South Sudan

CMS partner Nicol trains, supports local paediatric teams & provides neonatal care at Al Sabbah Hospital. Pray for the team to get to know each other’s skills and become a consistent, team who can keep providing a high standard of healthcare.

Earlier this year at Al Sabbah Hospital in South Sudan, there was a complete change of all the hospital’s medical staff. Please pray for the new team to become a consistent, reliable team providing a high standard of healthcare for local babies.

Pray for the Lord's protection to surround our engineer Alfred during his trip to South Sudan to provide much-needed technical training to our radio partner and their network of radio stations there. It is not uncommon for civil unrest to erupt due to the ongoing conflict in the country. Ask God to multiply and expand the ministry of these stations so that many more people would follow Jesus.

At the end of January we pray for South Sudan, officially the world’s most fragile country. Please pray for: - our partners seeking to support families in the disputed border region of Abyei - better access to quality education for more children - more resources for our partners at Thurlith School - the large number of unaccompanied children in the area, and for success in reuniting them with safe families - more stability, an end to conflict.

In the final week of January we pray for South Sudan, officially the world’s most fragile country. Please pray for: 1) Our partners seeking to support families in the disputed border region of Abyei 2) Better access to quality education for more children 3) More resources for our partners at Thurlith School 4) The large number of unaccompanied children in the area, and for success in reuniting them with safe families 5) More stability, an end to conflict.

On the 25th November we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Please pray for: 1)our partners’ work helping abused women in Sri Lanka 2) protection for young women and girls in all our projects 3) justice / fair legal representation for abused women and girls, especially Dalit girls in India 4) efforts to tackle cultural practices condoning domestic violence 5) greater participation for girls so their needs are seen and voices heard.

South Sudan is made up of several tribes and nationalities. Pray for unity and good communication among colleagues. May the team be an example of unanimity to the South Sudanese.

In the Horn of Africa four consecutive rainy seasons have failed, causing the worst drought in 40 years and threatening the lives of more than 23 million people in countries like Somalia, South Sudan and Kenya. This hunger crisis is compounded by escalating food costs caused by the conflict in Ukraine. It is estimated that one person is dying every 48 seconds from hunger across the Horn of Africa.