Pray for Togo

• Full Name: Togolese Republic
• Government Type: Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
• Leader(s): Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema (president)
• Population: 6,771,993 (2011 est.)
• People Groups: 46
• Religions:
• Ethnic Religions> 51% (3,453,716)
• Christianity> 29% (1,963,878)
• Islam> 20% (1,354,399)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $440 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line (1989 est.): 32% (2,167,038)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “Eyadema’s government has been corrupt and cruel – marginalizing the Kwa in the south and crushing anyone who opposes him. Pray that Togo can have a fairer and more just future.”
• ‘There are hardly any opportunities for Christian leaders in Togo to be trained and supported.’
• “Pray that God can breakdown distrust and suspicion between different denominations and bring a greater spirit of unity to see Christianity spread across the whole country.”
• ‘14,000 Togolese refugees remain in Benin and Ghana out of the 40,000 who fled there in 2005 due to election violence.’ Pray for their peace, protection and provision.
• The Fulfulde Benin-Togo people group (52,985) is still not engaged. ‘Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’

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