Pray for David Gough as he travels for CMSI in Africa
David Gough of CMS Ireland departs on 3rd October on a Global Partner visit to Africa. You can download his itinerary here.
David writes: Please pray for me as I travel to Egypt, South Sudan and, for the first time with CMS Ireland, to 3 Partner Dioceses in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I last visited DR Congo in 2003 when I worked for Concern. Please especially pray for the Sudan Missions Consultation in Cairo with Archbishop Deng, also for the travel arrangements to the Dioceses of Kindu, Bukavu and North Kivu in DR Congo, as the airlines and transport is often unreliable.
Can I invite you to use the following prayer from the Celtic tradition to surround me in my journey…
Circle me O God
Keep hope within
Despair without
Circle me O God
Keep peace within
Keep turmoil out
Circle me O God
Keep calm within
Keep storms without
Circle me O God
Keep strength within
Keep weakness out.
CMS Ireland continues to support our Global Partners and below are some of the recent highlights in the countries I’m visiting…
Egypt – we continue to support Refuge Egypt, EpiscoCare’s Community Programme and Sadat City Community Clinic. ETHIOPIA (not visiting, but part of the Diocese of Egypt) a Centre for Mission and emergency food relief.
South Sudan – CMS Ireland is supporting school building and teacher training in Maridi, Yei and Kajo–Keji Dioceses, teacher support in Ibba Diocese, boreholes in Lainya and Kajo–Keji Dioceses and health projects in Maridi, Yei and Lainya Dioceses.
DR Congo
– rehabilitation of Churches and Schools, Bible distribution, Bee–keeping and Computer and communications support.
Dates for your diary
Advance notice of the visit of with Dr Mouneer Anis, the Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East and Bishop of the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
A CMS Ireland Egypt Focus Event entitled Revolution Road – the church’s response to the Arab Spring – is being hosted in St Mark’s Parish Halls, Church Street, Newtownards on Thursday 17th November at 7.30pm.
Dr Mouneer will also be preaching on Sunday 20th November at Hillsborough Parish at 10am and 11.30am and participating in a joint service in Kilmore Church, Crossgar at 7pm.