Tajikistan Christians who hoped for religious freedom after the fall of the Soviet Empire found instead persecution fron another source. Islam is growing at record proportions. Tajikistan is in political turmoil which makes it almost impossible to bring in missionaries. Pray that the government would see that stability is found only in Christ. Tibet With Tibet occupied by China, Tibetans' freedoms of speech and press are restricted.
Christians can only practice their faith secretly.
Pray for creative ways for the Church to gather together and worship. In this Islamic state, tolerance is shown to foreign Christians but no one is allowed to evangelize. Indigenous believers are isolated since many have migrated, leaving few to share their faith. Less than one percent of the population claims Christ. Although Turkey has historically been Islam's chief protagonist, it is currently a secular state.