Good timing leads to new opportunities
Posted on: 3rd September 2023
CMS missionary J* serving in the Middle East, where Ramadan (the fasting month of the majority religion) and Eid, the celebration that follows, are observed. J* shares how the timing of Ramadan and Eid overlapped with Easter earlier this year, giving her opportunities to share the good news with people. Praise be to the God […]
A Bible study on prayer
Posted on: 1st September 2023
CMS missionary Rowan wrote this short Bible study to help the fellowship grapple with a section of the Bible focused on prayer for mission. In Colossians 4:2-6, Paul asks his supporters to pray for him, and for the ministry that the Lord Jesus has called him to. Paul says: “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being […]
God provides in Rome
Posted on: 30th August 2023
CMS missionary Gillian Law works in Rome with Christian university students and their friends as part of the GBU (Gruppi Biblici Universitari, an Italian university Christian group). Recently they saw God answering prayer through a dramatic presentation of Mark’s Gospel, as Gillian tells here. GBU Rome has seen God answer prayers, especially for The Mark […]
Inspiring prayer
Posted on: 28th August 2023
Around Australia, CMS branches and supporters are initiating events such as mission nights and prayer gatherings, to partner with CMS missionaries in many locations. Here we take a peek at what some of those events look like. Perhaps you could not only go to one of these meetings, but organise one? The September Month of […]
Churches that pray
Posted on: 26th August 2023
Prayerful supporting and sending churches are at the heart of CMS. Here we give a snapshot of four churches from around Australia, each with a deep and unique commitment to prayer for gospel mission. Are there ideas here that could help your church pray for mission more effectively? Hunter Bible Church Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, […]
Where two or three gather…
Posted on: 23rd August 2023
It is good to pray for mission ‘solo’. But it can be particularly stimulating and effective to join with others for prayer. Meet two small CMS prayer groups that may just give you inspiration to follow their examples. Praying in Katoomba, NSW Emma Dowden writes: In early 2021, my church advertised for someone to help […]
Committed to prayer
Posted on: 21st August 2023
The stories of individual CMS supporters who pray are usually private in nature (see Matthew 6:6). For this article we invited CMS pray-ers from around Australia to open up and give us an insight into how, what and why they pray for CMS missionaries around the world. Meet Margaret Crooks Margaret writes: I pray for […]
Steadfast in prayer
Posted on: 18th August 2023
Would cross-cultural mission be possible without prayer? CMS NSW & ACT Executive Director John Lovell explores the vitality of prayer as partners in God’s mission for the nations. He also considers the importance of thanksgiving amidst some of the common obstacles to prayer. What a privilege it is to know that our God, the […]
Answered prayers in the Middle East
Posted on: 11th August 2023
CMS worker M describes, through some recent experiences and interactions, how prayer punctuates all of life as she serves in a ‘Dusty City’ in the Middle East. It was a little tricky to find Hanna*. Walking out into the clinic waiting area, I scanned each woman seated and was relieved when she spotted me first […]
An interview with two CMS missionaries: the great value of prayer
Posted on: 7th August 2023
Checkpoint interviewed two CMS missionaries—Margie Newman and Marion Birchley—about their CMS involvement, the role of prayer in their own lives, and the importance of prayer for mission in general. CMS missionary Margie Newman: Margie with friends in Uganda. Checkpoint: Margie, you are a missionary with CMS in Uganda, together with Andrew. Give us some background […]
