Missions

Pray for the Uighur of China

Tucked away in the Northwest corner of China, Xinjiang, are approximately 12 million Turkic Chinese Muslims known as the Uighur (also spelled Uyghur and pronounced we-gur). These ancient travelers of the Silk Road were possibly once Christians before being forcibly converted to Islam under Mongol oppression between the 10th and…

Pray for the Hui of China

When you think of Islam, your mind normally goes to countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran. However, there are over 25 million Muslims in China blended throughout the country. One of these Islamic minority groups is the Hui (pronounced Hway). The Hui are the second largest minority group in…

Pray for Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a landlocked nation in Central Asia. It was once part of the Persian empire and was conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C. It was a major part of the trade between the east and west often called the Silk Road. As a result, this…

Pray for Turkey

Turkey is a major travel location for people throughout the world. People come to enjoy the rich cultural heritage and experience the art, and architecture of the glorious civilizations that previously and currently called this part of the world home. Today there are about 82 million people that call Turkey…

Pray for the Azeri Turks

The Azerbaijani or Azeri people are a Turkic people (ethnic relatives of the Turkish people that currently live in Turkey) living mainly in Northwestern Iran and the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numerous ethnic group among the Turkic peoples after the native (Anatolian) Turks. They are predominantly Shi’ite Muslims which could…

Pray for Yemen

Yemen has only been recognized as a united and independent country since 1990. Currently, it is one of the poorest nations and the scene of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Over 22 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, the country is on the brink of famine,…

Pray for Morocco

If I were to ask you what country is America’s oldest ally, what would you say? You’d probably guess Morocco because it’s in the title, and you would be right! We have a 232-year-old unbroken treaty with Morocco leading all the way back to 1786, but our relationship goes back…

Pray for the Hausa

Hausa is the largest ethnic group in Africa. They have been known for centuries as traders and are well established in all cities on the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage route, in Sub Saharan Africa. They have a population of about 70 million. The vast majority are in Southern Niger and Northern…

Pray for Frontier Peoples

There are about 7.6 billion people on earth. Roughly 25% of those people are what we would call Frontier Peoples. Among Frontier People Groups there are no known Gospel movements and statistics show that there are less than 0.1% of Christians of any kind. I’m going to focus on one…