DRC: Mass killing in Christian farming community
Please pray for Christians in Apakolu, a farming community in Irumu in DRC. Last Sunday the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed 25 villagers in a brutal attack and burned houses. As Apakolu mourns, fear and trauma grip neighbouring villages. Survivors are pleading for an end to the violence and recognition of their suffering. Please pray […]
DR Congo: one year since rebel attack
This coming Monday, 26 January, will mark one year since the M23 rebel attack in the city of Goma. More than 3,000 lives were lost and a further 700,000 people were displaced. Even so, mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma says God is at work in and through the Church. In Martin’s words, “The […]
Goma DRC: one year after invasion, church thrives
Bishop Martin Gordon describes seeing rapid church growth amid conflict
DR Congo and Tanzania: empowering women
This week, Kelly from The Graceful Warrior Project visited CMS House and shared about the project’s work of empowering women through local and indigenous leadership and building women and girls up through teaching spiritual, physical, intellectual and financial self-defence. She shared stories about the struggles to keep children and staff safe amid conflict in the […]
DR Congo: peace at Christmas
CMS-Africa asks for prayer for lasting peace and stability in the eastern provinces of DRC, where communities continue to experience insecurity and displacement, especially in the province of Ituri. As December has often been marked by conflict, pray that people may celebrate Jesus’ birth in peace this year.
DR Congo: schools in the Diocese of Goma
Mission partner Martin Gordon asks for prayer for schools across the (vast) Diocese of Goma. Education is a core part of the diocese’s ministry, and the diocese runs over 100 schools with more than 25,000 students. Give thanks that the diocese has been able to rebuild several schools that had been hit by bombs or […]
DR Congo: peace and a growing church
Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, writes that in Walikale, the archdeaconry in the forest, the church is growing rapidly. Praise God for this growth. Pray for Jesus-followers in Walikale and across the whole of the Diocese of Goma to continue to grow in their faith through discipleship as well as in number. Martin also asks […]
DR Congo: training programmes
We give thanks for people taking part in CMS-Africa’s training programmes, including women’s empowerment training and 3D (Discover, Develop, Deploy, training for young people looking to fulfil their potential). Jeff Sikabwe, CMS-Africa’s country coordinator in DR Congo, shares that women’s saving groups and young people who have completed 3D training are engaged in various sectors […]
Hope from the Edges August 2025
Watch our latest stories of what God is doing in Nepal, DR Congo and the UK.
DR Congo: attack in Komanda
Local partner Bisoke Balikenga has shared that an Islamist rebel group killed more than 40 people (including nine children) in Komanda at the beginning of this week. Most of those who lost their lives were taking part in a night vigil at a church. Komanda is only 73 kilometres from Bunia, where Bisoke runs a […]
DR Congo: peace for a nation
It is now two months since the war came to Kasenyi, close to the peace centre run by local partner Bisoke Balikenga in Bunia. More lives have been lost and more people have been displaced and arrived at the peace centre. Bisoke writes, “We never know if the war can reach Bunia. Many people have […]
