Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for

Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

Latin America

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Geography

Area: 127,849 sq km
The largest of the Central American republics. Central mountainous area between Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Population: 5,822,265    Annual Growth: 1.31%
Capital: Managua
Urbanites: 57.3%
HDI Rank: 124 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 18 (6% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Spanish. English-speaking communities on east coast    Languages: 7 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	5,666,228	97.32	1.4
Evangelicals	1,732,307	29.8	5.5

Answer to Prayer

God has used various means to bring about a remarkable turning to Himself, many involving suffering:
a) Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and hurricanes shocked many into considering issues of life and eternity.
b) The massive upheavals of war, conflict and political polarization forced many to turn to the compassion of Christians and hope in Christ.
c) Extensive evangelism by mass crusades, "Evangelism in Depth" programmes and local church outreaches all added to the number of believers.

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

Challenge for Prayer

Nicaragua’s divided past still influences the present. The traumatic events of 1979-1998 divided politics (left- and right-wing), communities (the Hispanic-Mestizo west and Creole-Amerindian east), trade unions, churches and families. The situation is changing, but there is still lingering distrust along these fault lines that needs to be overcome.
     For an additional 8 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 Nicaragua.