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Speaking at Archbishop & Bishop Consecrations in Asia

The blessing of seeing a Bishop and Archbishop consecrated in missionary service, and standing with our brothers and sisters seeing exponential growth in churches while facing great and even life threatening trials

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In store for 2024

Rev Richard Moy, National Director, and Rev Henry Blair, Missions Coordinator, share an exciting update on what awaits SOMA and our supporters this year.

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New Missions Organiser for SOMA UK

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.

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New Edition of SHARING Now Out!

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?

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SOMA IN UGANDA

The SOMA team are on their way home from Uganda… what a wonderful time it has been!

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Archbishop Laurent Mbanda

Continuing our series profiling some of the Anglican leaders SOMA gets to meet around the world.

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Team heading to Kasese, Uganda

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…

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Return to our roots (Book review)

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’

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It was incredible perfect

Incredible Perfect is how one team member described the experience of returning to his homeland to minister on a SOMA UK team this month…

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A road less travelled

Our team in South Sudan get ready for transfer to their second week location after a fruitful first week in the field.

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Team get started in Rwanda

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?

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Archbishop Miguel Uchôa

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

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One Tribe In Jesus

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.

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Archbishop Henry Ndukuba

“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.

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Out of Egypt I will call my Son

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.

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