Praying for Nations: Honduras

Info on Honduras:

*Population of 7.6 Million people, and is about the same size as the state of Tennessee

*Literacy rate is 80%*Primarily a Spanish speaking people*10 indigenous languages, 5 of which have the Bible (1 work in progress)

*Average income/person = $1,826 ($5.00/day) or 4% of the U.S.

*"Widespread unemployment, low wages, the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in 1998, and limited development weigh in to make life difficult for the majority, with most of the population below the poverty line." Operation World

*Nearly 1/4 of the population would be considered evangelical; Catholics make up 80% of known believers

*More than half of Honduras' population is made up of children, the majority living in poverty (at the city dumps, on the street, and in gang infested neighborhoods).

*Honduras is home to 60% of Central America's AIDS cases.

Prayer Points: Sunday: Pray that Honduras would continue to experience widespread evangelistic growth Monday: Pray for the protection of Christian converts who leave lives of crime to follow Jesus. Tuesday: Pray that spiritual revival would sweep through the Catholic Church. Wednesday: Pray that God would raise up Honduran ministries that would reach out to the thousands of children who live on the street and at the dump. Thursday: Pray that teams of short-term missionaries from the U.S. would aggressively combine spiritual with social ministry. Friday: Pray for Impacto, a church that reaches out to the "up and out" of the capital city, Tegucigalpa. Saturday: Pray for Point of Impact, a ministry that reaches out to children from single and no-parent homes in rough neighborhoods around Tegucigalpa.