AFWIS Joins Operation World in prayer for Bosnia and Herzegovina - Europe

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Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe

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Geography

Area: 51,129 sq km
Mountainous Balkan state bracketed by Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia.
Population: 3,759,633    Annual Growth: -0.11%
Capital: Sarajevo
Urbanites: 48.6%
HDI Rank: 76 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 20 (20% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Bosnian    Languages: 8 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	1,540,698	40.98	-0.2
Evangelicals	2,207	0.1	2.1
Muslim	2,036,217	54.16

Challenges for Prayer

The post-war socio-economic situation is troubled, and recovery is slow. A poor country even before the strife, Bosnia still struggles with poverty. Only organized crime syndicates do well for themselves; these groups must be shut down if Bosnia hopes to join the EU with all the accompanying financial rewards. Young people in particular are pessimistic – more than 60% want to leave the country; the brain and youth drains further sap Bosnia’s potential. Pray for economic transformation, and for a new generation of Bosnians to lead their nation into a bright future rather than flee a sinking ship.
Religious communities are as entrenched as ever and deeply divided along ethnic lines. Orthodoxy has been subverted by Serb nationalism, and Catholicism by Croat nationalism. Militant Wahhabism from the Middle East (that has bankrolled the rapid rebuilding of mosques, many illegally) is replacing the previously European, Sufi-influenced moderate Islam of Bosnia. A precious few are building bridges across religious divides. All groups view Protestants and Independents suspiciously. Pray for the Spirit to move powerfully among all Churches and for Christians to recognize that their citizenship lies first in Heaven.
     For an additional 6 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 Bosnia.