Guinea-Bissau

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LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.2 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 6.3 Christianity 6.3.1 History 6.3.2 Churches 6.3.3 Church and State Relations 6.3.4 Mission 6.3.5 Broadcasting 6.3.6 Councils and Networks 7 Future Trends 8 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

• Over 27 ethnic groups:

Balanta Mane,

Biafada, 45,000, most Muslim

Fula,

Mandinga,

Manjakos,

Nalu, very few believers

Susu.

[edit] Provinces

• The Provinces of Guinea-Bissau

• The Cities of Guinea-Bissau

Bissau, capital

[edit] Life

• Three-quarters of the population of Guinea-Bissau cannot read. May the message of Christ be passed on through radio, television, oral communications, and personal evangelism.

[edit] Economy

• One of the poorest countries in the world.

[edit] Government

[edit] Religion

• 43% Muslim; 41% Traditional; 14% Christian (mostly Catholic); Protestant Christians about 25 000.

[edit] Islam

[edit] Buddhism

[edit] Christianity

[edit] History

[edit] Churches

• May the national church might receive the courage and gifts to reach out to unreached groups with the gospel.
• ‘A Church in every village’ is the vision and motto of the Evangelical Church of Guinea-Bissau. Starting churches among animists is not too difficult for this mature and active church. But 43% of Guinea-Bissau’s people are Muslim and they present a whole new challenge. Please, pray that many national believers will rise to this adventure of faith.
• Lugajole, a remote, mountainous village was briefly famous when Independence was declared there on 24th September 1973. It has a church of Muslim-background Fula believers. Few of the Christians can read, but they are very active in reaching out. Please, pray that they will stay close to the Lord as they face daily ridicule and opposition. Pray that church leaders will make the difficult journey to visit them.

[edit] Church and State Relations

[edit] Mission

• There is a Bible School in Nchumbe.

• A Youth Center in Ingore helps the young people to learn a craft, in order they can making a living for themseleves in the future.

• The church planters have a burden to see churches planted among these unreached peoples: Balanta Mane, Fula, Mandinga, Nalu, Susu, Biafada, Manjakos. There is an urgent need for for church planters for these peoples.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• Joshua Project
• GRN