Pray for Swaziland

• Full Name: Kingdom of Swaziland
• Government Type: Monarchy
• Leader(s): Mswati III (king)
• Population: 1,370,424 (July 2011 est.)
• People Groups: 9
• Religions:
• Zionism> 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship)
• Roman Catholic> 20%
• Muslim> 10%
• Other> 30% (includes Anglican, Baha'i, Methodist, Mormonism, Judaism)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $2,630 (current estimate)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 69% (2006 est.)
• Prayer requests:
• “Pray that country can move forward peacefully and find a way to honour the best of Swaziland’s traditions and democracy at the same time.”
• “Traditional practices, like the occult, worshipping the dead and marrying lots of wives are strongly held. Pray that their power would be broken and people would find real freedom in Jesus.”
• Pray that people would stray from syncretism, and begin to worship the Lord in spirit and truth, without compromise.