AFWIS joins OW in Prayer for both the State of Qatar Asia and the Department of Réunion Africa

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Oct 09: Qatar, Réunion

Qatar, Réunion

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Qatar

State of Qatar

Asia

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Geography

Area: 11,400 sq km
Arabian peninsular state that is almost entirely desert.
Population: 1,508,322    Annual Growth: 11.24%
Capital: Doha
Urbanites: 95.8%
HDI Rank: 33 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 23 (30% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Arabic    Languages: 6 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	89,142	5.91	2.2
Evangelicals	14,552	1.0	3.3
Muslim	1,333,206	88.39

Challenge for Prayer

Christians’ ability to meet together is limited by government policy and by the high cost and difficulty of renting facilities capable of hosting larger groups. There are not yet opportunities for the large Asian fellowships and those congregations committed to outreach and evangelism to have their own places of worship.
     For an additional 4 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Qatar.

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Réunion

Department of Réunion

Africa

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Geography

Area: 2,512 sq km
Rugged, mountainous volcanic Indian Ocean island 700 km east of Madagascar. The largest of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius.
Population: 837,094    Annual Growth: 1.32%
Capital: Saint-Denis
Urbanites: 94%

Peoples

Peoples: 16 (25% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French. Common language French Creole, spoken by over 85%, which is replacing minority languages    Languages: 9 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	727,373	86.96	1.3
Evangelicals	49,112	5.9	4.1

Challenge for Prayer

Mature leadership for the young, growing churches is a priority. Most leadership training is informal or must be pursued outside the territory. As with the territory’s economic dependence on France, the churches are often dependent on outside help. Pray for recent moves toward developing the local church leadership as well as establishing both spiritual and financial autonomy.
     For an additional 4 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Réunion.