Pray for South Africa

• Full Name: Republic of South Africa
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Jacob Zuma (president)
• Population: 48,810,427 (July 2012 est.)
• People Groups: 40
• Religions:
• Protestant> 36.6% (Mix of Zionist, Pentecostal, Methodist, Dutch Reformed, and Anglican)
• Other Christian> 36%
• Catholic> 7.1%
• Muslim> 1.5%
• Other> 2.3%
• Unspecified> 1.4%
• None> 15.1%
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $6,090 (2010 est.)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 50% (2000 est.)
• Prayer requests:
• South Africa has a large number of people infected with HIV and AIDS, the most of any country, and it has a particularly devastating effect on children. Pray for those who would minister to these people, and that those affected would come the One who conquered even death, and can offer restoration and newness of life.
• Pray for God’s people in South Africa, that His church may be pure and holy, be free from syncretism, and that they would worship Him in spirit and truth.
• South Africa endured government-instituted racism, known as the apartheid, from 1948 to 1994. Pray for any healing that would still need to occur in the lives of those affected, and that people would come to know that racism and resentment can be defeated through love and unity in Christ.

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.

Pray for Barbados

• Full Name: Barbados
• Government Type: Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
• Leader(s): Queen Elizabeth II (Head of State); Freundel Stuart (Prime Minister)
• Population: 285,653 (2010 est.)
• People Groups: 6
• Religions: (2008 est.)
• Protestants (including Anglican [28.3%], Pentecostal [18.7%], & Methodist [5.1%])> 63.4 (181,104)
• None/Unspecified> 20.6% (58,845)
• Other Christian?> 7% (19,996)
• Other (including Baha’i Faith, Islam, Ethnic Religions, Hinduism, & Buddhism)> 4.8% (13,711)
• Roman Catholics> 4.2% (11,997)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $9,140 (USD)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “Nearly everyone on the island would call themselves Christians, but less and less people are actually going to church and the country is gripped by materialism. Pray that the people in Barbados would turn back to a closer relationship with Jesus.”
• “The Church is struggling as there is a lot of competition and mistrust between it’s leaders. Pray that God would give them a heart for unity and a desire to share a vision for Barbados.”
• “Pray for the young people in Barbados who need spiritual direction. Pray that the Church would be able to reach into a generation that is lost and disciple young Christians to live a lifestyle that reflects Jesus.”

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Pray for Uganda

• Full Name: Republic of Uganda
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Yoweri Museveni (President)
• Population: 33,398,682 (2010 est.)
• People Groups: 54
• Religions: (2004)
• Protestants (including Anglican [35.9%], Pentecostal [4.6%], & Seventh Day Adventist [1.5%])> 42% (14,027,446)
• Roman Catholics> 41.9% (13,994,048)
• Islam> 12.1% (4,041,241)
• Other (including Ethnic Religions, Hinduism, & Baha’i Faith)> 3.1% (1,035,359)
• Non-religious/None> 0.9% (300,588)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $460 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 35% (11,689,539)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• ‘Uganda is the only country in the world to have halved the rate of HIV infection, from 25% in 1992 to around 10% today. Pray that the church can address the AIDS crisis with compassion, wisdom and love. Pray that the rate of infection in Uganda will continue to fall.’
• ‘The Lord’s Resistance Army, fighting in northern Uganda, have, so far, abducted 10,000 children as child-soldiers or sex-slaves. Pray that they can be freed, protected and cared for.’
• “Christians in Uganda has suffered persecution and also seen renewal. God can do amazing things through both these experiences. Pray for maturity, humility and a closeness to God for those in leadership in the Ugandan church.”

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Pray for the Bahamas

• Full Name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Government Type: Constitutional parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
• Leader(s): Queen Elizabeth II (Head of State); Hubert Ingraham (Prime Minister)
• Population: 341,713 (2009)
• People Groups: ?
• Religions: (2000)
• Baptist> 35.4% (120,966)
• Other Christian> 15.2% (51,940)
• Anglican> 15.1% (51,599)
• Roman Catholic> 13.5% (46,131)
• Pentecostal> 8.1% (27,679)
• Church of God> 4.8% (16,402)
• Methodist> 4.2% (14,352)
• None or Unspecified> 2.9% (9,910)
• Other (including Baha’i Faith, & Judaism)> 0.8% (2,734)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $21,390 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 9.3% (31,779)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• Nearly a third of the population are bible-believing Christians, but most are not really committed to church. Pray these communities would grow in their love for each other and the lost.

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Pray for the UK

• Full Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Government Type: Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
• Leader(s): Queen Elizabeth II (Head of State); David Cameron (Prime Minister)
• Population: 61.1 million (2010 est.)
• People Groups: 83
• Religions: (2001 census)
• Christianity (including Roman Catholics, Anglicans, & Protestants> 71.6% (43,757,055)
• Non-religious or Unspecified> 23.1% (14,117,150)
• Islam> 2.7% (1,650,057)
• Other (including Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, & Spiritism)> 1.6% (977,811)
• Hinduism> 1% (611,132)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $41,520 (USD)
• Population Below Poverty Line: 14% (8,555,849)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “Britain’s suicide and teenage pregnancy rates are among the highest in Europe.”
• “In the last 200 years Britain has made a unique contribution to world mission. Now Britain is the country in need of missionaries!” (Up to five people groups are still unreached.)
• “Britain is becoming more multicultural. Pray that Christians can reach out to the needs of Britain’s growing ethnic minorities.”
• “Pray for peace in Northern Ireland. Pray that both Protestant and Catholic Christians can demonstrate God’s forgiveness and reconciliation in their communities.”

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Pray for Australia

• Full Name: Commonwealth of Australia
• Government Type: Federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
• Leader(s): Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Quentin Bryce (Head of State); Julia Gillard (Prime Minister)
• Population: 21.3 million
• People Groups: 120
• Religions:
• Roman Catholics> 25.8% (5,495,400)
• Anglican> 18.7% (3,983,100)
• Non-religious> 18.7% (3,983,100)
• Protestants (including Uniting Church, Presbyterian, & Reformed)> 16.6% (3,535,800)
• Unspecified> 11.3% (2,406,900)
• Eastern Orthodox> 2.7% (575,100)
• Other (including Hinduism, Judaism, Chinese Universism, Ethnic Religions, Sikhism, & Baha’i Faith)> 2.4% (511,200)
• Buddhism> 2.1% (447,300)
• Islam> 1.7% (362,100)
• Average Annual Income (GNI per capita): $40,240 (USD)
• Some Prayer Requests:
• “For most people the standard of living in Australia is high and their culture can be very laid back and focused on making money and making yourself happy. More and more Australians claim to be of 'no religion'. The church needs to understand this 'post-modern' society in Australia and reach out to generations who increasingly see God as irrelevant.”
• “The Australian Aborigines have been oppressed by Western culture for over 200 years. Some are Christians but there is still a need for reconciliation between black and white Australians. Pray for organisations reaching out to these people and that they can express their Christian faith without losing their cultural identity.”
• “Pray for those in Australia who have had less opportunity to hear about God: the Muslim communities, those in isolated rural areas and immigrants. Pray for effective communication, especially where many do not speak English as a first language.”
• “Australia is the surf capital of the world. Pray for God to move in the surfing community and for Christian Surfers International who are having a massive impact among surfers in Australia.”

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