Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique. Much of the population lives in poverty after their land was destroyed through over-use of farming and forestry. Though there is freedom of religion, the old Malagasy folk religion remains pervasive. The four mainline churches have great influence but the government and traditional churches are suspicious of the emergence of younger, more charismatic groups. The Protestant Churches of the past have had a great history of faith despite persecution and harassment by the French colonial authorities. The church grew from 5,000 in 1861 to one million in […]
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Macedonia is a landlocked state surrounded by Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. It is one of the poorest of the former Yugoslavia state. There is high unemployment and low standard of living, which has spurred an exodus of young people. The ethnic composition is made up of Albanians, Romani and Turkish communities. In New Testament times, Paul visited Macedonia several times on his missionary journeys. The first European convert was from Macedonia after Paul had a vision about a man from Macedonia. Today, the evangelical population is small and has a stigma of being a cult, but they are […]
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Luxembourg is situated between France, Belgium and Germany. They have 100% literacy rate and are a highly industrialized and highly educated multilingual workforce, with an excellent infrastructure. Banking and finance are the dominant economy in a country known for its low taxes. It has the 2nd highest GDP per capita in the world. They are a melting pot of religions too. There is a strong Catholic heritage, but many other faiths have recently increased, including Islam, Orthodoxy, Jehovah’s Witness, and Eastern mysticism. Evangelicals are a small minority and have a negative bias from the government and society with the stigma […]
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One of three Baltic states, Lithuania is a country of many forests and lakes. Over their long history, they have been ruled by Poland, Russia and Ukraine, but have swiftly oriented to the West in modern times. They were the last European nation to be Christianized, and have a strong affiliation with Catholicism due to Polish influence, and therefore still have some opposition to non-traditional evangelical groups. This puts them in a difficult situation today. Traditional Catholicism is what held them through the Soviet era and so they still cling to it in name, but just like many other countries […]
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a writer, Bible teacher, and web developer who loves sharing the stories of life, hope, and faith she sees around her every day. She has written for Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, and teaches the story of God in women's Bible study.
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