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Sections of the population and peoples with few committed Christians: The Rosary Belt, a region in central Mexico consisting of Zacatecas, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Colima, Michoacán and Querétaro. This region is often called the 10/40 Window of the Americas by Latino evangelicals. Spanish colonial and religious influence is very strong here. None of these states […]

Mexico faces social and economic challenges. The government sees the difficulty of traditional solutions and now invites Christians and churches to help meet human needs. 60% of Mexicans struggle with poverty, both rural poor and slum-dwellers. Native Amerindians face greater poverty, less education, and more political unrest. Evangelical ministry among them has a good response, […]

The Chagos Islanders were evacuated to Mauritius from the British Indian Ocean Territories 1,700 km to the northeast in 1966-70. For the last 10 years, they have been forced to go through courts of law to uphold their right of abode in their homeland, the Chagos Archipelago. Law courts repeatedly affirm their right to return; […]

This complex multi-ethnic and multi-religious society makes evangelism a challenge; pray for great wisdom and discernment among Christians. The Hinduization of government and culture, as well as strong ancestral and ethnic ties, make it difficult for Indians to become believers. However, large numbers of Hindus are coming to Jesus through the bold witness of evangelical/Pentecostal […]

Peninsular Malaysia: The Church is small, but growing. Only 3% of Peninsular Malaysia (PM) is Christian. PM has 80% of Malaysia’s population but only 25% of its Christians. Christianity, however, is growing among all non-Muslim ethnic groups; about 10% of the Orang Asli, 10% of Chinese and 8% of Indians are Christian. Still, the continual […]

The immigrant and foreign labourer population has swelled to over two million – probably significantly more if the number includes those there illegally. They come from Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and elsewhere. This includes some of the world’s least-evangelized peoples such as Acehnese and Minangkabau. Most work for very low wages in […]

Ministry to young people is crucial as the generation gap widens and many churches consist predominantly of older people. The temptations to young people – criminal activity, gambling, substance abuse, sexual immorality – are more pronounced than ever and are part of the reason for the resurgence of fundamentalist Islam. Many Indian, Chinese, East Malaysians […]

Foreign ethnic minority groups form most of the workforce. Most are men from Arab lands who leave families for work. Workers also come from Asia (India, the Philippines, Indonesia, others) to provide housework and childcare for Kuwaiti Arab families. Many feel lonely, and receive unjust treatment. Pray for God to encourage the many Christians among […]

All peoples are unevangelized except Assyrian and Armenian minority groups. Pray for: The Shi’a Arabs of Basra and the south. The exceptional brutality of the Sunni Baathist government brought death to many and devastation to their land and communities. As the majority population, they now control the government and military as well as possess powerful […]

All peoples are unevangelized except Assyrian and Armenian minority groups. Pray for: The Shi’a Arabs of Basra and the south. The exceptional brutality of the Sunni Baathist government brought death to many and devastation to their land and communities. As the majority population, they now control the government and military as well as possess powerful […]