Operation World - Pray Today

	India
	Republic of India
	May 31-June 16

Asia

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1 Delhi is a city in crisis – with 500,000 immigrants annually; over half of the population living in slums, massive pollution and related diseases and a crime wave.

2 Christians number around 100,000, but only 15-20,000 are regular church-goers

3 Many India-wide Christian organizations have headquarters in Delhi

4 Specific outreach challenges

a) The millions of slum-dwellers

b) Ethnic communities among whom churches are being planted

c) Refugee communities – Tibetans, Iranians, Afghans among whom little churches are being planted

1 Traditional Catholicism is the legacy of Portuguese rule.

2 Workers able to communicate in Konkani are a great need

3 Christian literature in Konkani is also a great need

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Geography - Delhi

Area 1,483 sq.km.

Population 11,300,000

Peoples - Delhi

FC 32.5%,OBC 48.4%; SC(39) 19.1%.

Religion - Delhi

Hindu 84%; Muslim 14.5%; Christian 0.9%.

Geography - Goa

Area 3,700 sq.km.

Population 1,370,000

Peoples - Goa

Peoples/languages Konkani 60%, Marathi 25%; Gujarati 7%; Kannada 3.2%.

Religion - Goa

Religion Hindu 64.5%; Christian 31.2% (almost entirely Catholic); Muslim 4%; Other 0.3%.

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