Chad is an North African nation, located in the middle of the Sahara Desert. They are an extremely poor people, as a staggering 80% of the population of 10,543,464. This is heartbreaking. Chad is also in the top 30 nations on HIV/AIDS prevalence among adults, amount of adults living with the disease, and deaths caused by HIV/AIDS. They are also plagued by hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, schistosomiasis, and menigococcal meningitis. Only 25% of the nation is considered "literate:" that being, someone over age 15 that can read and write in a local language.
Even more sad is the amount of lost people in Chad: 53.1% of the population is of the Muslim faith. 7.3% are animist. 3.1% are atheist. 2.2% are other religions. Only 34.3% of the country is Christian. That's just a whole lot of lost people.
Father, we pray first for the spiritual needs of Chad. There is a heartbreaking amount of problems in this nation, and a lack of Jesus is at the forefront. Between the disease, poverty and lacking education, they are already having a rough go. Add on a lack of a Savior, and you have a sad, sad nation of people. We pray for the Christians in Chad; help them remain strong and true to the Word. Please fill them with the Spirit and help them share the love and news of Christ to the rest of their country. In Jesus's name, Amen.
For more information on Chad, go to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html
The "Thought from the Retro Bible" posts will return in the morning.
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