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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.

Gillian Maganda

May 30, 2018

Short-Term Visits, Long-Term Gains

Each year, CMS Ireland facilitates a number of Short-Term Experience Placements (STEPs) with our Global Partners. It may be easy to think...

CMS Ireland

Apr 3, 2018

Zambia Reflections (Part 3)

Theological Training I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent at the Church of Ireland Theological College (as it was called then) from...

CMS Ireland

Apr 1, 2018

Zambia Reflections (Part 2)

Relationship I’m very privileged to have had a variety of different roles within the CMSI setup, and I’m presumptuous enough to feel that...

CMS Ireland

Mar 30, 2018

Zambia Reflections (Part 1)

I’ve been back from Zambia for a couple of weeks now. In hindsight, I’m grateful for the snow at the beginning of March, which saw...

CMS Ireland

Mar 28, 2018

Palm Sunday

It’s Palm Sunday and, of course, a special Sunday service to celebrate Jesus riding that donkey into Jerusalem. These days I am filling a...

Roger Cooke

Mar 9, 2018

In Praise of March

March - a bridging month between Winter and Spring, a time of looking forward with hope…to brighter evenings, to warmer weather and to...

Jenny Smyth

Mar 7, 2018

Standing Firm

The music has just started up for church, so the service may begin within the next hour. The lectionary readings are from Jeremiah and...

Jenny Smyth

Mar 1, 2018

Working Together

Leaving Archbishop Richard and Rev Adrian in the capable hands of Archbishop Chama and the Scotts, I flew on to Nairobi on Monday to...

CMS Ireland

Feb 28, 2018

A day at St John's

Yesterday (Tuesday 27th) Archbishop Richard Clarke and myself spent the day teaching in St John’s Anglican Seminary in Kitwe. CMSI...

CMS Ireland

Feb 28, 2018

Church visits and final farewells

The concluding element of the CMSI Partner Visit to the Diocese of Northern Zambia involved Archbishop Richard and myself visiting...

CMS Ireland

Feb 21, 2018

Arrival in Zambia

The CMSI Zambia team, consisting of Archbishop Richard Clarke, Jenny Smyth and Rev Adrian Dorrian arrived safely in Zambia on Tuesday...

Linda Abwa

Feb 21, 2018

Prayerful Partnerships

When I worked as one I always relished the meaning of the word midwife: with women. It encompasses the full range of the job role which...

Roger Cooke

Feb 16, 2018

Archbishop of Armagh to visit Zambia

On Monday 19th February, CMSI’s Patron, Archbishop Richard Clarke, will join the society’s Mission Director, Jenny Smyth and the Chair of...

CMS Ireland

Feb 13, 2018

A big surprise!

Keith did not go down to the woods that day, but he was still in for a big surprise. Berry, one of our colleagues here at the seminary,...

Linda Abwa

Dec 21, 2017

Light shines in the Darkness

CMSI Partnership Coordinator, Linda Abwa recalls a visit to DR Congo earlier this year as she reflects on the Advent themes of light and...

CMS Ireland

Dec 18, 2017

Lessons from Scrooge

Jenny Christie reflects on a popular Christmas story as she considers the transformation that comes from engaging with real stories and...

CMS Ireland

Sep 19, 2017

Preparing to go

From the end of September, Andrea Givans from Ballinderry Parish in Cookstown will be undertaking a 10-week Short Term Experience...

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