Bolivia: shortages of fuel and foreign currency
Pray for Bolivia, where a lack of foreign currency has led to an inability to pay for imported fuel and in turn caused a fuel shortage. Queues at petrol stations can take up to a day (mission partners Andrew and Lisa Peart report having to queue overnight in order to be able to buy fuel) […]
Making room – a Christmas reflection
Lisa Peart, mission partner in Bolivia, writes about the power and joy of making room for each other and for Jesus
Bolivia: Christmas outreach and marriage ministry
CMS local partner and Bishop of Bolivia Walter Toro asks us to pray for an upcoming Christmas outreach campaign at Misión Ajaría in La Paz, where church workers hope to bring the good news and share the love of Jesus with a community in need. Pray that people will meet Jesus. Bishop Walter also invites […]
Bolivia: political unrest
Political struggles between current President Luis Arce and former President Evo Morales continue to cause blockades and protests and sometimes violence. There have been shortages including fuel causing several hours’ worth of queues at petrol stations. Please continue to pray for good governance of the country, for peace (particularly in the run-up to elections in […]
Bolivia: political dispute
A long-running rivalry between former president Evo Morales and current president Luis Arce is causing significant issues across Bolivia. A recent incident involving gunshots was reported by Morales as an assassination attempt, but the current government has said his vehicle was fleeing a routine anti-drug trafficking checkpoint and fired first. Supporters from both factions are […]
Bolivia: peace following attempted coup
Please pray for peace and good government in Bolivia following what appears to have been a failed attempted coup. Military units entered the presidential palace on Wednesday but later withdrew and the leaders have been arrested. Before being arrested they claimed that current president, Luis Arce, had encouraged them in their actions to bolster his […]
Bolivia: community English course
Give thanks and pray for mission partner Lisa Peart and two Bolivian colleagues who have started a three-month pilot English course, with biblical content and a hope of building community, two nights a week in their church, Cristo Luz del Mundo. There are 13 students aged 17 to 75, some of whom are Christians, some […]
Public (bathroom) witness
What do toilets have to do with mission? Let’s go to Santa Cruz, Bolivia and find out.
First Bolivian bishop consecrated
CMS local partner Walter Toro has become the first Bolivian national to be bishop of the Anglican Church in the country
