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
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
From armed militia to minister
What can make someone go from being part of an armed militia to a minister of the gospel?
The archdeaconry in the forest
Martin Gordon is blown away by openness and energy of Walikale 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 […]
Project Lead, Africa
Do you have gifts in administration and enjoy working cross-culturally? Are you able to bring clarity to complex projects?
Women: refusing to give up on peace
Joan Busolo, CMS Africa manager, talks to Naomi Rose Steinberg about peacemaking women
Making a difference to those on the edge of life
Piriyo, a young man in north east DR Congo, struggled to move around or do much more than sit on a mat outside his hut.
Voice of violence, or voice of hope?
Back from DR Congo, mission partner Berdine asks which voices will we listen to – the loud shout of fear or the quieter tones of faith and hope?
