwards.
India: Cyclone Dana
Pray for the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, where 1.5 million people are being evacuated from the path of an approaching cyclone, and thousands of relief workers are ready to respond to the destruction that may occur. Pray for God’s protection and that people who find themselves in a desperate situation may find […]
