Today
and tomorrow we lift in prayer Tanzania – an island of peace in the war thorn
East-Central Africa. 1% of its
population have embraced the Adventist mission and are active in witness and helping
people, especially refugees from neighbouring Burundi and Rwanda. Country with strong Muslim roots had seen
many conversions of Muslims to Christianity.
Today 54% are Christians. However
there are still 20% of people groups unreached, practicing ethnic animism. Pray for continuing peace and safety, and
for mission of the Gospel to expand.
Monday
we lift in prayer Tajikistan. Persian
speaking people related by culture to Afghanistan, they had been independent
from Soviet rule since 1992. Yet the
civil war and ethnic conflict among clans continue. Currently the fighting broke out again. More than 90% are Muslim and Christian
mission is illegal. Adventist believers
are less than 1 per 1000. Majority of
Christians are Russian Orthodox, who see their religion equivalent to their
nationality and are not seeking for truth.
Pray for openness to Christian witness.
Tuesday
we lift in prayer Timor Leste, and eastern part of Timor Island of
Indonesia. Former Portuguese colony, it
had seen rapid growth of Catholic church as a symbol of resistance to Muslim
Indonesia, however many believers are traditional spiritists. Sovereign since 2002 the new country still
suffers from effects of struggle for independence and war with Indonesia. Adventist presence is very small – about 300
believers. Pray for strengthening of
church and mission work there.
Wednesday
we lift in prayer Togo, a country next to Ghana in West Africa. Since its independence in 1967 it has been
ruled by one family, son replaced the father in 2005. Democracy is nominal, and there is tribal
divide between north and south regions.
Poverty and human trafficking is widespread under corrupt military and
government. Pray for Christians to be
united in mission.
Thursday
we begin 3 days of prayer for Thailand.
An independent kingdom that has never been ruled by Westerners. Their king has reigned since 1946 and
outlived many political coups and changes. 20th by population size
it is also very industrialized country.
The last two decades had been the most successful economically. The “land of the free” is 95% Buddhist and
conversions are very difficult. It hosts
refugees from many countries – Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, and many have
accepted Christ through he work of mission agencies, yet the outreach to native
Thai is difficult. Thai national
identity and religion are interlinked.
It’s Buddhist worldview causes misconceptions about human destiny and as
a result it has the highest in the world sex-trade and oppresses youth boys and
girls into slavery. Gangs from Central
Asia proliferate in illegal human trafficking.
67% people groups are still unreached by the Gospel. Pray for mission work to grow and develop in
Thailand, for Adventist church to expand its work in that region.
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