Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for The Republic of Slovenia Europe

Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia

Europe

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Geography

Area: 20,256 sq km
Alpine state adjoining Italy, Hungary, Croatia and Austria.
Population: 2,024,912    Annual Growth: 0.24%
Capital: Ljubljana
Urbanites: 48%
HDI Rank: 29 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 19 (5% unreached) All peoples
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Official language: Slovene, Hungarian, Italian    Languages: 10 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	1,097,097	54.18	0.0
Evangelicals	1,822	0.1	-0.2

Challenges for Prayer

A long history of Catholic tradition is under threat. The three main Christian groups (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran) are lacking in spiritual vitality. They are rapidly declining into irrelevance while agnosticism, New Age and different forms of Eastern religious beliefs are increasing, as is general spiritual apathy, even among those who notionally believe in God. Pray for an awakening in the mainline churches that draws the many nominal Christians into personal faith in Christ.
Evangelicals are few, underfunded and divided. There is an evangelical presence in only 28 out of 210 municipalities, so church planting teams are clearly needed. The tiny evangelical population often reflects the divisive culture of the South Slavs – pray for unity and the formation of an Evangelical Alliance. Of the few dozen fellowships, almost none are self-funding; most pastors rely on secular employment or external financial support, and there is little teaching in churches on stewardship and giving. Pray for Slovene believers to rise to the challenge of personal evangelism, to support their own pastors and even to send missionaries.
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Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for The Solomon Islands in the Pacific

Solomon Islands

Pacific

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Geography

Area: 27,556 sq km
Six of the seven major volcanic islands of the Solomon Islands, also numerous smaller coral atolls. The seventh, Bougainville Island, is part of Papua New Guinea. The major island and island groups are Guadalcanal, Choiseul, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Malaita, Makira/San Cristobal, Gela, Santa Cruz and the Russells.
Population: 535,699    Annual Growth: 2.49%
Capital: Honiara
Urbanites: 18.6%
HDI Rank: 135 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Official language: English. Trade language Solomons Pijin, spoken by more than half the population    Languages: 71 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	513,200	95.80	2.4
Evangelicals	178,587	33.3	2.8

Answer to Prayer

The Solomons have a history of revivals – in the South Sea Evangelical Churches in 1935 and 1970, then in nearly all denominations after 1982. In the 1980s and 1990s, new charismatic networks and churches emerged in another wave of spiritual life. Evangelical and charismatic believers grew in number across almost all denominations.

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Challenge for Prayer

The civil war of 1998-2003 paralyzed the nation on a number of levels and left many thousands uprooted and in need of practical help and spiritual counselling. Though outside intervention imposed peace and disarmed the ethnic militias, a deeper malaise in the nation remains. Pray for the effectiveness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Winds of Change movement for fairer elections and political processes and the continued ministry of Women for Peace. Pray for true forgiveness and reconciliation that come only through repentance. Without these, the nation can never really progress.
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Psalm 59

Psalm 59

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 59

Psalm 59^[a]

    For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b]When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. ¹ Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
   be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
² Deliver me from evildoers
   and save me from those who are after my blood.
 ³ See how they lie in wait for me!
   Fierce men conspire against me
   for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
⁴ I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
   Arise to help me; look on my plight!
⁵ You, LORD God Almighty,
   you who are the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
   show no mercy to wicked traitors.^[c]
 6 They return at evening,
   snarling like dogs,
   and prowl about the city.
⁷ See what they spew from their mouths—
   the words from their lips are sharp as swords,
   and they think, “Who can hear us?”
⁸ But you laugh at them, LORD;
   you scoff at all those nations.
 ⁹ You are my strength, I watch for you;
   you, God, are my fortress,
 ¹⁰ my God on whom I can rely.
   God will go before me
   and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
¹¹ But do not kill them, Lord our shield,^[d]
   or my people will forget.
In your might uproot them
   and bring them down.
¹² For the sins of their mouths,
   for the words of their lips,
   let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
 ¹³ consume them in your wrath,
   consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
   that God rules over Jacob.
 ¹⁴ They return at evening,
   snarling like dogs,
   and prowl about the city.
¹⁵ They wander about for food
   and howl if not satisfied.
¹⁶ But I will sing of your strength,
   in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
   my refuge in times of trouble.
 ¹⁷ You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
   you, God, are my fortress,
   my God on whom I can rely.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 59:1 In Hebrew texts 59:1-17 is numbered 59:2-18.
2. Psalm 59:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
3. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.
4. Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign