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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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Vintage Tea for Tujisaidie Christmas Gift
All profits will provide school meals and food for the elderly and vulnerable at the Tujisaidie community in Nairobi, Kenya. Gift 1 :...
CMS Ireland
Dec 9, 2022
Kingdom Voices Speak
Mothers’ Union, Bishops’ Appeal and Tearfund Ireland shared stories and listened to the reality of gender based violence from a South...
CMS Ireland
Nov 24, 2022
Partnership, Projects and Pounds
Sitting here, enjoying the warmth and birdsong, I am in a reflective mood. I have come to Uganda to attend the CMS network meeting. The...
Jenny Smyth
Oct 22, 2022
The Pearl of Africa
Sunday 9th October 2022, Independence Day. 60 years since Uganda was a British protectorate. A moment for Uganda to stand proud? A moment...
CMS Ireland
Oct 14, 2022
A reviving visit
On day two of Jenny’s Uganda visit she met up with an old friend, Bishop Ivan Lugolobi. Ivan and his wife, Allen, founded Revival Church...
CMS Ireland
Oct 12, 2022
Together Again – Reflections on Ignite
After a three year gap, it was fantastic to be able to gather once again in person for our annual CMSI Ignite Conference earlier this...
Roger Thompson
Sep 30, 2022
Living Lights – our new theme
At the start of September, CMSI launched its annual theme for 2022-23, ‘Living Lights’. The purpose of having an annual theme is to help...
CMSI Communications
Sep 27, 2022
Shining lights
As names go it's quite long: The Church of Jesus Christ the Light of the World. In Old Cairo it is next to the Deaf School. Bertie and I...
Patrick Bamber
Sep 1, 2022
Communicating across differences
'Lovely morning!' It sounded really incongruous in the sand and heat of the pyramids on Thursday morning. Tourists from far and wide with...
Patrick Bamber
Aug 31, 2022
Church alive!
During our time with the church in Cairo we noticed that in the Diocesan offices are pictures of some previous bishops going back over...
Patrick Bamber
Aug 29, 2022
Life-Giving Streams in the Desert...
Archdeacon Patrick Bamber (CMSI Trustee) is currently taking part of his planned sabbatical in the Province of Alexandria, and reflects...
Patrick Bamber
Aug 21, 2022
Hospitality is a ritual in Egypt...
I have been kicking about in Alexandria for four weeks now. It is certainly quite a change from quiet north Armagh! Alexandria is a busy...
Gillian Maganda
Aug 19, 2022
Fond farewells and saying goodbye...
Hi Everyone, We hope all is well for you wherever you are, whether that’s the (sometimes) sunny United Kingdom or as far as the wintery...
Gillian Maganda
Aug 16, 2022
The value of intentionally listening to God and one another....
Welcome to our June edition of the Uganda Blog! June was an intentionally quiet month after all the travelling around Uganda, visiting...
Gillian Maganda
Jul 12, 2022
Solidarity in prayer for DRC
"I saw the call for prayer for DRC today, and like you I pray and have prayed many times. It is such a sad and almost globally forgotten...
Linda Abwa
Jul 2, 2022
CMSI Forging Ahead...
Staff days are an important part of our annual planning, and this year was no exception. Jenny had planned a day out at Moneypenny's...
Gillian Maganda
Jul 1, 2022
Withers go west....
Hello and welcome to a BUMPER issue of our Uganda blog! Grab yourself a cuppa, get comfy and enjoy. This month we took a 2 week road trip...
Gillian Maganda
Jun 13, 2022
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