There is a phrase that runs through the work of the Church Mission Society: "hope from the edges." It is not a marketing slogan — it is a theological conviction. The God of the Bible consistently works at the margins, through the overlooked, in the places that power ignores.

This month's CMS update brings three stories that embody that conviction.

In Honduras, Johanni grew up in circumstances that could easily have led to gang involvement. Instead, through Proyecto Alas — a CMS-supported programme — he found a different path. His transformation is not a neat before-and-after story; it is a long, messy, ongoing journey. But it is real.

In South Sudan, Makol was a cattle raider — part of a cycle of violence that has torn communities apart for generations. Through the patient work of CMS mission partners, he encountered the gospel and chose a different way. He is now part of the community he once threatened.

And Ann-Marie Wilson has spent twenty years working against Female Genital Mutilation — a practice that harms millions of women and girls globally. Her work, supported by CMS, is painstaking, culturally sensitive, and genuinely life-changing.

These are not stories from the centre of power. They are stories from the edges — which, according to the gospel, is exactly where God tends to show up.