Population: 3,500,000
Hub: Afghanistan
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.02%
Hub: Afghanistan
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.02%
Resources: JF
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 70
Annual Deaths: 32,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 70
Annual Deaths: 32,000
Description: The Hazara descend from Mongol soldiers which intermarried with Persian tribes in the lowlands bordering the Hindu Kush, beginning in the 13th century a.d. The name Hazara is a Persian translation of the Mongol word for "thousand," and refers to the traditional Mongol kinship fighting unit.
Prayer Points:
• The Hazara have yet to have the Bible translated in their language, though most are able to understand the Dari New Testament, a closely related Persian dialect. Pray for the completion of the Dari Bible and for its possible adaptation into a Hazara version.
• The Hazara are only 5% literate. Pray for God's blessing on an ongoing effort to put the entire Bible on audio cassette (20% complete thus far). Pray also for strategic use of the Jesus film, which though available, has only been viewed by less than 10% of the Hazara.
• The future of missionary work in Afghanistan and Pakistan is highly uncertain. Pray for the identifcation and equipping of dozens of Hazara pastors, evangelists and elders. Pray for unity among them and healing from centuries of internecine tribal feuding.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the window of opportunity for reaching the Hazara not pass until the gospel has been fully proclaimed in their midst.
Every year 32,000 Hazara die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Hazara have yet to have the Bible translated in their language, though most are able to understand the Dari New Testament, a closely related Persian dialect. Pray for the completion of the Dari Bible and for its possible adaptation into a Hazara version.
• The Hazara are only 5% literate. Pray for God's blessing on an ongoing effort to put the entire Bible on audio cassette (20% complete thus far). Pray also for strategic use of the Jesus film, which though available, has only been viewed by less than 10% of the Hazara.
• The future of missionary work in Afghanistan and Pakistan is highly uncertain. Pray for the identifcation and equipping of dozens of Hazara pastors, evangelists and elders. Pray for unity among them and healing from centuries of internecine tribal feuding.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, may the window of opportunity for reaching the Hazara not pass until the gospel has been fully proclaimed in their midst.
Every year 32,000 Hazara die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.