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9th May 2010 |
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Pray for Kenya
Population 39 million People 67 per sq km Religion 78% Christian 10% Muslim Positives A very strong Christian country. Kenya has a key role as a solid base for Christian ministry to Africa and the world. Africa’s second highest percentage and nearly equal to all Evangelicals in Europe. The East African Revival (1948-1960) made a deep and lasting impression on the Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches. The fires of revival were quenched by legalism, divisions, materialism and personality clashes. The subsequent growth of evangelical and Pentecostal churches has been dramatic. |
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Prayer Needs Nominalism has become a major issue, with a large number of nominal Evangelicals too. Nairobi is 80% ‘Christian’, but only 12% of the population goes to church. Pray for a revival to be given again. The lack of trained leaders for the 70,000 or more Protestant/indigenous congregations gives cause for concern. There are over 60 institutions, with around 2,000 students, where workers are trained for Christian ministry. Pray for these, and for lives to be set on fire for God through them. Pray for more graduates to be fully and adequately supported by their congregations. Young people. Over half the population is under 15. Youth ministries are vital. HIV/AIDS sufferers. This disease has become a silent disaster most refuse to recognize. There were over 730,000 orphans, and 2,100,000 infected in 2000. Pray that Christians may lead in ministry in this area. |
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