AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Republic of Yemen - Asia

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Dec 21: Yemen

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Yemen

Republic of Yemen

Asia

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Geography

Area: 531,869 sq km
Mountainous south and southwestern portion of the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean island of Socotra.
Population: 24,255,928    Annual Growth: 2.90%
Capital: Sana'a
Urbanites: 31.8%
HDI Rank: 140 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 28 (61% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Arabic    Languages: 14 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	19,405	0.08	2.9
Evangelicals	4,275	0.0	5.1
Muslim	24,236,523	99.92

Prayercast

Challenges for Prayer

Openly believing in Jesus is dangerous for Yemenis – shari’a law, culture and family expectations are all factors in this. Pray for greater freedom for believers to encourage others to follow Christ and to be agents of cultural transformation. Pray for the transformation of their families, for it is from them that the worst persecution comes.
Most Christians are expatriates. Many are Ethiopian refugees, among whom are several thriving evangelical congregations. Others are Westerners, South and East Asians and other Arabs in secular jobs. No church buildings are yet allowed in the north. Pray that expatriate believers may maintain their spiritual growth amid discouragement, sickness, isolation and constant threats to their presence in the land.
     For an additional 7 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 Yemen.