Liberia is well watered and has an abundance of natural resources including iron, diamonds, and timber. In 1847 Liberia became Black Africa’s first independent state, created as a colony for freed American slaves. But decades of corruption, civil war and chaos has caused major poverty and joblessness rates as high as 75%. Most survive on less than $1 per day. They need help rebuilding their country, repairing of churches and Christian ministries, and ministering to young people and children. There are 15,000 former child soldiers who survived that will have little chance of a normal life with the memories of […]
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Lesotho is a small country at the southern tip of African continent, surrounded by South Africa. Half of the population lives below the poverty line, unemployment is as high as 45%, and AIDS has had a devastating effect. The mountainous population is among the poorest and most vulnerable, and have little contact with the gospel or churches. Mission groups have recently committed to building evangelical churches in the region. Pray for these churches and the workers that God sends.
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Lebanon rests between Israel and Syria, and is the site of ancient Phoenicia, which is related to the ancient Canaanites. Back to at least 1000 BC, they were considered very religious people in their practice of temple prostitution and child sacrifice. Even with their tumultuous history, they have religious freedom and are the only Arab state that is not officially Muslim. They are the only land in the Middle East where it is legal to change your religious affiliation, and Christians are more freely able to come to Lebanon for Christian training and education. About 59% are Muslim and 32% Christian. […]
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A pre-Soviet state, Latvia is the central of three Baltic republics. It has been ruled over the years by Germans, Danes, Poles, Swedes and Russians since the Middle Ages. Stalin’s conquest in 1940 liquidated a fifth of the population, deported many more and forcibly settled Russians in their place. Latvia has long and deep pagan roots and are among the last European peoples to be Christianized in the 13th century. They became early supporters of Luther and much of the population converted to Lutheranism. More recently though, the Nazis harshly persecuted the church. Today, after the fall of Communism, they […]
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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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