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4th December 2011 Pray for Guinea-Bissau Population: 1.6 million with 46 people per sq km. Religion: 52% Muslim, 11% Christian Challenge for Prayer Coastal state wedged between Senegal and Guinea, including the Bijagos archipelago. Praise the Lord for continued receptivity to the gospel and for religious freedom, a contrast to many other countries in the region. Evangelicals assisted with humanitarian needs during the civil war and worked with Catholics and Muslims in the political reconciliation efforts. The Evangelical Church of Guinea-Bissau is therefore viewed with a good deal of respect by the government and has garnered freedom to operate as a result. Pray that the Church might continue to lead in showing practical love and compassion and in encouraging peace and reconciliation. Poverty, political unrest and violent conflict combine to grind down the population of this land. There is some limited potential in untapped natural resources, but the opportunity for genuine progress and development seems distant. The influence of narcotics shipments has great potential to corrupt police, army and government figures, and enslave otherwise impoverished people. The short but strife-filled political history of Guinea-Bissau points to the need for stability, forgiveness and true peacemakers. Pray that God might raise up righteous leaders to lead their people. |
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