May 11: Ecuador
Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador
Latin America
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Geography
Area: 269,178 sq kmAmazon jungle in the east, high Andean Sierra in the centre, fertile coastal plain on Pacific Coast. Also the Galapagos Islands, 1,000 km to the west.
Population: 13,774,909 Annual Growth: 1.07%
Capital: Quito
Urbanites: 66.9%
HDI Rank: 80 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 31 (6% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Spanish Languages: 25 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 13,010,402 | 94.45 | 1.0 |
| Evangelicals | 1,170,089 | 8.5 | 4.9 |
Answer to Prayer
The steady growth of evangelicals. Ecuador had Latin America’s lowest percentage of evangelicals in 1960, but this has increased from 17,000 seventy-fold to 1.2 million in 2010. Most growth is in the rapidly growing cities and among the Quichua. Evangelical churches in Ecuador may not have the size of Brazilian churches or the proportion of Central America’s, but they are growing in number, in size, in maturity and in social impact, particularly in the last 10 years.For an additional 2 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
Challenge for Prayer
The Catholic Church sees its privileged position erode, even as evangelical and marginal groups rapidly increase. There are sporadic, local incidents of mob violence, burning of churches and intimidation against evangelicals. Pray for continued freedom of religion, harmony among denominations and an increase in spiritual life among Catholics. There is a modest but growing charismatic movement in the Catholic Church in Ecuador.For an additional 9 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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