Pray for Sao Tome and Principe

• Full Name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
• Population: 1183,176 (July 2012 est.)
• Language(s):
• Portuguese (official)
• Religions:
• Catholic> 70.3%
• Evangelical> 3.4%
• New Apostolic> 2%
• Adventist> 1.8%
• Other> 3.1%
• None> 19.4%
• GNI: $1,360 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• This small island nation is predominantly Roman Catholic. Pray that people would put religion aside, and enter into a relationship with the Living God.
• Pray for Bible translation, as two of the indigenous languages, Angolar and Saotomense, have no translation.

Pray for the Czech Republic

• Full Name: Czech Republic
• Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
• Leader(s): President: Vaclav Klaus , Prime minister: Petr Necas
• Population: 10,177,300 (July 2012 est.)
• Language(s):
• Czech> 94.9%
• Slovak> 2%
• Other> 2.3%
• Unidentified> 0.8%
• Religions:
• Roman Catholic > 26.8%
• Protestant> 2.1%
• Other> 3.3%
• Unidentified> 8.8%
• Unaffiliated> 59%
• GNI: $18,520 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• According to the CIA website, 59% of Czechs consider themselves not be not affiliated with any religion. Pray the small national evangelical population and expatriate missionaries would point them to the One with whom they desperately need to affiliate.

Pray for Saudi Arabia

• Full Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Government Type: Monarchy
• Leader(s): Head of State, Prime Minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
• Population: 26,534,504 (July 2012 est.)
• Language(s):
• Arabic (official)
• Religions: 
• Islam (official)> 100%
• GNI: $17,820 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• Saudi Arabia is basically an Islamic kingdom, and any other religious practice is not permitted and is persecuted. Converting from Islam to another religion carries the death penalty. However, it is believed that there are as many as a million Christians in Saudi Arabia, the majority of which are expatriates. Pray that God would protect these believers, and that He would use them in creative ways to minister to the overwhelmingly Islamic majority in order to breakdown the strongholds of Islam.
• There have been indications in recent years that leadership is seeking to make positive reforms and more tolerance relative to fundamentalist Islamic policies of years past. Pray that the leaders and governments may come to fear the One True God, and that they would begin respect human life and dignity. Pray for the protection of citizens, especially women, in a country where there has been a poor human rights record

Pray for Cyprus

• Full Name: Republic of Cyprus
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Cypriot president: Demetris Christofias, Turkish Cypriot leader: Dervis Eroglu
• Population:  1,138,071 (July 2012 est.)
• Language(s):
• Greek (official)
• Turkish (official)
• English
• Religions:
• Greek Orthodox> 78%
• Islam> 18%
• Other> 4%
• GNI: $29,450 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• Cyprus is overwhelmingly Greek Orthodox. Pray that people would not look to religion for salvation, but to a trusting faith and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
• In 1960, the islands, comprised mainly of a Greek majority and a Turkish minority.  Tensions arose between the two groups, and a conflict ensued.  To this day, the country is divided, and the Turkish north is recognized only by Turkey as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.  Talks are ongoing in order to reunite the island.  Pray for true unity on island, which can come about only through Christ.
• Pray that the church may love and minister to the Islamic minority.
• Cyprus is a very prosperous. Pray that people there may come to understand the true riches found in Christ

pray for Senegal

• Full Name: Republic of Senegal
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Macky Sall (president)
• Population: 12,969,606 (July 2012 est.)
• People Groups: 30
• Language(s):
• French (official)
• Wolof
• Pulaar
• Jola
• Mandika
• Religions: 
• Islam> 94%
• Christian> 5% (Mostly Roman Catholic)
• Indigenous beliefs> 1%
• GNI: $1,070 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• Senegal is overwhelming Islamic, with a very small evangelical presence. Pray for God to raise up laborers to go and to work toward the expansion of the Kingdom in this country.
• Pray for Bible translation, as many of the indigenous languages have only portions translated, and some have no translation at all.

Pray for Senegal

• Full Name: Republic of Senegal
• Government Type: Republic
• Leader(s): Macky Sall (president)
• Population: 12,969,606 (July 2012 est.)
• People Groups: 30
• Language(s):
• French (official)
• Wolof
• Pulaar
• Jola
• Mandika
• Religions: 
• Islam> 94%
• Christian> 5% (Mostly Roman Catholic)
• Indigenous beliefs> 1%GNI: $1,070 USD per year
• Prayer requests:
• Senegal is overwhelming Islamic, with a very small evangelical presence. Pray for God to raise up laborers to go and to work toward the expansion of the Kingdom in this country.
• Pray for Bible translation, as many of the indigenous languages have only portions translated, and some have no translation at all.

PAL Activities for Fall 2011

We are planning on having events where you will get to hear from those who have been overseas or will be going overseas (PAL Event: Across the Ocean). We are also planning on having possible service opportunities to serve the nations in the Triangle (PAL Serve). We are still planning details about these activities. So, please subscribe to PAL emails to be notified about upcoming events.