Points of Prayer

  • Pray for INCREASE in the hearts of believers. We have more of Him to give out—an increase of healings, an increase of dreams and visions!

  • Pray for continued earthquake relief efforts, as Moroccans continue to deal with resettlement and returning to normal.

  • Pray for a local believer who asked about the wider Christian community and families, longing to have a family and community to belong to. Pray for God’s work in their family.

  • The heart cry of local believers is for more families and community within the Body of Christ. Pray that they and their households/families would be saved! (Acts 16:31)

  • Pray for those who are seeking truth to be drawn to those who can show them truth and the love of Jesus.

  • Pray for the empowerment of the few believers and that leaders would be raised up to lead others in discipleship.

  • Pray for wisdom of workers as they disciple believers and future believers.

  • Pray for courage amongst the believers to spread the Gospel and their protection from the enemy and government officials.

  • Pray for the true freedom of religion to come to the nation.

  • Pray for the complete translation of the Bible in Darija Arabic dialects and Berber dialects.

Romans 1:16 in Morocco’s Tarifit Berber Language
TABRAT i IRUMANIYYEN 1:16 - Minzi war ttṣeḍḥiɣ ca s řexbar aṣebḥan n Lmasiḥ, minzi netta d jjehd n Arebbi i usenjem n marra wi yumnen, i Wuday amezwar xenni i Uyunani.

Morocco

(Al-Maghrib)

 

Country Facts

Population

36,738,229 (2022 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%

Although almost all Moroccans are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as primarily Berber, about 15% of the total population; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify as culturally Berber rather than culturally Arab; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has officially recognized Berber languages and introduced them into public schools.

Languages

Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (the language of business, government, and diplomacy); note - the proportion of Berber speakers is disputed

Religions

Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 3,000-3,500 (2020 est.)

Location

Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

refugees (country of origin): 5,250 (Syria) (mid-year 2022)

The World Factbook 2021. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2021.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/