May 26: French Guiana, French Polynesia
French Guiana
Department of French Guiana
Latin America
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Geography
Area: 86,504 sq kmSparsely inhabited jungle territory in northeast South America. Great diversity of flora and fauna with over 400,000 species known.
Population: 231,313 Annual Growth: 2.75%
Capital: Cayenne
Urbanites: 76.4%
Peoples
Peoples: 26 (4% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: French. Guianese French Creole widely spoken Languages: 15 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 211,073 | 91.25 | 2.8 |
| Evangelicals | 10,361 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Challenge for Prayer
The least reached peoples include:a) French Guianese Creole youth, large in number due to high birthrates and immigration. They are bombarded with the modern gospel of secular materialism, but with little recourse to acquire its riches. IFES/Union des Groupes Bibliques Universitaires (UBGU) has groups on the campuses of the one public university.
b) The Amerindian tribes – pray especially for the animist Wayana (1,100), Wayampi (700) and Emerillon (500), least evangelized of all the tribes. GRN has audio resources for each of these groups, and the JESUS film is available in Wayampi.
c) The largely animistic Maroon tribes (Aukan, Boni and Saramaccan) who live in the interior. Tribal Christians from Suriname work among them.
d) The Chinese who control much of the small-scale market economy. Just one congregation is known among them.
e) The French and European communitieslinked with the space programme – few are active Christians.
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 French Guiana.
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
Pacific
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Geography
Area: 3,521 sq kmFive island archipelagos and 118 islands – (Society, Tuamotu, Marquesas, Austral and Gambier) in south-central Pacific. Tahiti, the largest island at 1,042 sq km, is where over 70% live.
Population: 272,394 Annual Growth: 1.30%
Capital: Papeete
Urbanites: 51.4%
Peoples
Official language: French and Tahitian Languages: 11 All languagesReligion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 251,283 | 92.25 | 1.3 |
| Evangelicals | 19,712 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
Challenge for Prayer
The LMS-planted Ma’ohi Church has declined.Once the Church of the majority of Islanders, liberal theology is now predominant and evangelicals are few. Splits and defections have reduced its percentage and influence, and some well-publicized cases involving misuse of funds damaged the Church’s reputation further. Pray for a moving of the Spirit of God to bring this Church back to its first love, as in the early 19th Century. There are some signs of life with the greater inclusion of young people and women.For an additional 5 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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