Note: Colombia was the "Country of the Day" for January 10. However, while I personally prayed for Colombia, my desire was for the blog to be devoted to Anthony Horsman and God only. Therefore, I have combined two countries today, in order to stay with a country every day.
Thank you for bearing with me today as I am now posting my second "Country of the Day" post, and have a "Retro Bible" post to write in a bit. The plan is for these posts, beginning tomorrow, to be written in the morning, and therefore you will be able to ponder them throughout the day. Whether I actually am able to get up early enough to read, pray, and post will be determined.
Comoros is a small group of islands off the coast of southeastern Africa, near Madagascar. The nation has been unstable since 1975, when they became independent from France, having multiple power struggles since. As I said, it is a small group of islands, and therefore it's population reflects this: 773,407. This bears a strong contrast to Colombia, huh? As with the other island groups we have looked at, Comoros appears to be fairly healthy. They even seem to have missed out on the HIV/AIDS epidemic that is killing mainland Africa just a few miles west. They are fairly poor, however, with 60% of the population below the poverty line.
The sad news, as seems to be a consistent theme as we look at these countries, is that this nation doesn't know Christ. Reports from CIA World Factbook say that 98% of Comoros is Sunni Muslim, which isn't surprising, per say, but all the same sad. 2% are Roman Catholic, but that doesn't change that this is heartbreaking. 2% says that, out of nearly a million people in Comoros, only around 15,500 people know Christ. This is a shame, and I bet most of you have never even heard of this nation!
As we continue to crawl through the nations of the world, I hope you realize how urgently American Christians, as well as Christians all over the world, must get their act together and reach out to these people. Every one of the lost people in Comoros, Columbia, China, and every other country I've profiled, and every country in the world is going to Hell if they do not know Christ. There are literally billions of people in this world that do not know Christ and are headed for an eternity of suffering. Church, what are you doing to reach them? There is no time to waste!
God, You are great. We thank you for Your grace, and stand amazed in your presence. And God, we pray first for the people of Comoros. Many of them do not know you, God. They are bowing and praying and fasting for Allah, who is a false God! He, despite what people like to say, is not you! Yet, we as Christians call ourselves followers of You and still sit on our comfy seats in our homes and keep Your Word and Your light hidden. God, we pray that you not only the Christians of Comoros, but that all who call themselves followers of you would bow their knees to You and submit to Your Will. We have been called to tell the nations of Your Name, yet we don't even tell our own. God, strengthen us. Help us do Your work. In Your Son's Name, Amen.
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