Brazil: answer to prayer

Along with mission partners Marcio Ciechanovicz and Noemi Celeti, we give thanks for a big answer to prayer. They have found a very good Portuguese teacher for their children, a Christian called Rejane, who has not only helped the children improve their grades but is also praying for them. Please pray for Marcio and Noemi’s […]

Brazil: Aguazinha community market

Thank you to those who have been praying for the community market in Aguazinha, which was struggling to source the surplus food necessary to supply those in need. Rosie and Stu Bayford write that they are once again receiving more food, allowing them to once again offer fresh fruit and veg to the local community. […]

Brazil: travelling

Please pray for CMS manager in Latin America Paul Tester and director of mission Andy Roberts as they spend time in Brazil visiting people in mission. Pray for them to bring encouragement to those they visit.

Brazil: travelling

Please pray for CMS manager in Latin America Paul Tester and director of mission Andy Roberts as they travel to Brazil to visit people in mission. Pray for them to bring encouragement to those they spend time with and to be encouraged themselves by what they see God is doing in this country.

Brazil: travelling

Pray for CMS’s mission work in Brazil, for CMS’s people in mission in the country and for those CMS is partnering with there. Mission director Andy Roberts and manager in Latin America Paul Tester will be visiting people across the country over the next few weeks. Please pray for safe travels, for the incredible mission […]

Brazil: social supermarket

Mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford write that a change in staff at one of their suppliers has made it more difficult to consistently provide food for the local community. They have been able to continue to provide for customers through different suppliers, but this is only a week-to-week solution. Pray for Rosie and Stu […]

Brazil: threat to indigenous lands

There are moves in Brazil to introduce a new law (Bill 490) which presents a serious threat to indigenous lands, opening them up to industrial, agricultural and mining projects with all the environmental impact that would also bring. Please pray for those in Brazil’s senate and the supreme court as the bill is presented and […]

Brazil, Peru: short-termers

We praise God for short-termers Lydia Greenwood (at ReVive, Brazil) and Edward Anchor (at the Anglican Church of Peru) and pray for them as they serve in their different communities. May they see God at work and continue to be inspired and encouraged in their ministry.

Brazil: flooding and landslides

Heavy rain has led to flooding and landslides across coastal areas of São Paulo state in Brazil. At least 48 people are known to have died and dozens remain missing. Please pray for all those affected, for the families who have lost loved ones and for an end to the landslides.

Brazil: divisions

Continue to pray for Brazil, where the election and subsequent installation of Lula da Silva as president has proved very divisive. Some supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro do not accept the results of the elections and several thousand stormed the Congress and supreme court on 8 January in continued protest. Pray for peace and […]

Brazil: finishing service on a high

Please pray for short-termers Becky and Evaldo Reid Rodrigues as they finish service with CMS. Praise God that they are now together in the UK, having been apart for 10 months due to the lengthy visa process. Praise God that after four years of work, a fostering system has finally been implemented in Olinda, Recife. […]

Brazil: landslides

In southern Brazil, heavy rains are causing landslides, with one landslide leading to at least two deaths and leaving many more missing. Please pray for safety for people in the affected areas.