Points of Prayer

  • Pray for peace and God's resolution to the (civil war) conflict.

  • Pray for provision to the many people who lack electricity, water, nutrition, basic health care, etc.

  • Pray for boldness, safety, and good leadership in the local Church.

  • Pray for women and girls who are in situations not of their own choosing.

  • Pray for the many displaced Yemenis around the world. That they would meet Jesus and bring their love of Him back to their country,

  • Pray for laborers in the country, their protection for the enemy, they they would be protected from governmental eyes, and those who are hostile to the message of the Gospel.

  • Pray for the calling and sending of laborers who are bold and strategic leaders. That the message would spread through Yemen and change the trajectory.

Romans 1:16 in Modern Standard Arabic (an unspoken language)

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ١:١٦
.لاني لست استحي بانجيل المسيح لانه قوة الله للخلاص لكل من يؤمن لليهودي اولا ثم لليوناني

Yemen

 

Country Facts

Population

30,984,689 (2022 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European

Languages

Arabic (official); note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still widely spoken in eastern Yemen.

Religions

Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2020 est.)

Location

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

refugees (country of origin): 69,671 (Somalia), 20,306 (Ethiopia) (2022)
Displaced Peoples: 4.52 million (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2022)

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