Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for The Republic of Seychelles, Africa And The Republic of Senegal, Africa

Senegal

Republic of Senegal

Africa

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Geography

Area: 196,722 sq km
Mainland Africa’s most westerly state: arid, with few natural resources.
Population: 12,860,717    Annual Growth: 2.66%
Capital: Dakar
Urbanites: 42.9%
HDI Rank: 166 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 57 (47% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French. Language of wider communication, Wolof; spoken as a first language by around 40% of the population    Languages: 46 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	825,658	6.42	3.0
Evangelicals	25,792	0.2	6.1
Muslim	11,709,683	91.05

Challenges for Prayer

Spiritually, Senegal is both open and closed.The nation enjoys religious freedom and is remarkably tolerant toward other faiths – a point of pride for Senegalese, perhaps because so few Muslims have ever come to Christ. Despite a longstanding Christian presence and outreach, a spiritual heaviness covers the land. Allegiance to religious leaders renewed in each generation prevents any significant people movement to Christ. Virtually all Wolof, Fulbe and Mande peoples remain Muslim. Pray for the spiritual breakthrough for which so many wait.
Islam dominates religious life, growing from about 45% of the population in 1900 to over 90% by 1960. The Muslim Sufi brotherhoods are well organized, wealthy and politically powerful; over 85% of all Muslims belong to one of them. The Mouride Brotherhood is virtually a state within a state, based in their capital, Touba. But aggressive Islamist groups funded by Saudi Arabia and Libya are making inroads and threaten the tolerant status quo. Pray that religious tyranny might be thwarted, and that God may use all forces to draw people to Himself.
     For an additional 10 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

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

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Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

Africa

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Geography

Area: 453 sq km
A group of 92 granite and coral islands spread across 400,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean; 1,600 km east of Kenya.
Population: 84,600    Annual Growth: 0.47%
Capital: Victoria
Urbanites: 55.3%
HDI Rank: 57 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 10 (30% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French, English and Seselwa (a French Creole)    Languages: 3 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	81,292	96.09	0.4
Evangelicals	4,959	5.9	2.5

Challenges for Prayer

The vast majority of Seychellois claim to be Christian, but evidence of true spiritual transformation seems outweighed by superstition and nominalism. Gris-gris, a voodoo-like African spiritism based on black magic and herbalism, permeates the lives of Christians.Despite the disapproval of religious leaders, most Seychellois remain happy to mix religion into this dangerous cocktail. Pray that the Holy Spirit may bring new life evidenced by repentance and sustained fruit.
Relationships among churches are generally positive, but there is in some areas a lack of unity. The process of translating the Bible into Seselwa is helping relationships. Pray for renewal across all denominations, rather than mere opportunities for cooperation.
     For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, 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 Seychelles.