Pray for Belarus

• Full Name: Republic of Belarus
• Government Type: Republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship (Source: CIA.gov)
• Leader(s): Alexander Lukashenko (President)
• Population: 9,612,632 (2010 est.)
• People Groups: 4
• Religions: (1997 est.)
• Eastern Orthodox> 80% (7,690,106)
• Other (including Roman Catholics, Protestants, Judaism, Islam, and Ethnic Religions)> 20% (1,922,526)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $5,560 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 27.1% (2,605,023)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• ‘Radiation pollution from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster affects 70% of the country. The government spends a quarter of all its money on repairing the environment and treating people who have suffered long-term health problems.’
• ‘Belarus has received far less attention from Christian missions than its neighbours - pray that more people would be called to serve the people of Belarus.’
• “Protestant and evangelical Christians face some persecution and hassles from the authorities. Pray that churches would still grow despite all the problems they face.”
• The Deaf Belarusian people group (53,917) is still unreached.

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