Latest Prayers by Church Mission Society

Pray for God to make a way for CMS partners to expand their discipleship work among South Sudanese young people in refugee camps in northern Uganda. Pray for this generation, who have spent half their lives living in refugee camps.

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.

In February, CMS partner Martin Gordon, Bishop of Goma, DR Congo, ordained 20 members of the clergy into the church. Please lift up these new members of the clergy as they grow in their roles and serve people across the diocese.

CMS partners in the Middle East regularly run training courses for young Christians, to develop their skills in leadership and discipleship. Pray for young people doing this training to grow in their giftings and callings, for God’s glory.

FGM is higher than imagined in Turkey has a high population of diaspora from Sudan, Somalia and other Middle Eastern/ Asian countries. Pray for decisions to be made at national and local level to protect women and girls in Turkey.

CMS partner H supports Muslim-background believers in the Middle East. Pray for God to use what H is learning in her everyday interactions with Christians at all stages of faith.

CMS partner Anna Sims works alongside the local church to build community and share Jesus in creative ways in urban Lima, Peru. She asks for prayer for the team running iCafe – a church and cultural initiative which stands for imagination, culture, art and faith – as they focus on deepening relationships and sharing Jesus with artists and others working in creative industries in Lima.

Please lift up CMS’s safeguarding team, who carry much responsibility for the safety and welfare of people connected with CMS, particularly children and vulnerable adults. Pray for God’s leading and wisdom for the team as they provide guidance and training for all CMS staff and people in mission.

Across South Asia, many people see Christianity as a foreign religion, partly because God’s Word is not available in local languages. Pray for the gospel to be proclaimed both verbally and in written form in people’s own languages so that people will know and understand that Jesus died and rose for them, too.

CMS partners Elise and Jon Fletcher work with the local community in Khlong Toei, a slum in Bangkok, Thailand. Pray for Jon’s work with the Alternative Care Thailand coalition as they educate international schools across the country about the value of family-based care for all children.

Pray for Christians in the Diocese of Toliara, Madagascar, who use a discipleship course called Rooted in Jesus, to keep growing in their faith as they study. Pray for Florent Lahitody, a priest in the diocese, as he disciples others and encourages them in their faith.