AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Coooperative Republic of Guyana in Latin America

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Jun 12: Guyana

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Guyana

Coooperative Republic of Guyana

Latin America

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Geography

Area: 215,000 sq km
On the north coast of South America. A developed coastal strip with under-developed, forested interior.
Population: 761,442    Annual Growth: -0.06%
Capital: Georgetown
Urbanites: 28.5%
HDI Rank: 114 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 22 (9% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: English; Creole used by 90% of the population    Languages: 19 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	401,128	52.68	0.0
Evangelicals	150,993	19.8	1.0

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Challenges for Prayer

Guyana seems to exist precariously on many levels. It is constantly under threat from persistent claims on its land by Venezuela and Suriname. The political sphere is defined along racial lines. The economy is vulnerable to the climate, as the disastrous floods of 2005 attest. Large-scale emigration has denuded the country of much of its population, including many of the most gifted. Pray that an enduring hope might come to Guyana, most expressly through the transformation that only the gospel can enact.
Most Afro-Guyanese and mixed-race Guyanese are Christian, but nominalism is widespread, stable two-parent families rare (a legacy of the time of slavery) and syncretistic and deviant beliefs common. Obeah Spiritism and witchcraft, Rastafarianism and foreign sects as well as the racist Nation of Islam are influential here. Pray for the true and uncorrupted gospel to radically impact these communities.
     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 Guyana.