OW60
We are celebrating 60 years since the first edition of Operation World!
Christian leaders and intercessors from around the world share the impact of OW on their lives.
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Aruba
| Population | Peoples | Languages | Christian | Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108,148 | 9 people groups | 5 | 92.9% | 7.6% |
Prayer
The evangelical presence has grown, predominantly due to the more recent arrivals. Large numbers have immigrated from Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, but evangelical growth is not even. There are several English-speaking churches and many congregations using Papiamento. Pray for a greater impact on the Asian immigrant population.
Curaçao
| Population | Peoples | Languages | Christian | Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185,487 | 16 people groups | 5 | 89.6% | 7.7% |
Prayer
The Papiamento Bible was most recently translated in 2013 (Dutch and English are available as well). It is available in hard copy and online. Pray for impact on Papiamento speakers – a majority in Curaçao, but also found in Aruba and the Caribbean Netherlands. Pray also for literacy programmes and... Read More
Sint Maarten
| Population | Peoples | Languages | Christian | Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,923 | 9 people groups | 4 | 82.2% | 7.7% |
Prayer
Sint Maarten is the Dutch southern half of the island of Saint Martin, shared with France. It has a high standard of living, and an economy dependent on attracting tourists to its beaches, casinos, and nightclubs. Unsurprisingly, this creates serious challenges for the spiritual vibrancy of a population that is... Read More
PowerPoints for Prayer
We've produced a set of slides for every country, including maps, flags, statistics and prayer points. Download them for free here.
Latest News
God’s World to Win: The Story of Operation World
For over fifty years, Operation World-the first survey of the spiritual needs of every nation-has inspired Christians worldwide to pray for countries and peoples. But how did this expansive prayer resource come to be? In God’s World to Win, Patrick Johnstone shares his personal story-from bullied schoolboy with an undiagnosed learning disorder to global missions […]
OW60th Celebration Recording
To commemorate 60 years since the publication of the first Operation World, we hosted founding author Patrick Johnstone in a video call along with the OW team and some friends. Patrick shared stories about the origins of OW and insights about how the worlds of prayer, mission, and research have changed over these past decades. […]
Celebrating 60 Years – Observing the Great Shifts in Global Mission
Following on from the first post that looked at the foreword of the original Operation World, we now dig into the preface. PREFACE We pray that this little booklet, so limited in its scope, will help the readers to see the great spiritual need of this world. The day of mission work is far from […]
One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer.
William Carey