Ninety-six percent of the people of Papua New Guinea are Christian, but there are spiritual strongholds over the people through traditions of witchcraft, spiritism, and related violence. God’s word is not easily accessible to many people because of the diverse languages, hence there is continued need for translation and more literacy programs. Forty percent of the population is illiterate, which hinders the working of God’s word in their lives.
➢ Ask that the Lord will establish a true peace and a new identity that rises above tribal and ethnic ties so that the people are brought together in a way that will only be accomplished through Christ as He provides creative solutions to meet the people’s needs.
➢ Pray for an end to tribal fighting, revenge killing, and sorcery-related violence.
➢ Pray for unity of the Spirit across isolated and diverse church communities. Pray for audio discipleship materials in all 300+ languages still needing translation work.