AFWIS Joins Operation World in prayer for the - Republic of Benin Africa

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Benin

Republic of Benin

Africa

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Geography

Area: 112,622 sq km
A long, narrow country wedged between Nigeria and Togo.
Population: 9,211,741    Annual Growth: 3.20%
Capital: Porto-Novo
Urbanites: 42%
HDI Rank: 161 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 68 (18% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French. Trade languages, Fon in south, Dendi in north    Languages: 56 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	3,674,563	39.89	3.8
Evangelicals	767,515	8.3	4.3

Answer to Prayer

There is great freedom to minister and evangelize in Benin – interaction with both animist and Islamic people groups can occur in an open environment. Thank God for the many opportunities to share the good news through both word and deed. Pray for this openness to continue and for churches and missions to make good use of it while it still exists.

Challenge for Prayer

Structures of sin such as people-smuggling and the black market (fayawo) are highly influential. Some 75% of economic activity is underground. This is deeply tied to Nigerian interests and makes Benin very vulnerable financially. Allegedly, tens of thousands of children are smuggled from Benin each year to work as child labourers, mostly to their eastern neighbours. They are often maltreated and abused. Pray for justice and righteousness to take root in Benin and for Nigeria’s influence to become a more positive and godly one.
     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 Benin.