The Prayer Needs of Uzbekistan

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The Prayer Needs of Uzbekistan
By Rebecca Russell, 2002 Maranatha SDA School, WI
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Population 24,756,000 people Major ethnic group
Uzbek (71) Major Religion Sunni Muslim
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The Adventist Church in the Central Asia
Conference includes the following
countries Kyrgyx Republic Tadjikistan Turkmen
istan and Uzbekistan
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www.adventist.org
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Forty-four Seventh-day Adventist Churches
Information from www.adventist.org
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Membership 3,255 people
149.81 growth in one year!
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Pray for the growing Seventh-day Adventist church
in Uzbekistan and all of Central Asia
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The U.S. State Department has documented reports
of citizens being tortured,
beaten, and killed
under the guise of
combating terrorism. The violence seems to
be primarily aimed at Muslims. Other people of
conscience have also been jailed and fined.
Picture from www.uzbekistan.orgInformation from
www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8366.htm
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Pray for peace in Uzbekistan that its citizens
will be safe in their own homeland. Pray that the
persecution will cease.
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During the summer of 2002, ADRA is distributing
warm winter clothing to the people living in the
remote mountainous regions of Uzbekistan.
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Information from www.adra.org/ADRANews/062602.htm
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Pray for the people of Uzbekistan that they will
see Jesus in the ministry of ADRA and other
Christian organizations.
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Pray that the people of Uzbekistan will come to
know Jesus as their own Friend and Savior.
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