Pray for Syria

• Full Name: Syrian Arab Republic
• Government Type: Republic under an authoritarian regime
• Leader(s): Bashar al-Assad (president)
• Population: 22,517,750 (July 2010 est.)
• People Groups: 24
• Religions:
• Islam> 90% (20,265,975)
• Other (Christianity, Ethnic Religions, & Judaism)> 10% (2,251,775)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $2,640
• Population Below Poverty Line: 11.9% (2006 est.)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “Syria has been involved in wars and confrontations with surrounding states for over 50 years. Pray that there would be greater political freedom in Syria.”
• “Although Christians are tolerated in Syria and can meet together, any attempts to witness to Muslims is seen as a threat to the government. Pray for wisdom to know how best to share their faith in this environment.”
• The Adyghe (54,911), the Alawite (1,740,724), the Deaf Syrian (104,847), the Lomavren (457,039), and the Shiite (1,243,374) people groups are still not reached. The Druze (951,181), the Iraqi Arab (93,253), the Levantine Bedawi (87,036), the Levantine Bedawi Spoken Arabic (96,095), the Palestinian Arab (432,973), the Syrian Arab (14,504,587), and the Turk (55,952) people groups are still not engaged. ‘Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’

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