Latest Prayers by Church Mission Society

Pray for speakers of the Southern Énxet language in the Chaco region of Paraguay to connect deeply with the gospel message as they hear it in their own language through the Jesus Film in Southern Énxet, which was released last year. Pray for local translators and CMS mission partner Tim Curtis as they produce discipleship training and study materials in Southern Énxet.

Please pray for refugee mothers and children in Southeast Asia to know God’s love and fresh hope through the followers of Jesus they meet. Pray for CMS local partner Hannah to learn rhythms of rest and renewal so she can continue to welcome and walk alongside women and children in her role of managing a shelter for abused and at-risk refugee mothers and children.

CMS mission partners Nabil and Sarah Shehadi ask for prayer for Lebanon, where Nabil serves as Alpha Levant coordinator and Sarah manages hospitality and administration, and runs courses with Nabil. Against a backdrop of national crisis, pray for people including refugees to engage with Alpha courses and for Christians to be encouraged to share the reason for their hope with others.

Soldiers in Ukraine are traumatised and exhausted. Pray for Jesus’ loving kindness to flow through military chaplain and CMS local partner Valery Alymov as he meets with soldiers on the front lines to provide spiritual and emotional support. Pray for wisdom for Valery and other military chaplains to know how to minister to each person they meet.

Mission partners Eric and Sandra Read, based in the Philippines, encourage and practise creation care-centred food production and teach children and young people to enjoy, appreciate and care for nature. Now that they are starting to work with local schools, pray for Eric and Sandra to connect well with decision-makers and for teachers and children to be positive about learning and practising creation care.

Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson are based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they work in reconciliation and peacebuilding with local Christian leaders. Pray for Chris as he delivers preaching training to Christian leaders in refugee camps and helps train local leaders to deliver the training to others.

Praise God for the community market in Recife, Brazil, which mission partners Rosie and Stu Bayford help to run. Through the market, Rosie and Stu and other volunteers are able to share Jesus’ love with the local community by distributing surplus food donated by local businesses. Pray for Rosie and Stu and other volunteers as they build relationships with new families who have joined the community market. Pray for more local businesses to sign up to donate food, and for continued good connections with those who already do so.

In the Chaco region of Paraguay, CMS mission partner Tim Curtis is involved in producing discipleship training and study materials in local languages. Tim asks for prayer as he works on the Énxet dictionary with translator Asunción Rojas, and as they relate to local Énxet indigenous teachers as they prepare language materials for their schools.

We give thanks with CMS mission partner Garry Ion for the few people who come along to the Friday morning fellowship at the Community Shed in Carlisle. Praise God for those who just sit and listen and the one or two who have started to share prayer requests and are joining in prayer.

Please pray for Rosie and Stu Bayford as they lead a community market in Aguazinha, Recife, Brazil. Pray for more partnerships with supermarkets who can supply food and for people who will be able to help with transport. Pray too for continued unity between the volunteers and families who attend the market, and that they will be open to hearing about Jesus.

CMS mission partners Nabil and Sarah Shehadi are based in Lebanon, where Nabil serves as Alpha Levant coordinator and Sarah manages hospitality and administration, and runs courses with Nabil. Pray for the development of the fully contextualised Middle East North Africa Alpha film series, which they hope will reach 430 million Arabic speakers.