AFWIS joins with OW in prayer for the Republic of Tunisia, Africa

Tunisia

Republic of Tunisia

Africa

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Geography

Area: 154,530 sq km
Mountainous and agricultural in the north, Sahara desert in the south. The site of notable civilizations: Carthaginian, Berber Christian and Arab Islamic.
Population: 10,373,957    Annual Growth: 0.98%
Capital: Tunis
Urbanites: 67.3%
HDI Rank: 98 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 23 (65% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Arabic. French widely used but declining as English increases    Languages: 10 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	22,785	0.22	1.0
Evangelicals	1,154	0.0	4.7
Muslim	10,317,975	99.37

Challenges for Prayer

Tunisia is one of the most progressive and open societies in the Arab world. However, the economic transformation is not as widespread as many feel it should be. The rapid change to a social, demographic and economic existence resembling Tunisia’s European neighbours (more than its African ones) is offset by the greater influences of Islam and a pan-Arab media in terms of Tunisia’s collective identity. Pray that the advancement of both materialism and the practice of Islam might actually serve to illuminate a deeper need in people’s hearts.
Change is evident after a century of missionary involvement that produced little fruit. Pray that continued intercession might break through the centuries-old barriers to the gospel. There are more open doors and opportunities to share than ever before. Pray for Christians, foreign and national, to take advantage of these opportunities. The necessity of learning Arabic is a barrier to many non-Tunisian Christians.
     For an additional 9 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 Tunisia.