Tuesday, October 21, 2014
AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for Senegal, Seychelles - Africa
Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Oct 21: Senegal, Seychelles
Senegal
Republic of Senegal
Africa
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Geography
Area: 196,722 sq kmMainland Africa’s most westerly state: arid, with few natural resources.
Population: 12,860,717 Annual Growth: 2.66%
Capital: Dakar
Urbanites: 42.9%
HDI Rank: 166 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 57 (47% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: French. Language of wider communication, Wolof; spoken as a first language by around 40% of the population Languages: 46 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Muslim| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 825,658 | 6.42 | 3.0 |
| Evangelicals | 25,792 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| Muslim | 11,709,683 | 91.05 |
Challenge for Prayer
Evangelical believers are few. Their growth rate is slow, and only among the Serer (FLM, AoG), Bassari (AoG), Balanta (WEC, AoG, NTM) and Jola (WEC, IMB, CAPRO) has there been any significant church planting. But members of the fledgling Church are growing confident about their identity in Christ and as evangelicals in Senegal. Pray that the Church will take hold of its identity in Christ and powerfully demonstrate its outworking to the nation.For an additional 11 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 Senegal.
Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
Africa
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Geography
Area: 453 sq kmA group of 92 granite and coral islands spread across 400,000 sq km of the Indian Ocean; 1,600 km east of Kenya.
Population: 84,600 Annual Growth: 0.47%
Capital: Victoria
Urbanites: 55.3%
HDI Rank: 57 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 10 (30% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: French, English and Seselwa (a French Creole) Languages: 3 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 81,292 | 96.09 | 0.4 |
| Evangelicals | 4,959 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
Challenge for Prayer
The vernacular of Seselwa has a translated NT, but the shelves are empty – financial troubles and the inability to exchange local currency means a shortfall of NTs and all Christian literature. There is an OT translation team in place. Pray for a solution that enables Seychellois to have access to Scripture and materials, and that these will have an impact on their spiritual life.For an additional 4 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.