Church Mission Society

Last month saw two landmark days in the development of cross cultural mission work in the UK – with both African and Asian Christians emphasising this month's theme of "let's work together". At Lambeth Palace, CMS launched its Prayer and Aware campaign to throw the spotlight on mission to and from Asia and Asians. We hear from the Rev Rana Khan, chair of the CMS Asia Forum. The other landmark was the conference, held at CMS in Oxford, of Missio Africanus, an organisation we learn more about with CMS mission partner Harvey Kwiyani, who is originally from Malawi. We also hear from CMS Latin partner the Rev Ronnie Irene in Paraguay.

In Pakistan, Ukraine and Uganda, CMS mission partners have returned to their true 'homeland': to love others as we were first loved. In Pakistan, mission partners who must remain anonymous talk about the brave Christians - and Muslims - they know who are making a real difference in society. In remote northwest Uganda, mission partners Allan and Anne Lacey discovered the depths of relationship in Christ with brothers and sisters there, and in Ukraine, Alison Giblett helps people find true love and freedom from many forms of addiction.

Guns and gangs are the norm for far too many young boys on the streets in northeast Brazil. Audiomission's Mike Stranks met CMS mission partner Andy Roberts and heard more about the struggles of young people on the streets in northeast Brazil.

Canon Moses Bushendich, international director of CMS-Africa, gave three talks at Church Mission Society's 2019 Africa conference 8-10 November, at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, UK. He spoke from an African and CMS-Africa perspective on the theme taken from Isaiah 43: “See, I am doing a new thing - do you not perceive it?”

Jeremy Woodham talks to 2019 graduate Modupe Adefala, prison chaplain and leader of Word Fountain Christian Ministries, a Pentecostal church based in Oxford. They discuss her work in prison, whether pioneering is too white, and how she'd like to see churches becoming learning centres as well as worship centres.