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This week we want to be intentional about connecting with our Global Extended Family. Set aside time each day to learn about where they are living, eat a meal as they would, and join us in lifting them up in prayer.
Day 1: North Africa
- Number of People Groups: 584
- Number of UNREACHED people groups: 393
- Population: 378,056,000
- Population UNREACHED: 260,753,678 (69%)
- Main Religion: Islam
EAT
Hummus & Pita Bread
PRAY
- With Islam being the main religion, pray that a living, growing Church might become a reality again in this land.
- Pray for Christians, foreign and national, to take advantage of the opportunities to share the gospel with those they come in contact with.
- Pray for new believers for their safety, encouragement, discipleship, and growth in their faith.
Day 2: Eastern Europe
- Number of People Groups: 550
- Number of UNREACHED people groups: 381
- Population: 293,914,000
- Population UNREACHED: 282,519,527 (91.6%)
- Main Religion: Islam
EAT
Tzatziki Sauce
PRAY
- Pray the barriers of intense prejudice, mistrust, and dislike of Christianity would be broken down.
- Pray for the persecuted Christians, that they would have courage and perseverance amid persecution
- Pray for the Christians who are in this area, that they would grow in the faith, and have a deeper understanding of who God is.
Day 3: Ethiopia
- Number of People Groups: 126
- Number of UNREACHED people groups: 38
- Population: 114,050,000
- Population UNREACHED: 33,144,000 (21.9%)
- Main Religion: Islam/ Ethnic Religion/ Christianity
EAT
Ethiopian Lentil Stew
PRAY
- Pray for the nation as it continues to be torn with social, political, and economic crises.
- Pray for a good harvest, wise economic governance to help fight against the famine that has been affecting the country since the 1980s.
- Pray for Revival, growth, unity, and cooperation among the churches that are there.
Day 4: Costa Rica
- Number of People Groups: 21
- Number of UNREACHED people groups: 1
- Population: 5,057,000
- Population UNREACHED: 2,600 (0.1%)
- Main Religion: Roman Catholic
EAT
Gallo Pinto
PRAY
- Evangelical churches lose almost as many as they gather, please pray for Pastors and churches to raise up to disciples the people in biblical truth.
- Pray for more outreach and churches within the Ethnically minorities areas in Costa Rica
- Pray that Costa Ricans would use/go to some of the best Latin American bible schools to raise the bar for leadership and to strengthen the Church.
Day 5: West Africa
- Number of People Groups: 2217
- Number of UNREACHED people groups: 502
- Population: 546,928,000
- Population UNREACHED:172,509,069 (31.5%)
- Main Religion: Islam
EAT
Jollof Rice
PRAY
- Many countries are “closed” to the gospel, please pray for a spiritual breakthrough throughout the land.
- Pray for churches to be planted among the unreached people groups.
- The Bible is still being translated into unreached people groups' languages. Pray for the Scripture translation teams, and for the widespread distribution of and response to the Scriptures!