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My friend and teammate Lisa wrote a blog about next month. Please be praying for us as we continue to race for the least of these.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

Team Citizens of Hope will be heading
to Prague, Czech Republic from Oct
10th– Oct 30th!
 

Czech
Facts:

Today with a population of 11 million people and slightly smaller
than South Carolina, the Czech Republic is one of the most stable and
prosperous of the post-Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe.

Yet, a recent (2001) national survey revealed that those who
consider themselves atheists have grown considerably since the last survey in
1991 to roughly 60% of the population. In
Prague roughly 3 of 4 people do not believe in the existence of God. There
are still today many villages throughout the country with no evangelical
witness. The most reliable sources tell us that less than one half of once percent of the Czech Republic are followers
of Jesus Christ (about 20,000 to 40,000). The Czech Republic now challenges
Sweden as the most secular country in Europe.


  •  After World War II Czechoslovakia
    was ruled by a Communist regime, under Soviet influence. The “velvet revolution” of 1989 saw
    the collapse of Communism and a return to democracy without bloodshed.
  • In 1993
    the “velvet divorce” split the
    country in two, forming the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

 


Prayer
Requests:

 

  • The transition
    from Communism     has not been easy for the Czech Republic – more economic
    freedom has really only benefited the minority of the population. Drug abuse,
    crime and prostitution are rising and more families are finding it difficult to
    stay together.
  • Pray for the leadership of the Catholic and
    Protestant churches in the Czech Republic. The
    average age for Catholic priests is 69!     Pray that God can equip a new
    generation of spiritual leaders for this nation.
     
  • Many young
    people     are really searching for answers – pray that Christians would be
    motivated and excited about sharing their faith.
     

 

In ALL of
Prague, there is a structure of nine
congregations and several smaller independent charismatic churches. Christian
presence is very weak in the city
and there is a lot of occult involvement and sexual impurity.

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