Ecuador: political instability
Pray for Ecuador as the congress has been dissolved by the president, who was facing impeachment. He can govern by decree but has to hold elections within six months. Protests are expected. The country is also facing a huge rise in violent crime fuelled by the drugs trade. Pray for good governance, for peace and […]
Bolivia: Financial Freedom for Families
Mission partners Andrew and Lisa Peart write, “We are so amazed and grateful for what God is doing in our church, Cristo Luz del Mundo!” Andrew and Raúl, a member of their church, recently launched the Financial Freedom for Families course on biblical financial stewardship in Santa Cruz. Forty-five people attended this initial session, praise God! […]
Guatemala: upcoming retreat
Mission partners Mark and Rosalie Balfour are planning a two-day retreat for the Street Kids Direct Guatemala team at the end of the month. Please pray for wisdom and discernment for Mark and Rosalie as they prepare and for the event to be a time of encouragement and renewal of vision. Pray also for Mark […]
Paraguay: changing leadership
Mission partner Tim Curtis asks for prayer for local partner Agustín Maidana who resigned from his role as vicar general in April. He and his wife Teresa had been suffering from a bad case of chikungunya, which causes high fever, headaches and very bad joint and muscle pain. They are now recovering and resting at […]
Latin America: threats to ancestral lands
Please pray for indigenous peoples facing threats to their ancestral lands from multiple sources. In some cases, it is the failure of governments to recognise the rights to their lands, in others it can be illegal mining or onrushing farm expansion. Pray for those facing these challenges, that they might find the right ways to […]
Argentina: training for rural church leaders
Local partner Marcos Humacata and other rural church leaders are receiving training this week and next. Marcos asks for prayer for leaders to be encouraged and challenged through the Word of God, for the Holy Spirit to guide them and for cultural and language barriers not to cause difficulties. Please also pray against the spread […]
Argentina: celebrating Nick Drayson’s ministry
On 7 May a service of thanksgiving will be held in Salta for Nick Dayson’s ministry over 14 years as Bishop, and on 8 May – his 70th birthday. He officially retires and resigns as both diocesan bishop and Primate of South America (having been on sick leave since January). Pray also for his wife Catherine who […]
Honduras: high levels of violence
A recent NGO report has highlighted that people in Honduras are facing war-like levels of violence. Please pray for peace instead of gang-led violence and for all those who live in such violent contexts. Pray too for CMS mission partners Lindsey and Steve Poulson serving in some of these contexts and for those they partner […]
Ecuador: increased violence
Pray for Ecuador, which continues to see an increase in violence as gangs fight for control of drug trafficking routes. Please remember in prayer CMS’s people in mission in the country; Sharon Wilcox and Bev Cannon de Pinos. Pray for Sharon as she partners with a church in Quito to establish a new Orchid Project […]
Argentina: dengue fever
As dengue fever has spread rapidly across northwest Argentina, please pray for all those affected. Forty people are known to have died and at least 60,000 have been infected as a result of this outbreak. Please pray for the disease to stop spreading and for healing for those who are currently ill. Please particularly remember […]
