Today, We Join With Operation World in Praying for the British Overseas Territory of St. Helena, Africa

St Helena

British Overseas Territory of St. Helena

Africa

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Geography

Area: 412 sq km
St Helena (122 sq km), 2,000 km west of Angola in the south Atlantic. Two dependencies: Ascension Island (90 sq km), 600 km to the northwest, and Tristan da Cunha (100 sq km), 1,200 km to the south. Also several uninhabited islands.
Population: 4,406    Annual Growth: -1.34%
Capital: Jamestown
Urbanites: 39.7%

Peoples

Official language: English    Languages: 1 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	4,172	94.70	-1.6
Evangelicals	389	8.8	0.5

Challenges for Prayer

Emigration from St Helena increases as jobs become scarcer. Much of the employment occurs on the communications and military bases of Ascension and the Falkland Islands. Pray for an effective witness to those working on these bases. Also, pray for those leaving to find work elsewhere; failure to approve building an airport deflated many hopes for St Helena’s development.
The Christian heritage of St Helena is strong but islanders’ committed to faith are decreasing. Most Christians are nominal, and church attendance continues to decline. A critical mass of evangelicals on the islands is needed to generate spiritual momentum. Pray for Baptists and the Salvation Army, where most evangelicals can be found, and for the Anglican Church – the largest group, but spiritually dormant.
     For an additional Challenge for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.