Church Mission Society

Fifteen years in Paraguay, a year in Arequipa, and combining youthwork and peacemaking in DR Congo.

Interviews with CMS mission partners Jill Ball in Ecuador, Caroline Gilmour-White in Paraguay and the Rt Rev Louis Muvunyi, the Bishop of Kigali, Rwanda.

Faithful, fun, honest and raw, Suzanne Irvine was chaplain in a Manchester school - a job she loved but didn't know what to do next. So it was she became a CMS short-termer in Arequipa, Peru where she "sticks out like a sore thumb" and has been learning to persevere, no matter how difficult it gets. "Just doing life" alongside people is what it's all about, says Suzanne, whether in Arequipa or Man...

Mark Berry has been a CMS mission partner in Telford, UK, for the past seven years. He's just joined the staff as Community Mission Facilitator. Mike Stranks met him and asked him about his new role.

Guns and gangs are the norm for far too many young boys on the streets in northeast Brazil. Audiomission's Mike Stranks met CMS mission partner Andy Roberts and heard more about the struggles of young people on the streets in northeast Brazil.

The inspirational founders of Neema Crafts in Tanzania - Susie and Andy Hart - plan to keep challenging attitudes now they are back in the UK. They reflect on the project's amazing impact and international renown - and on how their experience will inspire them to live differently back at home. Interview by Sarah Holmes. Produced and presented by Mike Stranks.