Juan Carlos and Penny Marces, our Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission partners based in Lima, Peru joined us via Zoom for our March St Mary’s Evening. Currently, they are each in charge of a local church, San Juan Evangelista and Jesus el Nazareno respectively, both in a developing area in the south of Lima.

They asked for prayer for:

  1. Seniors’ lunches: thanks for the lunch in Jesús el Nazareno in February, pray for the first lunch in San Juan Evangelista on 22nd March, that those attending will feel loved.
  2. Strengthening relationships with mums/carers through mums-and-tots group in Jesús el Nazareno.
  3. Pray for a youth service in San Juan Evangelista to be held on 23rd March, that the teenager group would grow in size and for provision of leaders. Thanks that they are growing in knowledge and discipleship.
  4. A Bible reading group for five 11-year olds in Jesús el Nazareno.
  5. The local state school El Nazareno is closed as it is unfit for use with a collapsed wall and unfit electricity. The new school year begins in March. Pray for children, parents, staff and education authorities.
  6. Plans for a Thanksgiving service on 12th April for the 40 years Penny has been in Lima.
  7. Effective action against countless protection rackets operating in Lima and for the many whose emotional stability is affected by the widespread extortion.