| Audio Bible translations have become a | | | | El Salvador offers a blend of several |
| popular method for sharing the Word of | | | | religions for its citizens enjoyment. |
| God with people who cannot read. With | | | | Over 20 percent of the population is |
| over half the world's population | | | | Protestant, but the Catholic Church also |
| illiterate, this serious concern is | | | | has a fairly strong presence here as |
| addresed through audio Bible listening | | | | well. Of the Protestant denominations, |
| groups. When it comes to spreading the | | | | you will see Anglican, Seventh-Day |
| Good News held in God's Word the | | | | Adventist, Methodist, Presbyterian, |
| translated audio Bible has become | | | | Pentecostal and Mormon branches. |
| invaluable. You will find available the | | | | In Guatemala, you will find the majority |
| audio Bible CD and mp3 formats, which | | | | of believers follow Latin Rite |
| make transporting the Bible into | | | | Catholicism. 40 percent of the total |
| neglected parts of the world much easier | | | | population follows some form of |
| logistically. The audio Bible is also | | | | Protestant religion, and 1 percent |
| available in many languages, including a | | | | practice traditional Mayan beliefs. |
| Spanish audio Bible version to which | | | | There is often a blend between the Mayan |
| Spanish speakers will be able to relate. | | | | practices being added to traditional |
| Spanish is a predominant language | | | | Christian ceremonies as well. There are |
| spoken in Central America. Central | | | | small groups of Jews, Muslims, and |
| America includes the countries of | | | | Mormons here as well. |
| Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, | | | | In Honduras, not unlike other countries |
| Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and | | | | in Central America, you will find two |
| Panama. It is important to know the | | | | major religions practiced. Those are |
| major religious denominations within | | | | Roman Catholicism and evangelical |
| Central America in order to know where | | | | Protestantism. |
| best to apply missionary focus. | | | | There is no official religion in |
| Belize offers many different religions | | | | Nicaragua. However, over half the |
| that people from Belize practice. Roman | | | | people who live in Nicaragua practice |
| Catholicism is the major religion, and | | | | Roman Catholicism, and there are many |
| enjoyed by half the people living in | | | | Evangelical Protestants, a little fewer |
| Belize, followed by Protestantism, which | | | | than a quarter of the total population. |
| is practiced by a quarter of the | | | | You will also find small enclaves that |
| population. Religious freedom is the | | | | practice the Moravian faith, Jehovah's |
| law here, and you will also find | | | | Witnesses, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam. |
| Taoists, Buddhists, Jainists, Muslims, | | | | Panama is a strongly Roman Catholic |
| Baha'i and Hindus, along with Jehovah's | | | | country; in fact, close to 80 percent of |
| Witnesses. | | | | Panamanians practice this religion, even |
| Roman Catholicism is the official state | | | | though Panama has no state-sponsored |
| religion of Costa Rica. There are small | | | | religion. There is a small number of |
| groups that practice Buddhism, Islam, | | | | Protestants, Muslims, Baha'i, Buddhists, |
| and Hinduism. Mormons also have a small | | | | Greek Orthodox, Jews, and Hindus here as |
| but flourishing following here as well. | | | | well. |