Strategic prayer

  • The Tswana were the first Bantu people in Africa to respond to the gospel; several tribes turned to God in the 19th Century through the LMS from England. Other missions followed. Today, the majority of Tswana are Christian in name.
  • Botswana’s economic growth is steady, corruption rare and a multiparty democracy the norm. Praise God for the stability that enables the government to build up the nation’s infrastructure. Give thanks also for religious freedom and openness, allowing many agencies to establish work here.
  • African Initiated Churches (Spiritual Churches or AIC) are the largest religious grouping in the country. They are made of several large and also hundreds of small denominations. There is a great deal of diversity among them, ranging from biblically orthodox groups to marginal fringe groups. Most of these Churches stress the healing power of God. Of all the churches, they are most clearly engaged in the struggles of culture and faith, which have led some into syncretistic practices. Since there are no paid pastors, many are led by those with little education or theological training.
  • The 2024 elections saw the ruling party of 58 years emphatically voted out. The peaceful transition to the new administration was praiseworthy and a sign of Botwana’s stability and integrity. The national programme of Vision 2036 seeks “prosperity for all” and includes a sustainable environment, human and social development, good governance and peace. Pray that it might be so! After all, only under Jesus’ Lordship can such a vision be truly achieved.