Cyprus

Evangelical churches among Greeks are few. Negative prejudice is easing, but still holds many back. Pray that the unease of Cypriots with evangelicals may be removed and that significant church growth may begin. Few workers and ministries focus on the majority – YWAM is one ministry that does.

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Cuba

Leadership for the churches remains an urgent need. Many fled or were expelled following the revolution. Praise God for those who stood firm and were trained in the school of suffering; many are weary from long years of service and need fresh vision. Cuba has a dozen evangelical and two Catholic Bible schools or seminaries. […]

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Cuba

Evangelical churches were devastated by waves of emigration to the USA as well as by persecution. Recovery has taken a long time, but the Church is now a force to be reckoned with. Protestants alone more than doubled in the past 15 years. Many new believers are young people. Charismatic/Pentecostal groups in particular report spectacular […]

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Cote d’Ivoire

Pray for evangelicals and their ministry in Côte d’Ivoire. Partnerships and teamwork are on the rise, but more progress needs to be made if the growth enjoyed in the 1990s is to be repeated, if the country is to be effectively evangelized and if the Church is to be discipled.

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Cote d’Ivoire

Pray for evangelicals and their ministry in Côte d’Ivoire. Partnerships and teamwork are on the rise, but more progress needs to be made if the growth enjoyed in the 1990s is to be repeated, if the country is to be effectively evangelized and if the Church is to be discipled.

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People’s Republic of China

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Nei Mongol) Inner Mongolia is experiencing a boom in economic development (especially the energy industry) and, inevitably, in the mass immigration of Han Chinese. The region has sustained one of China’s highest annual GDP increases for five years running. The recently arrived millions of Han also brought the gospel to Inner […]

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People’s Republic of China

The survival and growth of the Church in China are awesome events in our generation! The atheist government strictly controls religious groups, and banned all religious activity during the Cultural Revolution. Christians then started underground house-church networks designed to survive the persecution. Through radio ministries, Christian workers, and believers devoted to outreach, the Church did […]

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Chile

Evangelicals face unprecedented opportunities as well as challenges. They are poised to exercise a pivotal role in Chilean society. The danger remains that goodwill and respect may be eroded by failures and squandered opportunities. Pray about these key issues: Nominalism and traditionalism. Long-term growth and consolidation have generated a more formal Pentecostalism that is often […]

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Chile

The Roman Catholic Church has recently declined in many ways: The perception of irrelevance. The more dynamic and fast-moving evangelical groups have seized initiative with programmes and ministry for and on behalf of the poor. The same can be said of the upper classes, drawn to the success mentality of Pentecostals. Major losses in affiliates. […]

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Canada

Evangelicals in Canada: Evangelicals represented 25% of the population in 1900, but less than 8% today. Surveys and studies disagree on whether this is now rising, stagnant or still in decline. While some evangelical and charismatic groups continue to grow, the decline of the historic denominations more than offsets this growth. The new landscape of […]

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