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

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Dec 22: 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

Opportunities for expatriates to serve God are varied – business, education, health and development programmes. Hospitals and clinics run by expatriate Christians are much-needed blessings for the Yemeni people. There are many needs in Yemen, and faithful, loving service plants many seeds, as the various agencies attest. Pray for more believers who are willing to live and serve sacrificially and lovingly in this difficult land.
Yemen is one of the world’s least evangelized countries, with one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations. Pray for salvation to come to:
a) The northern tribes, including the people of Sana’a, the capital, and the peoples of the northern mountains and northeastern deserts. A number are semi-nomadic.
b) The southern Yemenis, the key cities being Aden, Taiz and Ibb.
c) The Tihama Arabs of the coastal plains. Many Gulf War returnees were settled in this region. The key city is Hodeida.
d) The Hadhramaut, including the historic areas of Shibam and Tarem as well as the port city of Mukalla.
e) The Mahri along the Omani border are a fishing people and very isolated from the modernity that is seeping into the rest of Yemen.
f) The Socotra islanders, who were nominally Christian until the 17th Century. There are no known Christians on this isolated Indian Ocean island, and even humanitarian work is very limited and difficult to do.
g) Yemeni women – their lot is harsh and their opportunities for education and a life outside the home are limited. How will they hear about Jesus and learn to live for Him?
h) Children. High fertility rates generate large families, which in turn can create a host of poorly supervised children left generally to their own devices, especially if the parents chew qat. The education system is very limited and focused largely on Islamics. Many children are at risk of abduction by organized gangs (from a neighbouring country) for indoctrination into extremism and even more macabre exploitation.
i) The South Asians – many are traders and artisans in Aden. Most are Muslim; some are Hindu or Catholic Christians. Pray also for the 300 or so remaining Yemeni Jews.
j) The Somalis – many are Yemeni residents and others refugees. Their numbers could possibly exceed 500,000. A few have come to faith, but most remain unevangelized.
     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.