Surfing... it's all about timing
Billy’s Blog Yei, April 2019 (Compiled by Jenny Smyth) Companion Placement Yei Vocational Training College, South Sudan Surfing…it’s all...
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CMS Ireland
- Apr 17, 2019
The Life-Light Blazed Out Of The Darkness
Jenny Smyth shares her thoughts on recent news events in the build-up to Easter celebrations across the world. Watching in disbelief as...
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Jenny Smyth
- Apr 12, 2019
Pope urges Leaders to 'Stay in Peace'
At the conclusion of a two-day spiritual retreat for the leaders of South Sudan, hosted by Pope Francis with Archbishop Justin Welby in...
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CMS Ireland
- Apr 2, 2019
Members 'Shine' at CMSI AGM
CMSI hosted their Annual Members' Day and AGM, Shine, on Saturday 30th March in the Emmaus Renewal and Conference Centre in Swords,...
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CMS Ireland
- Apr 1, 2019
Belonging....
‘All the believers were together and had everything in common ..(and).. they gave to anyone who had need.’ It all started one late...
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CMS Ireland
- Mar 11, 2019
No pain, no gain
As we sit here in Kajiado on the First Sunday in Lent I was reflecting that it is happening at exactly the right time! The beginning of...
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CMS Ireland
- Feb 28, 2019
AGM and Annual Accounts
CMS Ireland will hold its Annual General Meeting at 2pm on Saturday 30th March 2019 in the Emmaus Centre, Swords (Co. Dublin). All CMSI...
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Jenny Smyth
- Feb 27, 2019
A Giant Leap of Faith
Billy is now safely back home in Moira. It is hard to imagine that the struggle for safety and survival continues unrelentingly for so...
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Billy Smyth
- Feb 17, 2019
First steps
One more week to go and I feel as if I’m only just beginning to get a handle on where to start. Just finding out who is who, where things...
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Billy Smyth
- Feb 7, 2019
A game with no rules
Greetings to you all from a very hot and dusty Yei! I went to town this morning with Rev Simon to change some money. I immediately...
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CMS Ireland
- Feb 5, 2019
Roadshow events celebrate Impact stories
Seven down, two to go! The last two weeks of January saw the CMSI staff team host seven Impact roadshow events across Ireland, visiting...
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CMS Ireland
- Feb 4, 2019
Billy's first few days in Yei
Billy Smyth has spent his first few days in South Sudan. He sent us some brief reflections on how he has found his return to Yei Diocese....
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CMS Ireland
- Feb 4, 2019
Billy Smyth returns to Yei
At the start of February, former CMSI Mission Partner Billy Smyth returned to Yei Diocese, South Sudan to begin a Short-Term Experience...
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CMS Ireland
- Dec 5, 2018
Willing Volunteers
CMSI's Rachel Brittain was delighted to attend the Age Friendly Belfast Volunteer Awards Ceremony in Belfast City Hall on Wednesday 5th...
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CMS Ireland
- Nov 28, 2018
Keep Moving
As CMSI begins to prepare for our 2019 teams, we took time to pause and reflect with the 2018 team members at our recent Momentum event....
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Gillian Maganda
- Oct 25, 2018
Relief after car accident
CMSI Personnel Manager, Gillian Maganda writes... We were shocked to hear on Monday that Ronnie and Maggie Briggs (Mission Partners in...
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Linda Abwa
- Oct 24, 2018
Peace and Reconciliation through Partnerships
Team member Patti Johnson, from Albany Diocese, shares her thoughts from the Peace and Reconciliation Conference. The team are spending...
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