AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Swiss Confederation - Switzerland - Europe

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Nov 13: Switzerland

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Switzerland

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Geography

Area: 41,293 sq km
Mountainous land; 25.7% agriculturally unproductive. The Swiss Alps are one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world.
Population: 7,594,561    Annual Growth: 0.41%
Capital: Bern (admin); Lausanne (judical)
Urbanites: 73.6%
HDI Rank: 9 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 40 (18% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: German, French, Italian, Romansh    Languages: 26 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	5,753,639	75.76	-0.3
Evangelicals	336,275	4.4	1.2

Prayercast

Answer to Prayer

Continued Swiss commitment to world evangelization, despite the relatively small community of evangelicals, is a real blessing.
     For an additional 2 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

Stagnation and decline have sapped the Church. In the Catholic Church, lack of clergy is reaching crisis proportions, and the spreading liberal theology undermines the faith of many Catholic and Reformed congregations. Yet changes are afoot. Modest growth continues in Free churches, an active movement for renewal lives in Reformed churches and Catholics are returning to a more conservative and traditional faith. Pray that:
a) Men and women of God in leadership and in congregations may be used to bring renewal to the State Churches and revival to the entire Swiss nation.
b) The high level of unity in prayer and vision among evangelical leaders within the Evangelical Alliance and the Federation of Free Churches – across denominations – may be protected and grow in depth and witness.
c) Congregational outreach may increase through personal evangelism, home Bible studies and cell/house church planting. Pray that true believers in State and Free Churches may be more effectively motivated and activated for outreach.
     For an additional 9 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 Switzerland.