Middle East: peace - Church Mission Society (CMS)
Give thanks for the US–Iran agreement to extend the countries’ ceasefire, which is now in effect. Pray for the ceasefire to hold, and ultimately for peace to come to every part of the Middle East. Pray for people across the region to turn to Jesus. This week CMS staff heard from S, a Syrian refugee […]
Middle East: peaceGive thanks for the US–Iran agreement to extend the countries’ ceasefire, which is now in effect. Pray for the ceasefire to hold, and ultimately for peace to come to every part of the Middle East. Pray for people across the region to turn to Jesus. This week CMS staff heard from S, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon who began her life in a conservative Muslim family. S shared about her journey to faith in Jesus and her discipleship work with other Muslim-background believers at her church. Pray for continued strength for S, for the rest of her family to come to know Jesus, and for many more people to come to faith across the Middle East. Latest prayer newsNepal: upcoming commissioningStephen Edison will be formally commissioned as the new head of Asia-CMS in Nepal in August, having taken over the role from Rev Dr Chan Nam Chen earlier this year. Pray for practical aspects of the event to come together, and for God to prepare Stephen for his formal installation. Read morePeru: encountering God through art workshopsCMS partner Anna Sims works alongside the local church in urban Lima to build community and share Jesus with people in creative ways. Anna writes that a community centre recently opened in Pamplona, on the outskirts of the city, and she and others run weekly art workshops on Saturday mornings and a midweek afternoon workshop […]Read moreTanzania: peace in difficult decisionsAfter a period of careful and prayerful discernment, Dave and Tricia Rollett have made the decision not to proceed with their CMS mission placement to Zanzibar. Our prayers are with them as they consider their next steps as a family. Read moreSouth East Asia: mission partners in transitionPlease pray for B and M and their children as they prepare to relocate within the region for the second time in the space of a few years. Pray for each member of the family to know God as their rock during this time of change, and for them to quickly settle and find new […]Read moreDRC: EbolaPlease continue to pray for the Ebola crisis. Our local partner Rev Bisoke Balikenga reports from Bunia, asking our prayers for the many traumatised people. So far the virus has not got into the internally displaced people’s camps, but outside them the local population is suffering badly. Read moreMiddle East: wisdom, peace in the face of adversityPartners in the Middle East ask for prayer for wisdom in leading churches and making decisions in light of the current conflicts, economy and political climate. Pray for peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7) for Christians across the region to find strength in God, and for boldness in sharing the gospel with people. Read moreGet our weekly prayer emailSIGN UP