a community of prayer equipping leaders worldwide
SOMA UK facilitates encounters with God around the world, which envision and empower local leaders for evangelism, and equip and encourage development of other leaders.
We do this through short term cross-cultural missions teams delivering bespoke training, and creating international learning cohorts - underpinned by our community of prayer. This enables us to give and receive from the Global Anglican Church, bringing back ‘olive branches of hope’ to the West and encouraging learning and partnership in mission from anywhere to everywhere.
SOMA teams on mission
SOMA Updates
International Team Returns From South Sudan
A team led by Richard Moy have just returned from Central and Eastern Equatoria Internal Provinces in South Sudan. The missions, sponsored by our partners at Relay Trust, have been a tremendous boost for the young leaders and clergy there, with many in Eastern Equatoria not having had the chance to access internal or external training in the past 3 years. The mission also featured team members from the newly formed SOMA Kenya. Read more in our SOMA Stories pages.
We are also delighted that SOMA NLT members are leading independent missions this autumn with Mike taking a parish team to the Masai in Kenya and another NLT member visiting ‘Country X’ to bless and encourage the church. These missions have been incredible fruitful, resulting in country X with 75 handpicked leaders being trained, including bishops and those who would replace them if they were arrested.
Bumper edition of Sharing coming soon
The winter edition of our newsletter, Sharing is on its way! Click here to download previous copies.
META Youth cohort three started
Cohort 3 of the META Youth - an international learning cohort of 16-19 year olds - has just begun, with revised videos being produced each week.
Volunteer with SOMA
We are Intercession Coordinator see somauk.org/opportunities, as well as team members for 2025/2026 teams.
FAQs
We now have a dedicated FAQs page to answer all your questions about SOMA missions. We hope it gives you confidence to join a future team.
Daily Prayer Diary
The current prayer diary is available here. If you wish to receive the Daily Prayer Diary straight to your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page.
Scroll down for more SOMA Stories on our blog…
Former SOMA team leader Archbishop Donald shares the inspiring story of how SOMA has impacted his Province and ministry over the decades.
SOMA stories
Jonathan wasn’t sure what he had to offer on a SOMA mission team, but as a pilot was keen to see the MAF flights in action… he followed the prompt of God and had the experience of a life time.
Hear from delegates and senior team what the SOMA UK mission to South Sudan meant to young people and clergy in Eastern Equatoria
…I have never given a sermon/teaching and have not been to Bible college. My Christian CV is decidedly low key…At the outset, I took a step of faith, secured the time off work and paid for my trip in the manner of sacrificial giving. But I returned from the trip having had an unforgettable time with God, my co-workers and the South Sudanese people. I came home much richer than I left.
SOMA in South Sudan, as God stirs the hearts of young people to pursue him in calling and character.
Youth Mission begins in South Sudan with emphasis on developing Spirit-filled character for leadership
The next leg of our South Sudan Internal Province Youth Missions begins soon, with a focus on Central and Eastern Equatoria.
Watch a short video with some of the action photos from this summer’s youth conference and mission in Rwanda.
Watch Rt Revd Moses Masamba Nthukah and Most Rev. Dr. Jackson Nasoore Ole Sapit describe the fruit of the recent SOMA teaching in Kenya and how they have responded to launch SOMA Kenya as a result.
Ministers told us of a strong dependency on witchcraft in the community that strongly affects the church, Henry Blair and Andrew Allan-Johns report from Kenya
Mike Tufnell is returning from a Parish visit to Red Tribe Kenya, just as the large scale SOMA International team get ready to set out for Kenya... and a META Youth participant is following close behind for a follow up...
Sometimes you are not sure why God moves in one particular place at one time, other times there are some clear clues... inspirational story from +Richard Jackson
All change, as Grace and Anita step out of their SOMA roles to take up in-person jobs closer to home, and Henry is released by SOMA Ireland to focus on developing SOMA there.
META Youth have returned home from their trip to Rwanda, and they are in awe at how God has used them.
This summer SOMA UK are sending a team of 31 to Shyogwe Diocese in Rwanda to deliver a youth conference, serve the local church, continue in their own training on the META Youth programme and bring back olive branches of hope from their experiences of the vibrant churhces in Rwanda right around the world.
Prayer is the foundation of everything we do at SOMA; it gives us an avenue to praise God for his provision, ask Him to meet our needs, and find peace in unsettled times…
Hurdles in the run up to and during mission trips are not uncommon, but the benefits far outweigh them… have you thought about how going on mission could benefit you?
A faith-filled trustee meeting focused on prayer, young people and developing learning cohorts for mission.
A new innovation for SOMA UK came out of the trustees meeting, thanks to the expertise of one of our newest members.
Wonderful stories of faith at our META youth gathering and on our TV screens. God is working in this rising generation.
Tremendous encouragments from building relationships around the Anglican world this week, with people from America, Australia, Bolivia, Burundi, Chile, China and almost every letter of the alphabet! Praise God for all he is doing in some highly complex cicumstances.
SOMA teams are in Kenya and Egypt at the moment at two conferences and networking opportunities, both of which will have a substantial impact on the mission and ministry of the Anglican World.
Reports of over 1000 healings and 1500 prophetic encouragements are coming in from the SOMA International mission in Tanzania
Wonderful stories emerging during the SOMA mission in Tanzania… read a few of the early highlights here. .
Past copies of Sharing can be seen here.