Saturday, September 22, 2012

Pray for Cote d'Ivoire

  • Full Name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Leader(s): Ernest Bai Koroma (president)
  • Population: 21,952,093 (July 2012 est.)
  • People Groups: 83
  • Language: French (official), along with 60 native dialects, of which the most widely spoken is Dioula
  • Religions: 
    • Islam> 38.6%
    • Christian> 32.8% (predominantly Roman Catholic)
    • Indigenous beliefs> 11.9%
    • None> 16.7%
  • Average income: approximately $700 USD per year
  • Prayer requests:
    • Cote d’Ivoire has a relatively high rate of HIV/AIDS among the population. Pray for the cessation of this tragic epidemic, and for Christians to rise up and minister, and introduce them to the onlyOne who can give them hope, and Who has overcome death and its sting.
    • Pray for Christians, that they may show love to their Muslim countrymen, and that Christ would shine through as they seek live lives in accordance with Micah 6:8: “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you God.”

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