Prayer breakthroughs are common at SOMA… join the Community of Prayer to get regular faith-stretching, faith-boosting answers to prayer… two keys ones have just come through for SOMA.

The SOMA trustees were in fine form at Stanton House, Oxford as the strategy for 2030 was wholeheartedly approved and much joy and fellowship was had along the way.

Bringing out the Big Guns at our recent SOMA retreat, we invited Denis Adide, a London based vicar born in Uganda whose family had to flee to Kenya when he was an infant, and then moved to London on his 14th birthday, to reflect on how he has experienced our SOMA mission and were blown away by his poetic response.

Barney de Berry speaks to the SOMA team about his call, our history and our shared future direction. There is an exciting call emerging around England… and this one comes from Canterbury - a city often considered to have housed the mother church of the Anglican Communion. What might the Lord be doing now?

Helen Collins, pictured with South Sudanese team member Martha Adut, is still reflecting on her mission experience in South Sudan and what the experiences we had and the world views of team members from South Sudan, Kenya, Germany and England might say to the Theological world she works in.

SOMA UK was recently privileged to train a group of young adults heading to Kenya.

SOMA is involved right around the world, as this coming together of an Indian, New Zealander, Canadian and a Texan in the Arctic Circle shows….

Read more on Richard’s visit to Cornwall last week

Video production under way for SOMA learning cohort videos, with contributions coming in from Africa, Asia, South and North America and the Middle-East.

We caught up with some SOMA members from Burundi at the recent Leadership Conference from Alpha in the Albert Hall.

Wonderful to welcome Tiffany Carter to her new support role at SOMA UK and enjoy a visit to St Mary’s Reigate.

Much encouragement in All Saints Cathedral Diocese, Nairobi Diocese and Mbeere on a SOMA relationship building tour and mission.

SOMA team members flock to Downpatrick to see Henry Blair in his new setting… charged with continuing to develop St Patrick’s legacy for the rising generations

Stu went on an adventure to Ireland last week and discovered a RIOT, and a sacred ‘thin’ place

Our national director is at Lee Abbey this week

…all in all this makes this place an excellent training ground for spiritual warfare, when you are accompanied  by the right team and diligent intercessors. We are so grateful for our SOMA Community of Prayer.  It also makes you more aware of the relatively hidden spiritual warfare going on in every country around the world,…above all we remember this wonderful reality: Romans 16:20: ‘the God of heaven will soon trample Satan under his feet.’

Zadock sharing his testimony.