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Sep 30: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville

Papua New Guinea, Bougainville

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Papua New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Pacific

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Geography

Area: 462,840 sq km
Eastern half of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, and many smaller islands in the north and east together make up the nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG). A land of high mountains, dense forests, lowland swamps, coral islands, torrential rainfall, many rivers and great biodiversity.
Population: 6,888,387    Annual Growth: 2.40%
Capital: Port Moresby
Urbanites: 13%
HDI Rank: 148 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 879 (0% unreached) All peoples
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Official language: English, Tok Pisin (Melanesian/English Creole) and Motu    Languages: 830 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	6,601,830	95.84	2.4
Evangelicals	1,773,348	25.7	3.1

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Challenge for Prayer

AIDS is an impending scourge with HIV infections increasing at an alarming rate, approaching a pandemic comparable to that of sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of awareness is a major challenge: mostly spread through sexual immorality, HIV is often attributed to all kinds of causes, some superstitious. TSCF(IFES), Anglicans (Anglicare) and Baptists are just three ministries educating on causes of AIDS, removing the associated stigma and cultivating biblical lifestyles so as to eradicate the infection.
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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 Papua New Guinea.

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Bougainville

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Geography

Area: 9,300 sq km
The most northerly of the Solomon Islands but arbitrarily linked to PNG in colonial times.

Peoples

Religion

Challenge for Prayer

The spiritual need of Bougainville is much greater than in PNG, as the evangelical presence is quite small. Pray for revival throughout the Bougainville Church, and for leaders to develop vision and initiatives reflective of Christ’s mission.
a) Overall church membership is decreasing, though Pentecostal churches such as Foursquare (21 congregations) are growing and beginning mission work in neighbouring Solomon Islands. Syncretism and nominalism abound. Pray for sound teaching and discipleship that matures believers and for effective outreach across denominations that bears lasting fruit.
b) Genuine faith in Christ needs reviving. During the Bougainville civil war many people flocked to churches professing faith in Christ, only to fall away once the war ended. Pray for wisdom as believers strive after unity, understanding and respect for one another in these days of restoration.
     For an additional 2 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 Bougainville.