Pray for Belize

• Full Name: Belize
• Government Type: Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
• Leader(s): Dean Barrow (prime minister)
• Population: 321,115 (2011 est.)
• People Groups: 12
• Religions:
• Roman Catholics> 49.6% (159,273)
• Protestants (including Pentecostal [7.4%], Anglican [5.3%], Seventh-Day Adventist [5.2%], Mennonite [4.1%], and Methodist [3.5%])> 25.5% (81,884)
• Other (including Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Judaism, Spiritism, Ethnic Religions, Islam, and Buddhism)> 15.5% (49,773)
• None> 9.4% (30,185)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $3,740 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 43% (138,079)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “Most Belizeans would call themselves Christians, but in each different culture there are underlying superstitions or black magic. Pray that Spanish speakers, Caribbean Garifuna and Mayans would all have the chance to hear the truth about Jesus in a way that is culturally relevant.”
• “Many new Christians fall away because there isn't enough follow-up to help people understand how to live out their faith.”
• “Belize is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; the most common form of trafficking in Belize is the internal sex trafficking of minors.” Pray for an end to this trafficking problem, for God’s justice to prevail, and for God’s people to rise up against this injustice.

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