PRAY FOR THE WORLD Abridged from Operation World, 7th edition, by Jason Mandryk Advising editor: Molly Wall www.IVPress.com/books www.wecinternational.org.uk InterVarsity Press P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426 ivpress.com [email protected] ©2015 by Molly Wall and Operation World Abridged from Operation World, 7th edition, ©2010 by Jason Mandryk All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from InterVarsity Press. InterVarsity Press® is the book-publishing division of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA®, a movement of students and faculty active on campus at hundreds of universities, colleges and schools of nursing in the United States of America, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. For information about local and regional activities, visit intervarsity.org. Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover design concept: www.projectluz.com Image: © Orla/iStockphoto ISBN 978-0-8308-9695-0 (digital) ISBN 978-0-8308-3686-4 (print) CONTENTS Index of Countries A Note from Patrick Johnstone Preface Editor’s Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION The Ethos of Operation World How to Use Pray for the World THE WORLD AND ITS REGIONS The World Africa Region Overview The Countries of Africa Quotes on Prayer The Americas Region Overview The Countries of the Americas Asia Region Overview The Countries of Asia Quotes on Mission Europe Region Overview The Countries of Europe The Pacific Region Overview The Countries of the Pacific APPENDICES Appendix 1 Global Facts and Figures Appendix 2 Explanation of Sources, Statistics, and Abbreviations Appendix 3 Definitions DAILY PRAYER CALENDAR Praise for Pray for the World and Operation World, 7th Edition INDEX OF COUNTRIES Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Botswana Bougainville see Papua New Guinea Brazil Britain see United Kingdom British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma see Myanmar Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands see Spain Cape Verde Islands Caribbean see The Americas Caroline Islands see Micronesia Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Channel Islands see United Kingdom Chile China, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong China, Macau China, Taiwan Christmas Island see Australia Cocos (Keeling) Islands see Australia Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Also Congo-DRC or DRC) (Kinshasa) Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor see Timor Leste Eastern Samoa see American Samoa Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England see United Kingdom Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) see Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip see Palestine Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Gilbert Islands see Kiribati Great Britain see United Kingdom