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Currently Calvary Chapel Tallahassee is supporting two missionary families in Africa.
Greg & Beverley Wootton are in Kenya and their son Isaac is joined by his wife
Clea Wootton (and thier children) in Uganda. Isaac & Clea are also joined by Clea's
mother, Connie Rose. Below you will find their contact data, newsletters which you
can download and other interesting tidbits of information.

Kenya Facts:

Population: 39,002,772 (July 2009 est.)

Area Total: 580,367 sq km (slightly more than twice the size of Nevada).

Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior.

Religions: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%
Of Interest: HIV/AIDS deaths per year - 150,000 (4th highest rate in the world). Kenya provides shelter to almost a quarter of a million refugees, including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from "Lord's Resistance Army" (LRA) rebels.

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Uganda Facts:

Population: 32,369,558 (July 2009 est.)

Area Total: 241,038 sq km (slightly smaller than Oregon).

Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast.

Religions: Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census).

Of Interest: Uganda's birth rate is the 3rd highest in the world with an average of 6 to 7 children born to every woman. 35% of the population is below the poverty line. Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders.

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