Pray for Sri Lanka

• Full Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Mahinda Rajapaksa (president)
• Population: 21,283,913 (July 2011 est.)
• People Groups: 16
• Religions:
• Buddhists> 69.1%
• Islam> 7.6%
• Hinduism> 7.1%
• Christian> 6.2%
• Unspecified> 10%
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $2,240 (current est.)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 23% (2008 est.)
• Prayer requests:
• “The drawn out and bloody war between the Sinhala and Tamil has deeply wounded the country, killing many and forcing many to leave their homes and sometimes their country. Many young children have been brainwashed and used as child-soldiers – trained to kill ruthlessly. Pray for all the children and adults coping with the trauma of the experience of war.”
• “Most of the Christians live in the urban areas of the island, yet there are 35,000 villages that have no contact with any Christians. Pray that Sri Lankan Christians would develop a vision to see the gospel spread all over their nation, especially into the poorer rural areas and urban slums.”
• “Buddhism is religion based on non-violence and tolerance, so the violence of Buddhist extremists against Tamil Hindus and Christians has shattered the illusion. Pray that in this uncertainty people would begin to look for Jesus.”