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The evangelical population grew from 2.4 million in 1990 to over 9 million in 2020, in mainline Churches (Lutheran, Anglican), in Pentecostal denominations and in African Initiated Churches. New church-planting agencies came about since the 1980s, as did partnerships between nationals and expatriate missionaries. Praise God that the commitment to plant new churches and to […]

The unfinished task in Tanzania. Great growth among Christians must not obscure the real needs. Peoples of the coast, Zanzibar and some southern provinces are largely or almost entirely Muslim. Although conversions among Muslims have increased, the majority are still unreached. Pray specifically for: Zanzibar, which is famous for its spices but infamous as an […]

Less-evangelized peoples include: Cantons. The German-speaking cantons of Luzern, Zug, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Uri, the largely Francophone Valais and Fribourg and the Italian-speaking Ticino are culturally Catholic with few evangelical groups, although there is increased openness in several Catholic cantons. The more than 100 foreign nationalities. Switzerland has the highest proportion of foreign residents of […]

The Church faces many challenges: Nominalism is widespread. Far too many Christians live no differently from their unbelieving compatriots. Pray for God’s Spirit to bring revival. Many churches, even traditional evangelical groups, are stagnating and losing their young people. Traditional practices adopted uncritically lead to syncretism, but outright rejection of them leads to legalism and […]

Christian media ministries to pray for: The Bible in Swati. It is available in a recent translation, and Christian bookstores exist, such as ones run by CLC and the Nazarenes. National Christian radio. The SCC Media Centre produces 18 hours of Christian programming weekly for broadcasting on national radio. International Christian radio. TWR has three […]

Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in sub-Saharan Africa. The contrast between the lavish lifestyle of the king (and his 14 wives) and the poverty that grips more than half of the population is alarming. Around 25% of the workforce is unemployed, while the economic situation continues to decline. The constitution banned political parties, and […]

Christianity grew rapidly over the past 20 years amid violence, warfare, persecution, and even genocide. Much of the country is Catholic, but other denominations include the Anglican Church, the Presbyterian Church, and the African Inland Church. Many became Christians as a rejection of Islam, which the North imposed on them. Most new believers previously followed […]

Key groups for outreach. Pray for these: The Basques are an ancient and proud people without a single Euskera-speaking Protestant church. The Basque ETA movement terrorizes and polarizes society in the Basque region. There are fewer than 100 evangelical churches in the four provinces where Basques live (Guipuzcoa, Vizcaya, Alava and Navarra) and all of […]

Ceuta and Melilla (70,000 each) are two city enclaves on Morocco’s north coast. Approximately half of the population are Muslim, half speaking Cherja, a Berber language. There are four evangelical churches in Ceuta and seven in Melilla. Betel, REMAR and The Bible Society have ministries in both enclaves. Pray for these cities to be effective […]