Mauritius

Missionaries: Randy & Theresa Richardson

A South African brother on vacation in Mauritius witnessed to a Mauritian about the gospel and a church was born.  Although there are no resident missionaries, the Randy Richardson who lives in Reunion oversees the work here.  The Mauritian church has 3,500 constituents, seven licensed national preachers and eight churches.

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Location:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Size:
 2,040 sq. km. (almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC)
Elevation varies from sea level to 828 meters
Population:
1,221,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 24.8%
   * 15-64 years: 68.8%
   * 65+ years: 6.5%
Average age: 30 years
Life expectancy: 72 years
HIV / AIDS: 0.1%
Religion:
Hindu 52%
Christian 28.3%
Muslim 16.6%
Other 3.1
Language:
English (official)
French (official)
Creole
Hindi
Urdu
Hakka
Bhojpuri
Government:
Parliamentary Democracy
Capital:
Port Louis
Independence:
12 March 1968 (from UK)