Finland is a northern country between Sweden and the top portion of Russia. It is 70% forest, 10% lake, and 8% arable land. They have 100% literacy rate. They are a specialized, high-tech export-oriented economy, supported largely on wood products (from all those forests). Their income averages $52,000 which is 109% of the USA. They were ruled by Sweden for 700 years and then another 100 years by Russia before their independence in 1917. Evangelical Lutheran and Greek Orthodox churches are the recognized national churches. There are over 900 long-term missionaries from Finland in about 70 different countries. Finland has strong […]
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Cyprus has a long history. It is first mentioned in the New Testament book of Acts as the native place of the apostle Barnabas, and it was also the scene of Apostle Paul’s first missionary journey. The Orthodox Church, the major church in Cyprus, was founded by Paul. It is different from the Roman Catholic Church in that it has no central doctrinal or governance authority similar to the pope. In early Christianity, the Great Schism divided the (eastern) Orthodox and (western) Catholic churches. The Orthodox Church is the only original church that was not derived from the Catholic church. All other […]
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Cote d’Ivoire is one of the world’s largest producers of cocoa and coffee. What a great combination! Sadly, they have had many conflicts that have divided their nation. Missionaries were mostly driven out in previous conflicts of 2002-2007, and the country is divided between Muslim in the north and predominantly Christian in the south. Yet, both religions are mixed with African religion and distorted. Islam has spread rapidly with tribal groups in the north, and have grown from 5% in 1900 to 42% today. Christian music writing, recording and the Jesus film continue to be influential in Cote d’Ivoire and […]
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Congo Republic of Congo is west of the Congo DRC, which it is often confused. During its Marxist-Leninist period of 1968-1991, the youth were heavily indoctrinated against religion. Eighteen denominations were banned and some missions expelled. All restrictions were removed in 1992. But as a result, not many churches have been built and the people are not trained or educated in Christianity. Though most profess to be Christian, much of it is actually a thin veneer over traditional African religion (or animists, where everything has a spirit). Bible translation is an ongoing challenge with all the different languages. Pray for […]
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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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