Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Sep 23: Norway
Norway
Kingdom of Norway
Europe
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Geography
Area: 323,878 sq kmA long, mountainous fjordindented land. One of the four Scandinavian countries. Also included are the Arctic dependencies of Jan Mayen and Svalbard (Spitzbergen) Islands 62,000 sq km.
Population: 4,855,315 Annual Growth: 0.93%
Capital: Oslo
Urbanites: 77.6%
HDI Rank: 1 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 56 (25% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk) Languages: 20 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 4,422,221 | 91.08 | 0.7 |
| Evangelicals | 409,731 | 8.4 | 1.0 |
Answer to Prayer
Norway has strong mission-sending traditions and lively mission vision today. Pentecostals and independent mission organizations within the Lutheran Church are the core of this sending tradition. Norway remains proportionally one of the top sending nations, even while again focusing on the renewed need for home missions. But a new wave of younger missionaries is called for.For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
Challenge for Prayer
The Lutheran Church, while a pillar of society and the most evangelical of all state churches in Europe, faces challenges nonetheless. It has, in the past, seen revivals, prayer and mission houses and many mission and volunteer agencies formed. But today it faces the same pluralistic challenge as other European societies as well as an internal battle over homosexuality. Pray for new revival and for a deep commitment to biblical faith and practice.For an additional 6 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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