Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for

New Zealand

Aotearoa

Pacific

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Geography

Area: 267,515 sq km
Two mountainous main islands 1,600 km southeast of Australia.
Population: 4,303,457    Annual Growth: 0.92%
Capital: Wellington
Urbanites: 86.8%
HDI Rank: 20 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 62 (8% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: English, Maori. Samoan widely spoken    Languages: 22 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	2,289,439	53.20	-0.8
Evangelicals	784,015	18.2	0.5

Answer to Prayer

The Holy Spirit has moved in many denominations since the 1960s. A host of new charismatic and Pentecostal groups emerged, and the large mainline denominations became more evangelical. There is a wealth of dynamic new churches, and strength remains in many of the traditional churches as well. The predicted decline and disappearance of Christianity from New Zealand is very premature indeed.

     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

The increasing presence of other religious and spiritual optionspresents a challenge for Christians. The influx of immigrants from other faith backgrounds is an opportunity for Kiwis to share the gospel cross-culturally. More pressing, though, is the permeation of society with New Age spirituality. Its individualistic, non-structural, nature-attuned character appeals to many who are disillusioned with Christianity. Pray for ways for the gospel to be shared in an engaging and relevant manner; Jesus is still attractive to many who are turned off by organized religion.
     For an additional 6 Challenges for Prayer see Operation Worldbook, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of New Zealand.