Outreach Locations

The four outreach locations for our school were The Gambia (small white country), Guinea (small red country), Sierra Leone (small green country) and South Africa (pink country). The South Africa team also spent some time in the kingdom of Lesotho, the small white country within the borders of South Africa.

- very small West African coastal state
- 89% Muslim; 7% trad. religion; 4% Christian
- 38% literacy; official language is English, 20 total
- Avg. Income/Person = $320/year
- Economy is dependent on subsistence agriculture, tourism, foreign aid and smuggling across the porous border of Senegal.
- Despite the dominance of Islam, the country remains open for the gospel. Nevertheless, there has been little missionary effort given to the non-Christian majority.
- There is a great need for the native Christians to begin to assume some of the roles held by outside missions workers.

- small, West African coastal country
- 85% Muslim; 10% trad. religion; 5% Christian
- 36% literacy; official language is French; 30 total
- Avg. Income/Person = $560/year
- 65% Unemployment
- Potentially the richest country in West Africa with abundant land, fertile soil, water and minerals; but tragically reduced to subsistence and destitution by corruption and mismanagement.
- Religious freedom following years of pro-Islamic, Marxist government
- One of the least evangelized countries in West Africa

- small West African coastal state
- 70% Muslim; 18% trad. religion; 11% Christian
- 31% literacy; official language is English, 23 total
- Avg. Income/Person = $160/year
- Economy rich in natural resources (diamonds, gold, titanium), fairly prosperous prior to 1991 despite corruption and mismanagement. Civil war since 1991 has caused massive suffering and destruction, reducing this to the poorest and most desperate country in the world.
- There is religious freedom, but the power of ethnic religions, the occult, and secret societies is pervasive.
- This country was the first West African country to hear the Gospel, yet in the last century has gone from 10% Muslim to 80% Muslim.

- large country in southern tip of Africa
- 73% Christian; 15% trad. religion; 8% other
- 62% literacy; 11 official languages, 32 total
- Avg. Income/Person = $3,210/year
- Richest and most industrialized country in Africa, rich in natural resources with a well-diversified economy, although hampered by lack of oil and water and erratic rainfall. - Complete freedom of religion has given high profile to the ethnic religions, Islam, and every other faith at the expense of Christianity.
- There is a great need for reconciliation after years of apartheid and the radical changes which have occurred in it’s wake.
-South Africa has one of the highest rates of AIDS infection in the world, with much public ignorance of the disease. It’s spread is also aided by extreme poverty as the wealth is very unevenly distributed.

ALL STATISTICS QUOTED ARE FROM "OPERATION WORLD, 21st CENTURY EDITION"

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