The president of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, gained power in a 1970 coup. In 1973, Syria was declared a secular state, but Muslims are still given preferential treatment in many areas of society.
Christians find it difficult to spread the gospel freely under such conditions.
Missionaries are not given visas to enter the country, so Christians are able to exhibit their faith only in professional and informal friendship settings. Ask God to break the iron fist of the Syrian dictator.