AWFIS Joins OW in prayer for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Europe

December, 4th to the 6th

United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe

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Geography

Area: 244,110 sq km
Two main islands: Britain and the northeast of Ireland. A union of four countries: England 103,400 sq km, Scotland 78,800 sq km, Wales 20,800 sq km, Northern Ireland 14,100 sq km. Also three small autonomous states that are dependencies of the British Crown: Isle of Man 588 sq km (in the Irish Sea); Channel Islands 194 sq km (Guernsey, Jersey).
Population: 62,129,818    Annual Growth: 0.54%
Capital: London
Urbanites: 90.1%
HDI Rank: 21 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 105 (28% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: English; in Wales both English and Welsh. English is the primary language of 400 million in the world, as well as the major language of international communication for over 1.4 billion    Languages:15 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	37,066,649	59.66	-0.8
Evangelicals	5,490,130	8.8	0.0

Answer to Prayer

The Church is growing among many ethnic minorities. Part of this is through widespread immigration from strongly Christian nations such as Nigeria and Brazil, whose Christians bring with them much-needed vitality and spiritual confidence in the gospel. Part is through considerable conversion growth among Africans, Chinese, Polish, “Travellers” (Romani/Gypsy) and even modest growth among South Asians and others. Multi-ethnic churches are sprouting up and seeing new converts to Christ from among largely unevangelized peoples.

Challenge for Prayer

The sense that all is not well pervades the country. “Broken Britain” is the catchphrase of the tabloid news. The “freedoms” of the 1960s led to social disaster and hastened spiritual decline. Many are discouraged about the future and cynical about the seeming impotence of politicians to deal with the malaise; this trait is exacerbated by the media. Violent crime, alcohol and drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, immorality, prostitution, illegitimacy and abortion rates, gambling addiction and personal debt levels are not just alarmingly high, but in some cases are tacitly encouraged by misled government policies. Conservatives point to breakdown of the family and traditional morality as primary causes. The simultaneous decline of Christian values in society over this same period is hardly a coincidence. Without a radical change, disaster looms. Pray for national repentance and restoration to the spiritual vigour that once made Britain’s Christians a blessing to the world. Many Christians are praying for revival.
     For an additional 15 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 United Kingdom.