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Linda Abwa
- Sep 28, 2020
Time For The Church To Step Up
According to a recent article in The Guardian, only 69 out of 277 refugee organisations remain able to work within Ugandan refugee camps. The Ugandan government found that many of these Non-Governmental agencies were operating without valid authority. The regulations are there to protect vulnerable refugee populations. However, having suspended so many agencies at once has left a gap in humanitarian services within the camps. Our partners in Kajo-Keji Diocese, South Sudan are
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CMS Ireland
- Sep 25, 2020
Great Connections At Ignite Online
Last Saturday (19th) saw CMSI host Ignite - its annual conference - which this year was an entirely online event. Despite the disappointment of not being able to meet together in person, the event was a huge success. Over the course of the morning programme, almost 100 people from 12 different countries joined together to share greetings, hear updates, pray, worship and chat. The virtual forum ensured that many of CMSI's Global Partners were able to attend the meeting, bringi
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CMS Ireland
- Sep 25, 2020
Voices Of Hope - new CMSI theme
CMSI recently launched its new annual theme for 2020-2021: Voices Of Hope. Developing a theme The new theme initially started out as the title for a week-long programme that CMSI had been planning for this, past August. The idea was to host 30 of our Global Partner leaders in Ireland, following the Lambeth Conference in England. We wanted to provide opportunities to listen to, and learn from, our partners. So, we called the programme Voices Of Hope. But Covid put pay to those
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Gillian Maganda
- Sep 22, 2020
Unsung Heroes: Betty
CMSI is blessed to have as part of our family, countless individuals throughout Ireland who are passionate about mission, who continue to pray for our work, and who have been involved in supporting both our Mission Partners and our Global Partners. Over the coming year, we want to introduce some of these unsung heroes as we celebrate the network of CMSI Stars who are so crucial to our ongoing work. One such person is Betty King, from St Donard’s Parish in East Belfast. I cau
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