The Kalahari Desert dominates much of Botswana and as a result this country, three times the size of the UK, has only 1.5 million inhabitants. Diamonds have brought considerable wealth to the country and copper, nickel and gold have also contributed. African indigenous churches that mix Biblical truth and traditional religion are highly prominent. The spread of AIDS is seriously threatening the nation and the life expectancy has dropped from 62 to 47 in the last ten years.
Present Work
There are 13 Brethren workers in Botswana. Along with active national Christians and some from other parts of Africa, they are involved in:
Pioneering evangelism and church planting in several areas of the country
Extensive Sunday school and youth work .Scripture teaching in schools
Literature work: print shop for preparation of evangelistic and other Christian materials
Rehabilitation projects for ex-prisoners .Medical work
Needs
Support and expansion of the above ongoing works
Bible teachers, particularly those ready to learn and use Setswana
Statistics
Population 1,570,000
Principal Cities Gabarone, Francistown
Languages English, Tswana
% Evangelical 4.4%
Assemblies 5