DR Congo: bereavement
Please pray for Manasseh (as featured in our Christmas appeal), who works with local partner Bisoke Balikenga at the peace centre in Bunia, eastern DR Congo. Manasseh recently lost four loved ones in a short space of time. Pray for God’s comfort, and for Manasseh’s faith to be strengthened during this very difficult time.
UK: Christmas message from Bishop Martin Gordon
We give thanks that mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, DR Congo, has been given the opportunity to preach at midnight communion on Christmas Eve from St Mary’s Warwick, and broadcast on BBC One. Pray for God to speak to people’s hearts through Martin’s message.
Sixty baptisms on Christmas Day
Despite being in the centre of a conflict zone, the church is growing fast in eastern DRC, says Martin Gordon
DR Congo: peace centre in Bunia
“Praise the Lord that we are still alive. Pray for peace in Congo,” writes local partner Bisoke Balikenga, who runs a peace centre in Bunia. Pray for miraculous provision for the many in the area who are suffering malnutrition due to rising prices of basic commodities. As Bisoke and others at the peace centre bring […]
DR Congo: Sunday school curriculum
We praise God with CMS-Africa and mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, that six representatives from four dioceses were recently able to come together to begin writing Sunday school training materials for churches in DR Congo. Give thanks that three writers have committed to spending the next six months writing material for children, adolescents and […]
DR Congo: Sunday school ministry
Give thanks for a gathering in Bunia to write Sunday school resources for the Anglican Church across Congo. Local partner Bisoke Balikenga and mission partner Martin Gordon participated in this first attempt to write coordinated resources for the whole church. Pray for the team putting together these resources, and for children in the churches to […]
From armed militia to minister
What can make someone go from being part of an armed militia to a minister of the gospel?
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 […]
DR Congo: encouragement in the forest
Mission partner Martin Gordon recently shared how encouraged he was by a visit to the archdeaconry of Walikale in the Diocese of Goma. Give thanks with him that people in the diocese are open to Jesus, and that hundreds have recently been baptised. Please pray for courage, strength and vision for newly commissioned church leaders […]
The archdeaconry in the forest
Martin Gordon is blown away by openness and energy of Walikali in DR Congo
DR Congo: protection from rebel groups
Local partner Bisoke Balikenga, who runs a peace centre in Bunia, reports that the rebel groups around Goma are approaching Bunia. Please pray for safety for the people of Bunia and for the rebel groups to encounter the presence of God and turn their hearts towards peace. Pray for God’s protection over upcoming CMS-Africa women’s and youth […]
DR Congo: ongoing conflict
Please pray for the people of DR Congo, where conflict is ongoing and the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was reported at 6.9 million last year. According to mission partner Martin Gordon, bishop of Goma, 700,000 people have come to Goma since Nov 2021, and the IDP camps where they are staying are less […]
