Day 31

JUNE | 2024

West Bank

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

Bless the West Bank, in the Name of Jesus, with restraint as Hamas support soars there, and pray that an entire uprising will not take place.

Bless the President and leaders of the West Bank to improve the living conditions of the vulnerable people living under occupation and go for an amicable end to the continuous conflict, resulting in deaths.

Bless the people facing property damage and terrifying aggression to find ways to settle down and take care of their children peacefully.

Pray for Christian Believers to endure suffering, show God’s love despite their hardships, and show others how to accept Jesus Christ ( The Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:9).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

This country is called West bank probably because it lies on the west bank of the Jordan River. Israeli military has been keeping West Bank under their occupation for many decades. The landscape of West Bank is sharing its borders with mainland Israel in the west, south and north regions. The Dead Sea coast line along the western bank of is significant for West Bank. Millions of the Palestinian people are those who were dwelling for decades and other Arabs. There have been efforts to create a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the River Jordan and Gaza on the Mediterranean coast of no avail. The continuing conflict with Israel has made the initiations futile. There is also the dispute of the status of the Palestinians of the region. Christian Believers are constantly encounter attacks of persecution by the Islamic militants. It is brutally worst for the Muslim converts to Christianity as it is making their very survival a terrible struggle all the time.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Mahmoud Abbas
HEAD OF GOV.
POPULATION
2,785,000
CHRISTIANS
2.5%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0.7%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Sunni Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
750,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY
74.87 yrs
LITERACY RATE
96.4%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
18%

Day 31

FEBRUARY | 2024

Gaza Strip

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

The current conflict marks the deadliest phase of violence for Palestinians since the establishment of Israel in 1948. The deadly coordinated attack on Israel by the Hamas in southern Israel snowballed into a full-scale war. The violence is spreading across the Palestinian territories with dangerous spillovers in the surrounding region.

Pray God’s intervention in the nation’s affairs ends Hamas’ evil intentions in Jesus’ Name (The Holy Bible, Exodus 14:13).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

The Gaza Strip is a narrow piece of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East, bordered by Egypt to the southwest and Israel to the north and east. It is one of the most densely populated countries. Both political and militant Islamist group have been governing the state. Following its victory in the legislative elections the Islamist political and militant group Hamas gained control of Gaza. Both Israel and Egypt enforced blockade for Gaza soon after the takeover by Hamas. Those living in Gaza had to suffer hardship as they were denied of their rights. The blockade has caused severe damage and devastated the economy of the country. The country was termed as an open-air prison by the humanitarian rights organizations. Hamas militants made a blunder by invading Israeli borders with terror attacks killing hundreds of Israelites. This evoked an all-out war against Gaza by Israel. Rampant violence of extremism and terror activities have rendered life of Christian Believers dangerous in Gaza. Many thousands of people including children are killed and scores are wounded in the raging war.

CHIEF OF STATE
Ruled de Facto by Hamas
HEAD OF GOV.
Ruled de Facto by Hamas
POPULATION
1,869,000
CHRISTIANS
0.11%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0.1%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Sunni Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
500,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY
74.87 yrs
LITERACY RATE
96.4%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
39%

Day 31

JANUARY | 2024

The Gambia

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

In the glorious Name of Jesus Christ, bless The Gambia, collaborating with United Nations agencies to open up the way for essential projects to drive social inclusion and economic growth and development.

Bless the projects for developing digital public infrastructure and digital payment systems, which are important tools for attaining socio-economic growth.

Bless Adama Barrow, the President of The Gambia, with God’s wisdom and guidance to improve people’s literacy and employ the youth.

Pray for the Churches and the Christian Believers to withstand poverty and opposition and enforce the proclamation of the Gospel all across the country (The Bible, Acts 28:31).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

This West African country of The Gambia is a least developed country. Due to the slow progress of human development, The Gambia still remains as one of the poorest countries in the world. It is surrounded by Senegal and its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. It is considered to be the smallest country on the mainland of Africa. The population in The Gambia is about two million. Ten percent of the people are living in other countries for their jobs. The Gambia River runs through the middle of the country and it is the main source for water. But it is sufficient to meet the water requirement for only one-sixth of the land. The Gambia is the country predominantly Muslim. Most of the population are practicing the basic tenets of Islam. But generally, it is a tolerant country of all religious creeds and belief systems of people. It is essentially a secular country and it takes pride on its broad-minded acceptance of all faiths. About three percent of the population are Protestant Christians.

CHIEF OF STATE
Adama Barrow
HEAD OF GOV.
Adama Barrow
POPULATION
1,968,000
CHRISTIANS
3.1%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0.6%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Sunni Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
11,609
LIFE EXPECTANCY
64.6 yrs
LITERACY RATE
50%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
48.4%

Day 31

JANUARY | 2024

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

Timor-Leste (East Timor), we bless you in Jesus’ mighty Name to grow ever deeper in love with Jesus Christ and to experience a deep relationship with the Father.

Bless the Catholic and Protestant churches to find common ground and ways to bless one another and grow together.

Bless the young generation with supernatural dreams for how they can be involved in seeing this nation grow and prosper in the years to come.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on this nation and cause a movement of Jesus’ followers to spring up and bring abundant life to their families, friends, and communities through the transformation of lives (The Bible, Psalm 51:1).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

The country, also known as East Timor, had a bloody 24-year resistance against Indonesian occupiers, gaining independence officially in 2002. Since then, democratically elected governments have continued to make efforts to help this nation stand on its feet. Half of the country, with a population of only 1.36 million, still lives in extreme poverty. It also has the youngest population in Asia. High levels of youth unemployment fuel gang violence. Though it has natural resources such as gas and oil, East Timor is looking for ways to diversify its economy, including eco-tourism as this tiny island nation boasts beautiful coral reefs and coastlands. It is one of two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia as around 95% of its population claim to be Roman Catholic. Churches face no persecution though Protestant Christians can be treated with suspicion.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Francisco Guterres
HEAD OF GOV.
PM José Maria Vasconcelos
POPULATION
1,231,000
CHRISTIANS
99%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
2.2%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Christianity
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
6
LIFE EXPECTANCY
69.22 yrs
LITERACY RATE
58.6%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
41%
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