AFWIS joins OW in prayer for the Republic of Nicaragua Latin America

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Sep 17: Nicaragua

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Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

Latin America

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Geography

Area: 127,849 sq km
The largest of the Central American republics. Central mountainous area between Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Population: 5,822,265    Annual Growth: 1.31%
Capital: Managua
Urbanites: 57.3%
HDI Rank: 124 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 18 (6% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Spanish. English-speaking communities on east coast    Languages: 7 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	5,666,228	97.32	1.4
Evangelicals	1,732,307	29.8	5.5

Answer to Prayer

Evangelical growth is high and sustained amid the upheaval. Evangelicals grew from 2.2% in 1960 to 29.8% in 2010. This is more than a 40-fold numeric increase in 50 years, with no signs of such growth abating.
     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

Poverty is a deep-seated issue that is both the cause and the result of many political troubles. After years of civil war, Hurricane Mitch further devastated the nation’s economy and infrastructure. Economic wisdom and long-term development are needed. Many economic uplift programmes have been launched by CEPAD (The Evangelical Committee for Relief and Development), AoG and others. This longstanding state of poverty also shapes the spirituality of Nicaragua, with both liberation theology and prosperity theology playing major roles.
     For an additional 8 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 Nicaragua.