Belize
- There are many Mayan people who have not been touched by the Gospel
- Their poorly developed infrastructure slows any economic progress
- Nominalism and Syncretism are very common in the secular state with religious freedom
YWAM Belize partnering with STEM Int’l.
Form a team to go and serve in Belize:
- Help the church ministry through VBS, and youth events
- Work with 3-5 year-old children at “De Pickni Place” preschool
- Take part in sports and relational evangelism
- Great as a family outreach through teaching, strengthening marriages, and encouraging families
- Great opportunities for ministry alongside the church members
- Partake in construction projects in the community and at the ministry base
- Impact the spiritual climate through prayer walking and Bible distribution
Roaring Creek, Belmopan, Belize City
Capital
Belmopan
Language
English; Spanish spoken by 50% of the population
Government
Parliamentary Democracy
Religion
- 70.1% Roman Catholic
- 14.1% Evangelical
- 9.4% Non-Religious
- 6.4% Vareity of other ethnic religions such as Baha’i Population: 288,183
Field Facilitator
My Refuge Ministries
Outreach activities in Belize
- Church Ministry through VBS, youth, and children's ministry.
- Need of gifted teachers to speak to teens, women, married couples, and laborers
- Family
outreach through teaching, strengthening marriages, and encouraging families
- Media ministry through Christian radio stations.
- Great opportunities for prison ministry and sharing the gospel freely with inmates
- Construction projects in the community and at the ministry base
Population
249,183; Annual growth rate of 2.75%
Peoples
- Afro-Caribbean/Eurafrican - 38%
- Mestizo/Latino - 34%
- Amerindian - 10.5%
- Garifuna (Black Carib) - 7.6%
- Other - 9.9%
Economy
Undeveloped yet relatively prosperous. Public debt/person $694. Income/person $1,600 (7.6% of USA). National income is largely based on tourism.
Politics
Belize gained independence from Britain in 1981 as a parliamentary
democracy. British forces remained until 1992 to prevent annexation by Guatemala. Belize is a parliamentary democracy. 
