Day 17
Djibouti
Lord, free the rulers and authorities from ambition that tends to destroy life with You. Father, make the leaders repent that they have envy and selfish ambition leading to disorder and evil practices in the country. The human wisdom is proud and jealous. It is the cause of disagreement and not peace. Where this wisdom is, there will be confusion. Make the Churches understand that the works of this wisdom are bad and of no worth. No real benefit for the Churches can come from them. We pray that the Christian Believers will look for divine wisdom, that will build the Church and grow in unity that ought to be there (The Bible, James 3:16).
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999. The current Prime Minister is Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, since 2013. The Republic of Djibouti lies between Eritrea and Somalia, bordering the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti gained independence in 1977 and functioned as an authoritarian one-party state until the president stepped aside in 1999 and balanced the nation’s two main ethnic groups, the Issa of Somali origin and the Afar of Ethiopian origin. Djibouti is predominantly a Muslim nation. Ninety-seven percent of the population is Muslim, and those who leave the faith are often beaten, ostracized, and killed. Serious social and economic problems continue to plague Djiboutians, notably widespread famine, extreme unemployment, and the rising urban issues of human trafficking, prostitution, and drug abuse. The French Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches represent the only active Christian witness recognized by the government.
