Armenia was the world’s first Christian nation and dates back to the time of Christ and before. Bartholomew, who was one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, went to Armenia after Christ’s Resurrection and founded the Armenian church there. Tradition also suggests that he was flayed alive in Armenia for his beliefs. Armenia is buffered between the Byzantine/Turkish, Russian/USSR and Persian empires. Today it is largely Christian (94%), which is unusual for this part of the world, and we can definitely thank Bartholomew’s unrelenting faith for that. The Armenian Apostolic Church has long been a cultural refuge in times of persecution, but […]
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Angola is on the South Atlantic coast in southern Africa. They are sitting on huge untapped oil reserves, diamonds and minerals, yet there is widespread poverty. Forty years of almost constant war and conflicts have taken their toll. The first president, a Marxist, vowed to eradicate Christianity within 20 years. He obviously failed as most of the population is Christian. Pray for strong Christian leadership, schools for the young people, and better living conditions for all. They may not have much on this earth, but God has not forgotten them and their reward is waiting in heaven! And Jesus concluded, “So […]
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Andorra is a small principality in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain. They have had freedom of religion since 1993 when they constructed their own constitution separate from French and Spain. Prior to this, their system was inherited from medieval times. Most are affiliated with the Catholic church, however many consult the old ways of mediums, seers, and astrologers for guidance rather than the priests, and usually at a great financial cost. There are no other religious options in Andorra other than the Catholic church, and for those who seek elsewhere, the void is filled with the occult. Pray […]
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American Samoa is a small island in the Polynesian Pacific. It is only 199 square miles and about 70,000 people. It is remote and largely a traditional Polynesian economy of fishing and canning. They are 95% Christian Protestant Evangelical. Yet there are challenges. The churches are declining and the void is being filled with Mormonism, which has exposed the mainline churches nominalism of the past – a philosophy of abstractness and being in name only. Pray that the churches will have revival and that they will stand up for the truth of genuine love and peace that comes from knowing […]
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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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