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Macau

country profile. OMF International (UK). Macau. geography. MACAU peninsula. TAIPA island. COLOANE island. 25.4 square km. population. Population: 445,286 (2004 estimate: CIA world factbook) UK: 60,094,648 Density: 17,530 per square km UK: 245/square km

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Macau

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  1. country profile OMF International (UK) Macau

  2. geography MACAU peninsula TAIPA island COLOANE island • 25.4 square km

  3. population • Population: 445,286(2004 estimate: CIA world factbook)UK: 60,094,648 • Density: 17,530 per square km UK: 245/square km • The population growth rate is 0.87%(2004 estimate: CIA world factbook)

  4. religion • Non-religious 60% • Chinese 19.69% • Buddhist 13% • Christian 7.31% • (includes nominal Christian, Protestant and 5% Roman Catholic) • -Protestant Evangelical 1.13%

  5. history Macau means city of God and was the name of the temple situated where the first Portuguese explorers landed 1557: Portuguese trading colony 1887: Portuguese sovereignty 1900: became known as a smuggling and gambling centre 1987: Portugal agreed to return Macau to China December 1999: Macau returned to China Surge in visitors from Mainland China Gambling and tourism are key industries Now aSpecial Administrative Regionwith a high degree of autonomy granted by China

  6. history of Christianity • 1500s: Roman Catholicismintroduced byPortuguese • 1600: Macau 95% Catholic • 1800s: Protestant missionsbegan • 1990: Roman Catholicpopulation reduced to9% • 1990:54Protestantchurches • Today: Churchgrowth is slow

  7. OMF work in Macau • A small team isinvolved in church work, preaching, evangelism, drug rehabilitation andprison visiting

  8. opportunities with OMF • working with the Church, evangelism & bible teaching • prison ministries

  9. pray for the government • ThePresident of China is the Chief of State, butMacau has its own government • Corruption is widespreadin Macau • There isorganised crimeat every level of society • Around 7% of the workforce are employed in gambling, which is a key industry

  10. pray for the church • The Protestant Evangelical Church is small • There is a high leadership turnover • More training is needed • Macau is one of the world’s least-discipled communities of Chinese people

  11. pray for evangelism • Pray forevangelism among all levels of society • Pray forunity & co-operationas churches work together • There has been aninflux of missionaries from Hong Kong and other countriessince 1999; pray that theirwork will be effective

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