Seychelles

Missionaries: Randall & Theresa Richardson

A brother from Madagascar whose employer transferred him to Seychelles in 1988 and a Seychellois sister, who was converted in Jordan, helped to open the church in Seychelles.  Missionary Randy Richardson registered the church in 1995.  There are four churches and preaching points, three licensed national preachers and somewhere around 500 constituents.

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Location:
Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Size:
455 sq. km. (two and a half times the size of Washington, DC)
Elevation varies from sea level to 905 meters
Population:
81,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 26.9%
   * 15-64 years: 66.9%
   * 65+ years: 6.2%
Average age: 27 years
Life expectancy: 71.5 years
HIV / AIDS: NA
Religion:
Christian 95.9%
Other 4.1%
Language:
English (official)
French (official)
Creole
Government:
Republic
Capital:
Victoria
Independence:
29 June 1976 (from UK)