SOUTH KOREA v. GREECE
SOUTH KOREA
A Korean state of some sort has existed for several millennia. South Korea today is a modern democratic country of 49 million people whose economic future is uncertain due to a rapidly aging population. Although half the people of South Korea claim no religious affiliation, there are many evangelical Christians in the country, and they send missionaries to a number of nations around the world. Pray that South Koreans visiting or residing in South Africa will have many opportunities to share their faith in Jesus Christ with North Koreans who are in South Africa for the World Cup.

GREECE
Greece is unique in our rapidly urbanizing world due to a strong agricultural sector. Forty percent of the population lives and works in rural areas. Greek Orthodoxy is the religion of 98 percent of Greeks, and the church plays a significant role in their lives. The Greek Evangelical Church, with beliefs more in line with Protestant denominations, has a growing following in Greece and the Greek diaspora. Pray for rural and urban Greeks of all religious backgrounds to desire a relationship with the living Christ.

ARGENTINA v. NIGERIA
ARGENTINA
Argentina is celebrating events 200 years ago that marked the beginning of their transition to independent nation status. Stereotypical images of Argentine cowboys riding across vast plains represent only one segment of modern Argentina’s 41 million people. The capital city of Buenos Aires the world’s tenth largest metropolitan area by population. As Argentines focus on freedom and independence this year, pray that they will come to acknowledge the true and lasting freedom that is found only in Jesus Christ.

NIGERIA
The oil-rich Federal Republic of Nigeria is the most populous nation on the African continent, home to over 150 million people of more than 250 ethnic groups. Nigerians are 50 percent Muslim, 40 percent Christian and 10 percent animist. Recent violence between Muslims and Christians has polarized some bireligious communities and created harmony and unity in others. Pray that Nigerian Christians will choose to follow the commands of Jesus, forgiving those who harm them, praying for those who abuse them, and loving each other in a Christlike manner so that everyone will see they are sincere followers of Jesus.

ENGLAND v. USA
ENGLAND
The English drink more tea than anyone else on earth. They down 20 times as much tea in a year as Americans do! Christianity, as practiced by the Church of England, is the official religion of England. The reigning monarch is the head of the Church of England. Pray that Queen Elizabeth II will seek guidance from God as she fills this role. Pray that English followers of Jesus who are not in the Church of England will not be stereotyped by non-Christians and that they will have many opportunities to share about Who Jesus is with people they encounter daily.

UNITED STATES
Arguably the most powerful country in the world, the United States of America is third largest in population and land mass. Sadly, the United States is the world’s largest consumer of Colombian cocaine and heroin. Seventy-seven percent of Americans say they are Christian. The largest population of Jews outside Israel lives in the US. Buddhist Americans and Muslim Americans are almost equal in number. In this land of religious freedom and religious diversity, pray that followers of Jesus Christ will share His love so effectively that their fellow Americans of all faiths will be drawn to Him.