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