Connecting the church worldwide
SOMA UK is a Christian ministry which seeks to join God in the transformation of individuals, churches, communities and lands. We connect the church through sending and receiving short-term cross-cultural teams and break down barriers to God’s transforming Kingdom coming through prayer...
SOMA Updates
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2024 is shaping up to be an extremely busy and exciting year. Join a team or spread the word that we need people to go on missions with us. More information here.
Country X, Uganda, and Sierra Leone…
Places that have already received SOMA teams this year, where people gave their lives to Jesus, were encouraged in their faith, and built the faith of the SOMA teams visiting.
Rev Richard Moy, National Director, and Rev Henry Blair, Missions Coordinator, share an exciting update on what awaits SOMA and our supporters this year.
Phil Good returned from being a SOMA Pastor on the META Youth mission and wanted to get involved in making missions happen for others too. He’s joining the team as Missions Organiser alongside Henry Blair (Missions Coordinator) and our National Director.
Good news from around the world… why not take five minutes to enjoy reading SHARING today, and think if you could become a SOMA Partner or SOMA church as well?
Continuing our series profiling some of the Anglican leaders SOMA gets to meet around the world.
One of our trustees is joining 3000 preachers for a week on mission as part of the latest SOMA team to head out this term…
Intercessors are gathering on ‘Mount Tabor’ the prayer mountain of South Rwenzori Diocese to pray for the upcoming mission which a SOMA team is serving on…
Looking back at our history as SOMA International can be incredibly helpful as we navigate the complexities of today’s world, and think about how our forerunners dealt with similar issues. Book Review of former SOMA International Secretary Richard Hines ‘Living Life in the Spirit’
Incredible Perfect is how one team member described the experience of returning to his homeland to minister on a SOMA UK team this month…
Our team in South Sudan get ready for transfer to their second week location after a fruitful first week in the field.
When SOMA pastor Greg Moss was planning a return visit to Rwanda, taking his vicar along with him, SOMA were delighted to work with them to set up a SOMA Parish mission. SOMA training, resources and prayer cover will God-willing give this visit a real boost… could your parish link up in this way?
It was great to have some time with an inspirational leader while in Cairo… 30 years ago SOMA visited Archbishop Miguel’s church and he has been putting that mission to good work ever since. Some seeds bear 30, 60 or 100 fold returns when they fall in good ground
Despite torrential rain the Lord has been working in South Sudan as the mission in Wau progresses. Many language groups coming together as One Tribe under Jesus.
“When our enemies came to rampage through our town, we had been praying as 7 pastors together for four months at 7am every Monday morning. As I heard they were coming in I had a conviction that God would deliver us.” Read more about how Archbishop Henry has seen God deliver him and how he now encourages us to stand firm to God’s truth.
It has been a privilege for SOMA UK to be invited to a meeting of Anglican Primates as one of nine observers. These primates collectively lead over 75% of worshipping Anglicans, and a surprising and encouraging number have been on a SOMA team, or conference.
Our international team had a great start today in South Sudan. The flight from Juba to Wau went well and fortunately had a great personal helper who was a friend of our driver. There found a great hunger for God’s word
It’s a long way from Shepton Mallet, but Paul and Becky Harcourt are taking their years of New Wine experience to lead and serve on a SOMA team in South Sudan. Catch up with more of their adventures on this blog.
Past copies of Sharing can be seen here.