DR Congo: ongoing conflict
“We still need your prayers,” writes partner Bisoke Balikenga, who runs a peace centre in Bunia. Bisoke shares that tribalism and division is creeping into churches and that the ongoing conflict and suffering is causing many people to lose their faith. Pray for people to put their hope in God and not to give up.
DR Congo: peace in Goma
Please keep praying for peace and stability in Goma and for all CMS partners serving in Goma. There are reports of growing insecurity on the streets and 4.6 million people in the region have now been displaced. Pray for God to position his people strategically to help those in need and pray for peace to […]
DR Congo: Goma update
The most recent RDC [Congolese] government estimates are that 8,500 died in the recent battle to take Goma. Since then, the conflict has spread to Bukavu on the south of Lake Kivu as the M23 rebels continue their advance. 330,000 additional children are out of school and more than 500,000 people have been displaced bringing […]
UK: CMS Southern conference
Members and friends of CMS are organising an online conference 21-22 March. Please pray for the organising team and that all the speakers will be able to join (Including Martin Gordon and Bisoke Balikenga from DRC). To join in: https://churchmissionsociety.org/blog/events/cms-southern-conference-2025/
DRC: Aftermath of Goma fighting
One of our correspondents from an Anglican parish in Goma reports: “The weapons picked up in the street by the people while the FARDC [Congolese army] were fleeing already constitute a great danger for the population of Goma. Every night we can no longer sleep because these young bandits especially those who were released from […]
DR Congo: violent conflict
Please continue to pray for people in DR Congo, where conflict is raging on and more people are losing their lives. In addition to Goma, rebels have now taken the town of Bukavu, leading to more people being displaced and more deaths. Further north, in Ituri province, a different rebel group have killed more than […]
DR Congo: violent conflict
Please pray for the people of DR Congo, where recent violent conflict has engulfed the area of Goma. Thousands of people have been displaced, women have been brutally attacked and basic supplies are running out. Pray for comfort and hope for all those suffering and living in fear, for provision of basic supplies and for […]
DR Congo: ceasefire
Please keep praying for eastern DRC, where a unilateral ceasefire started this past week. Pray for the ceasefire to hold and for humanitarian organisations to be able to safely provide food, medical supplies and other basic items to people on the ground. Pray for lines of communication to open up in order to find a […]
Hope from the Edges February 2025
Watch our latest good news stories from the Middle East, DR Congo and Cumbria!
Urgent: pray for peace in Goma
A call to pray for “a miracle of peace” in DR Congo from CMS mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma
DR Congo: national synod
Mission partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Congo, writes that the National Synod of the Anglican Church of Congo took place last week. Two of the big decisions made were: to mobilise the necessary resources for a massive evangelism programme and to create a new Department of Justice, Peace and Reconciliation to pursue the church’s prophetic […]
DR Congo: capture of Masisi town
Last weekend, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels took the town of Masisi west of Goma and installed their own governor. Since then more than 100,000 people have fled. The Congolese government recaptured the town on Wednesday, but those who fled are unlikely to return for a long time and those who stay are at increasing risk of […]
