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In CMSI, we get to hear lots of incredible stories: stories of God’s people engaging in God's mission; stories of lives transformed; stories of hope, renewal, light and love.
Our news and blog updates will give you a flavour of how God is at work in our world. Our monthly updates, inMission magazine and Link Letters from our Mission Personnel will inform and inspire you - and fuel your prayers.
We hope that these stories encourage you to connect, equip and transform.
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Sing joyfully to the Lord
Arriving in Kigali at the beginning of a 3-week STEP (Short Term Experience Placement) with the Diocese of Shyogwe, my first impression...
Martin Cuppage
Mar 12
The global body of Christ #SDGs
Our partners have been telling us of the many programmes that were stopped overnight when aid was cut. Education, health, food relief,...
CMS Ireland
Mar 7
Homeward Bound
A trawl of sights and thoughts from my final few days As usual I am writing the last, at least for now, of my Burundi blogs on the way...
Keith Scott
Feb 28
À Bujumbura On doit Marcher
In Bujumbura one has to walk Over the last three years I have commented on the shortage of fuel in Burundi. The first time I came to...
Keith Scott
Feb 19
Wars and Rumours of War
I have made some friends in my various trips to Burundi. One such friend is a Roman Catholic priest from Bukavu in South Kivu, just over...
Keith Scott
Feb 12
Where shall our help come from?
With at least 3000 dead and 400,000 displaced in the past 10 days since the M23 took Goma in Eastern DRC, missional agencies linked to...
Linda Abwa
Feb 7
Urgent Prayer for DR Congo
M23 fighters in DRC have been closing in on Goma, a major city in Eastern Congo. We are distressed by the news that, as of this morning ,...
Linda Abwa
Jan 27
Borders
I took an early morning bus trip from Newry to Dublin airport and checked my case in for the journey to Burundi. Checking my case...
Keith Scott
Jan 20
Sharing together
Sunday was extremely special. We walked the streets of Ibba singing about our good God and telling people about what Jesus did on the...
Ibba Team St John's Moira 2025
Jan 14
Team Time in Ibba
We have had a wonderful time in Ibba. Let us give you a flavour of just two of our days. Today we started with devotions at the Cathedral...
Ibba Team St John's Moira 2025
Jan 14
Life and death in Ibba
Death, as we know, is a part of life. Here in Ibba we have spent the last 8 months getting to know the traditional rituals practiced by...
Joanne & Andrew Quill
Dec 2, 2024
Thanks to our friends in Cairo
In our last blog we showed a clip of our daily journey this week through the neighbourhood of Arba'wa wa nuss in Cairo, as we travelled...
Nigel Quinn
Nov 29, 2024
Two rivers run through Egypt
With a population of around 110 million, Egypt is teaming with people. It is however mostly desert and 95 per cent of the population live...
Nigel Quinn
Nov 27, 2024
Partnership with Gitega Diocese – an opportunity for growth and mutual understanding
A new Partnership Agreement between the Diocese of Armagh, the Diocese of Gitega, Burundi and CMS Ireland was inaugurated at the Armagh...
Roger Thompson
Nov 8, 2024
CMS Global Chairs' Forum
Our chair, David Reynolds, has been in Cambodia attending a meeting of chairs of CMS organisations from around the world. David writes …...
David Reynolds
Oct 9, 2024
Wading into Justice
Each year we select a theme that helps scaffold our thinking, giving our communications a shape and structure upon which to sculpt our...
CMSI Communications
Sep 17, 2024
“Here I am, Lord, what would you have me do?”
I sit at my office desk struggling with the complex global issues that trouble my mind and heart with each news bulletin: more...
Jenny Smyth
Sep 3, 2024
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