Gary Miller Ministry

May 09: Djibouti

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Djibouti

Jumhuriyah Jibuti , ( Repubic of Djibouti )

Africa

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Geography

Area: 23,200 sq km
A hot, dry, desert enclave between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, with possibly the hottest average temperatures of any country on earth.
Population: 879,053    Annual Growth: 1.78%
Capital: Djibouti
Urbanites: 88.1%
HDI Rank: 155 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 11 (55% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French and Arabic. Trade languages Somali, Afar    Languages: 10 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	15,383	1.75	0.2
Evangelicals	1,207	0.1	3.4
Muslim	852,945	97.03

Challenges for Prayer

Mission work is a challenge in this hot, dry, but often humid land, and working conditions are extreme. Physical and spiritual oppression, economic disparity, ethnic tensions and a paucity of believers lead easily to discouragement and worker attrition. Pray for the present ministries in education, public health, literature, Bible translation, literacy and youth work – opportunities to witness abound in these. Pray that contacts lead to disciples for Jesus. Pray for God to send long-term workers, especially from nearby countries and people groups. Pray for unprecedented spiritual breakthroughs, long-awaited but as yet unseen. There is notable interest in Christianity from a small but increasing number of locals.
Several evangelical fellowships exist among the immigrant groups flooding Djibouti in recent years – from Ethiopia, Madagascar, Congo-DRC, the Philippines, Eritrea and other places. Many of these congregations share a strong spiritual burden to reach the Somali and Afar peoples. Pray that they may be relevant and effective in their witness. Pray that their own reconciliation and unity made possible in Christ might be a witness to the divided and hostile peoples of Djibouti.
     For an additional 5 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 Djibouti.