CMSI is delighted to learn that our good friend and partner, Bishop Justin Badi of Maridi Diocese, South Sudan, has been elected as Primate and Archbishop of the Church of South Sudan. Bishop Justin is well known to many the CMSI family, through his frequent visits to Ireland, his participation in many of our events and the various partnership links that CMSI has facilitated between the Church of Ireland and South Sudan. Along with his wife, Mama Joyce, Bishop Justin recently

On Monday, CMSI launched Crossing Bridges, its Children’s Resource for 2018, which focuses on Egypt and introduces the work of the Diocese of Egypt. The Children’s Resource is produced for Sunday schools and youth groups across Ireland with the aim of helping children and young people engage with global mission. This year’s Bible stories come from the life of Joseph and the four sessions explore how God: - Watches over His people - Uses His people to help others - Provides

As we celebrated our last Christmas and New Year in Kiwoko for now, we wanted to cherish every moment and so I made an effort to write down some of the best moments. I thought I’d share a few with you: 1) After putting up our decorations with our very enthusiastic 3 year old, Lana settled down to play with the nativity set. Later I overheard the conversation Mary was having with Joseph, “Would you like to go to the moon?” 2) At the annual Christmas dinner for the ladies from