Uruguay is 176,000 square miles (slightly smaller than the state of Oklahoma) and has a population of 3.2 million people. Ninety percent of this population is of European descent. The literacy rate is 96%. This high literacy rate favors mass evangelism via literature outreach. Uruguay is distinguished by its large upper middle class.

Situated between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay is the most secular nation in South America. Although 50% of the population considers themselves Catholic, only about 1% actually attends mass. One in four Uruguayans claims no religious affiliation at all.

A century of secular humanism has left many people searching for religious answers. Sadly, the Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses have filled the spiritual vacuum for many of these seekers. The time is ripe for a harvest of souls in Uruguay! Will you pray that God will call and the churches will send missionaries to the 3.4 million people of this needy nation?