Search: “africa”

Brazil is a spiritually open country, for good and for ill, and is probably more Spiritist than Catholic in underlying worldview. Although “non-religion” is actually the fastest-growing faith group, few of that category would be hardcore atheists. Most follow Afro-Brazilian cults (such as Candomblé, Macumba, Umbanda) derived from African animism and witchcraft, but “high Spiritism” […]

Brazil is a spiritually open country, for good and for ill, and is probably more Spiritist than Catholic in underlying worldview. Although “non-religion” is actually the fastest-growing faith group, few of that category would be hardcore atheists. Most follow Afro-Brazilian cults (such as Candomblé, Macumba, Umbanda) derived from African animism and witchcraft, but “high Spiritism” […]

Brazil is a spiritually open country, for good and for ill, and is probably more Spiritist than Catholic in underlying worldview. Although “non-religion” is actually the fastest-growing faith group, few of that category would be hardcore atheists. Most follow Afro-Brazilian cults (such as Candomblé, Macumba, Umbanda) derived from African animism and witchcraft, but “high Spiritism” […]

African Initiated Churches (Spiritual Churches or AIC) are the largest religious grouping in the country. They are made of several large and also hundreds of small denominations. There is a great deal of diversity among them, ranging from biblically orthodox groups to marginal fringe groups. Most of these Churches stress the healing power of God. […]

Networking between churches and ministries is a strong point in Botswana. The Evangelical Fellowship of Botswana, the Botswana Council of Churches and the Organization of African Initiated Churches (OAIC) work together on a variety of joint projects. Joining Hands (a missions network) draws together many for initiatives such as MANI and the Micah Challenge to […]

The San have suffered the almost complete destruction of their desert-adapted way of life, due to the development of ranching, mining and tourism. There are no longer any purely nomadic San – all are resettled in poverty on the fringes of towns and villages. Response is slow, but several thousand San may now be Christian […]

Pray for missions. Outreach to central and northern Benin is only 60 years old. The largest groups: CMF, SIM, WBT, CEF, YWAM. Because so many are unevangelized and responsiveness is high, more workers are absolutely vital. Other West Africans can play a huge part in this need. The UEEB operates the only evangelical mission hospital […]

Media opportunities are highly strategic in an oral society with literacy rates of only 40%. Pray for: The effective use of audio recordings in evangelism and teaching. GRN produced recordings in 46 languages, some of which are spoken by the least evangelized groups in Benin. Cassettes, CDs and MP3 playing devices are all very useful. […]

Less-reached peoples. Most peoples are still considered unreached – only a handful of smaller peoples have a Christian (Catholic) majority. Benin has Africa’s highest percentage of followers of traditional religions and is probably the least evangelized non-Muslim country in Africa. For specific prayer: The Fon are the most numerous people in Benin. It was from […]

Specific outreach challenges: Spiritually, Belgium is one of the most needy countries in Europe, with great spiritual apathy and faith largely banished from the public sphere. The areas of greatest need – the smaller towns and villages in the Flemish-speaking areas and the Francophone Ardennes region (Liège, Namur and Luxembourg). Brussels is a strategic city. […]