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Pray for Serbia Population: 7.7 Million with 76 people per sq km Religion: 80% Christian Challenges for Prayer Landlocked country surrounded by many countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania. Serbia is a nation with a public relations problem. It sees itself as defender of Europe and as the defender of the Christian faith against Muslim aggression. Serbia feels misunderstood and betrayed by the rest of Christendom and as victim of a propaganda war. Conversely, much of the world perceives Serbia as a war-mongering, hyper-nationalist power, guilty of ethnic cleansing and atrocities, and as a perpetrator of ethno religious hatred. Both views have some justification. A long history of victimization by other nations (Turks, Austrians, Germans, Croats and others) has left a legacy of bitterness. Pray for the healing and redemptive transformation of Serbian identity; a mighty work of God is necessary for this to happen. Pray that the tiny evangelical community – the only body that has retained multi-cultural fellowships – might prove a catalyst for good.
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