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Honduras
| Population |
7 Million |
| Location |
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua |
| Size |
112,090 sq km (Slightly larger than Tennessee) |
| Terrain |
Mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains |
| Climate |
Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains |
| Peoples |
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1% |
| Languages |
Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3% |
 Honduras Links
 CIA World Factbook Honduras Information Page
State Department Honduras Background Notes
Praying for Honduras
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The government is seeking to establish genuine democratic rule, but is hampered by a culture of crime, institutional violence with the military and vigilante death squads closely linked, and also by a corrupt judicial system that protects the privileged and is open to influence. Pray that God-fearing, moral leaders may be raised up for the country. An election was due in 2001. |
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Hurricane Mitch killed 11,000 people and left millions destitute. Many towns, villages and churches were devastated. Many national and international aid organizations helped in the immediate aftermath, but there is need for much input for decades to allow long-term recovery and self-sustaining, income-generating projects and industries to be established. Pray for all involved. |
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The growing numbers and influence of Evangelicals is praiseworthy, but the fragmentation of their witness into numerous denominations and the jealousies and isolationism this brings, is a hindrance--often the result of the exclusivistic views of the missionaries. Much must be done to tackle the social and economic crisis in the post-'Mitch' years. |
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Poverty has led to many children living on the streets without a home. In 1998 there were reckoned to be 8,000 in the capital, but this number has grown since ‘Mitch’. These unfortunate children face being abused, exploited for sex (30% are HIV+) and most suffer from severe malnutrition. Pray for Honduran churches to own this challenge and the basic causes of poverty, injustice and moral breakdown to be addressed and mitigated. |
More World Information Links
CIA World Factbook (Home Page)
State Department Background Notes (Main Page)
Operation World
Global Prayer Digest
People Groups
Joshua Project
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