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Mauritius has been called the "forgotten mission field." A beautiful tropical tourist destination, it is home to more than a million people, over half of whom are Hindus, the politically dominant group. There is also a large minority population of Muslims. There is official freedom of religion, but all activity directed to evangelising Hindus is resisted and missionary visas have been impossible to obtain. SIM (AEF) missionaries first went to Mauritius in 1969, and their early efforts were invested in planting churches. Those congregations are now registered with the government as the Mauritian Evangelical Church (MEC). The church is responsible for the only evangelical Christian bookshop on the island. They also conduct several evangelistic Bible study groups. Theological
training and leadership development are perhaps the two greatest
needs. Missionaries began an informal 2-hour Bible class for about
40 church leaders in the early 90s, a ministry that has now grown
into the Mauritian Bible Training Institute (MBTI). The MBTI offers
1, 2, and 3-year diploma courses at its study centre in Curepipe,
as well as certificate courses at various extension schools. Please pray for:
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