AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for China, People’s Republic, Shandong Province, Shanghai Municipality

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Apr 16: China, People’s Republic, Shandong Province, Shanghai Municipality

China, People’s Republic, Shandong Province, Shanghai Municipality

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China

People's Republic of China

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Geography

Area: 9,573,000 sq km
The third-largest state in the world, also containing the highest mountains and plateaus in the world. The climate and geography are extremely diverse, ranging from tropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north, from a highly industrialized and modern eastern seaboard to sparsely populated western deserts and mountain ranges. Hong Kong and Macau are integral parts of China, though their statistics are not included here; Taiwan’s status is debated. These three are handled separately.
Population: 1,330,584,783    Annual Growth: 0.63%
Capital: Beijing
Urbanites: 44.9%
HDI Rank: 92 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 516 (83% unreached) All peoples
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Official language: Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese); local languages in the five Autonomous Regions. 15 regional mega-languages. There are an estimated 600 different spoken Han dialects, but one written language common to all    Languages: 296 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Non-religious

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	105,382,315	7.92	2.7
Evangelicals	75,399,270	5.7	2.9
Non-religious	590,247,410	44.36

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Challenge for Prayer

The window of opportunity for spiritual receptivity might not be open indefinitely. China today faces materialism – with increasing wealth, the debilitating effects of spreading corruption, moral decline and the growing social and economic impact of the one-child policy. All of these may profoundly affect the spiritual openness of the nation and the Church itself. Pray that the Refiner’s fire might keep burning and that the Church’s spiritual cutting edge – honed in the midst of persecution – might not be blunted.
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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 China.

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Shanghai Municipality

China

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Challenge for Prayer

This municipality also hosts China’s largest expatriate population, which includes large communities of Westerners, Koreans and especially Taiwanese and other overseas Chinese. There are many active Christians among them and much Christian activity by and for them. Pray for a positive interaction, when it is beneficial to do so, between national and foreign believers.
     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 Shanghai Municipality.

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Shandong Province

China

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Challenge for Prayer

Tai’an is near Taishan, China’s most “holy” mountain according to Daoist and Confucian traditions. This is a major spiritual stronghold up on which prayer should be focused.
     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 Shandong Province.