Transitions in mission are rarely straightforward. When a mission partner steps away from a ministry they have poured years of life into, the questions of what comes next — and how to discern God's call in the gap — can be among the most spiritually demanding of the entire journey. Church Mission Society has shared an update on 26 March 2026 about two of their Guatemala partners, Azaria and David Pocasangre, who are currently navigating exactly that kind of transition.

Azaria and David have been serving in the Bethania community of Guatemala, working with vulnerable young people and families in one of the country's most challenging urban contexts. Guatemala faces significant social pressures — high rates of gang violence, poverty, and displacement — and the work of accompanying vulnerable young people through those realities is both vital and costly. As they step back from that particular ministry, they are entering a period of exploration and prayer to discern where God is calling them next.

CMS, as an Anglican mission agency, has a long tradition of accompanying mission partners through exactly these kinds of transitions — recognising that the in-between seasons of ministry are not wasted time but formative ones. The willingness to sit with uncertainty, to pray without a predetermined answer, and to trust that God's call will become clear in due course is itself a form of faithful witness.

For UK churches that support CMS partners, this update is an invitation to a specific kind of prayer: not just for the work that Azaria and David will do next, but for the quality of discernment they need now. Mission is not only about activity. It is also about attentiveness — the willingness to stop, listen, and wait for the still small voice that points the way forward. The Church in Guatemala, and the communities it serves, will be shaped by the quality of that listening.

CMS continues to support mission partners across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, working in partnership with local churches to see communities transformed by the gospel. Their prayer news updates offer UK congregations a window into the realities of global mission — and a reminder that the most important work is often invisible to the outside observer.