Sunday, August 14, 2011

Pray for Taiwan

  • Full Name: Taiwan
  • Government Type: Multiparty Democracy
  • Leader(s):  Ma Ying-jeou (president)
  • Population: 23,071,779 (July 2011 est.)
  • People Groups: 22
  • Religions:
    • Mixture of Buddhism and Taoism> 93%
    • Christianity> 4.5%
    • Other (Islam, & Ethnic Religions)>  2.5%
  • Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $17,230
  • Population Below Poverty Line: 1.16% (2010 est.)
  • Some Prayer Requests:
    • “Pray that there would be a real breakthrough in seeing the Han Chinese population coming to faith in Jesus.”
    • “Mainland China is extremely hostile to Taiwan claiming independence. Pray that Chinese and Taiwanese leaders would be wise and seek peaceful solutions for Taiwan's future.”
    • “Many rural churches in Taiwan don’t have a pastor. Pray that more Christians would be able to train and be released to serve these churches.”
    • “There are over a million young people in colleges or universities across Taiwan. Pray that during this critical time in their lives they would explore what Christianity really means and meet with the living God.”
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