Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Morocco's Mission Work

           
        The religion of Morocco has always been predominately an Islamic country. The religion of Morocco also shows the Sunni identity. The country of Morocco wanted to establish ties with the Shia identity, but after much argument the country decided to continue with the identity of Sunni. However, the Moroccan Shia still exist in Morocco, but the members are fewer in size. The Islamic country is continuing to change based on the education, Christian missionaries, and much more. The religion of the country has heavily affected the aspect of mission work that many want done. For instance, the population is around thirty million, but 99.6% of the country is Muslims and the Christian population is .2%. Many people have decided because of the small Christian population Morocco needs to be reached in a great way. Morocco is in desperate need to be reached by Christians, which means there are many websites from churches that want people to go reach Morocco for Christianity. The Sunni Islam is the dominant religion for Morocco, but they do tolerate the missionaries for Christianity coming to the country to reach unsaved people. The Christian missionaries are in desperate need for more individuals who want to help reach the unsaved people of Morocco. Furthermore, another big development towards mission work in Morocco is the Peace Corps. The individuals involved in the Peace Corps go through several months of training in the United States. The individuals who work with the Peace Corps have worked in Morocco since 1963, but throughout recent years the Peace Corps have been focusing on the Youth Development. The Youth Development for Morocco helps the youth establish their roles in their family life, which involves training citizens and working on various projects for the community. The Peace Corps volunteers for Morocco have grown towards the five thousands. The mission work for Morocco is vast, but many churches and the Peace Corps still want individuals to help with the people of Morocco.

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“Peace Corps Country Overview for Morocco.” United States Diplomatic Mission to Morocco. 24 Feb. 2016. http://morocco.usembassy.gov/peacecorps.html

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