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Oct 15: Russia, Urals Federal District, Siberian Federal District
Russia
Europe
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Geography
Area: 17,075,400 sq kmThe world’s largest country, extending across 9 time zones between the Baltic and the Pacific. The Russian Federation is composed of 83 administrative districts, including 46 oblasts (provinces), 21 republics, 9 territories, 4 autonomous okrugs, 1 autonomous oblast and 2 federal cities.
Population: 140,366,561 Annual Growth: -0.39%
Capital: Moscow
Urbanites: 72.8%
HDI Rank: 71 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 162 (47% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Russian; local languages in autonomous republics Languages: 135 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 93,905,229 | 66.90 | 0.0 |
| Evangelicals | 1,636,627 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
Challenge for Prayer
Expatriate ministry in Russia did not earn a good name for itself with the enthusiastic but often ill-judged activities in the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some estimate over 1,500 missions and church-based agencies launched into ministry with little coordination. Insensitivities, short-termism, importation of foreign cultural forms and ecclesiastical empire-building offset much of the good that was achieved. Since then, the government is squeezing out foreign mission presence through legal changes and visa regulations. It is difficult, but not impossible, to maintain a long-term presence as a Christian worker. Foreign believers can still have a strategic impact through short-term visits to teach, train and help set up locally run ministries. Pray for missionaries and agencies to model networking and cooperative fellowship as well as to humbly assist the national Church to fulfil its own purpose. Pray also for the international partnerships focused on the major ethnic minorities for Bible translation, outreach and other ministry.For an additional 11 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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Russia
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Challenge for Prayer
Khakassia to the northwest of Tuva is only 13% Khakass. The Khakass (80,000 globally) are Turkic animist-shamanists with close ties to neighbouring Tuvan and Altai peoples. There are only two known Khakass churches, with just over 100 believers. New Life Mission works among them, and IBT recently completed the Khakass NT. Pray that this small people group might be evangelized.For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Siberian Federal District.Urals Federal District
Russia
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Challenge for Prayer
Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs are home to the Khanty, Mansi, Nenets and even some Komi peoples. (Nenets are mentioned in Nenets Autonomous Okrug.) The Khanty and Mansi peoples are small in number, a tiny minority even in their own lands. They are northern Finno-Ugric peoples whose very existence is endangered by small numbers and threatened hunter-gatherer lifestyle. They retain most of their traditional animist beliefs, despite a veneer of imposed Russian Orthodoxy. They are open to the gospel as long as it is not linked to the Russian culture that treated them cruelly in the past. Recently, many Khantys have become believers. In both Khanty and Mansi, some portions of the NT exist.For an additional Challenge for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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