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31st May 2009 |
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Pray for Namibia
Namibia is in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa. Predominantly arid, semi-desert; the driest African land south of the equator. The Namib Desert is a broad expanse of hyper-arid gravel plains and dunes that stretches along the entire coastline, which varies in width between 100 to many hundreds of kilometres. Population is small with just over 2 million people with only 2 people per sq km.
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Christian population is about 80% with Lutheran by far the biggest. Namibia for long had the highest percentage of Christians for any country in Africa. The early labours of German and Finnish Lutheran and then Anglican missionaries gave birth to large denominations. The influence of liberal and then black theology eroded that spiritual heritage, and true discipleship and holy living are now in short supply and nominalism widespread. There is a noticeable turning away from Christianity and a lack of openness to the gospel. Pray for a unity, based on Scripture and bathed in the Spirit, that will bring reconciliation and revival. Young people have become much more materialistic and are rejecting Christianity as irrelevant to their needs. Pray for innovative and effective ministry by churches and agencies. Christian radio programmes on the national network have had a remarkable impact on the population.
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