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I am dying from grief; my years are shortened are grief; my years I am dying from my strength; has drained Sin sadness. by within. I am wasting away from Praise the Lord, for He has shown me the has shown for He the Lord, Praise kept me safe He unfailing love. wonders of His when my city was under attack. Uyghur in Turkey Uyghur in Spanish Jews in Turkey

3 2 Pray for a movement to Christ among the Uighurs. Pray for a movement to Christ among Pray for a powerful movement to Christ among them in Turkey. Pray the Uyghurs will desire to know God and acceptthe Uyghurs will desire to Pray Peace. His grace through Jesus, the Prince of Pray that the words of Romans 8:31 “If God be for us, who can be against us?” will penetrate the and hearts of Sephardic Jewish people in Turkey beyond, so they will know Him and His saving grace found in Jesus. Pray that God will give wisdom and guidance toPray that God will give wisdom and Uyghurs. Christ followers who reach out to the Pray that this people group will be drawn to the unfailing love of the Lord, our eternal Heavenly Father. Pray that this people group will understand that sinPray that this people group will understand forgiveness drains and destroys, but the Lord offers and spiritual refreshment. • • • • • to change yourHow would you like to be pressured is what thelanguage, culture and religion? That face. Most areJewish people in Izmir and Istanbul ancestry toSephardic, which means they trace their Islamic government Spain. For many years, Turkey’s to assimilate intohas pressured these Sephardic Jews culture, which is primarily Islamic, and the Turkish demanded that they no longer speak their Ladino language. 31:21 Ps • The Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking people who Turkic-speaking The Uyghurs are a Most live in in the 10th century. converted to Islam northwest China. Recently moreXinjiang Province, have been detained in Chinesethan a million Uyghurs They are being indoctrinated in theinternment camps. speak Mandarin, and expectedways of communism, culture including Islam. Many haveto denounce their countries, and several thousandsought refuge in other in Istanbul. are presently living 31:10 Ps •

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Pray for new believers among this people group to be blessed with strength and peace. Pray for exposure to Jesus Christ as the only Lord and Savior. Pray that many Bosniaks would repent and be saved from their sins with the preaching of the gospel. Pray that the Lord would raise up workers that would begin movements to Christ among Bosniaks, whether they are in Eastern Europe or Turkey. Ps 29:11 Ps • • • • They are trying to maintain their cultural and religiousThey are trying to maintain their cultural Istanbul, Turkey, values. Many have settled in cities like have begun towhere given some time, their children in Istanbul have been renamed Streets speak Turkish. three million thatin Bosniak to reflect the more than now live in Turkey. Considered to be one of Europe’s least evangelized Considered to be one of Europe’s their ancientpeoples, the Bosniaks who live beyond 1990s. borders are war refugees from the early MARCH Note: Scripture references are from the New Living Note: Scripture references unless otherwise indicated. (NLT) Translation Formerly known as the Global Prayer Digest Prayer as the Global known Formerly Unreached

MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL of the Day of Unreached What joy for the nation whose God is the is the for the nation whose God What joy has chosen as His whose people He Lord, inheritance. He loves whatever is just and good; the whatever loves He fills the earth of the Lord unfailing love Hindu Turi in Bangladesh Hindu Turi Paliya in Bangladesh 6 7

Pray for their educational needs to be met so they can improve their lives and the future for their children. Pray for a people movement among them in the 2020s. Pray for workers who are filled with the fruit and the power of the Holy Spirit to go to the Paliya people. Pray for Turi families to turn to the loving arms of families to turn to the loving arms Pray for Turi May theyGod, the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. in His holycome to know that they are highly loved kingdom. drive the PaliyaPray for a spiritual hunger that will into the arms of Jesus. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work powerfully throughPray for the Holy Spirit to work powerfully people. Turi believers who are ministering to the no other!May this people choose the Lord, and May this people group seek and find the Lord’s seek and find the Lord’s May this people group unfailing love!

2020 MAR/APRIL • • • • • • are considered aThe Hindu Paliya living in Bangladesh considered Dalit“disadvantaged” caste. They are not much higher. or untouchables, but their status is not and many areThey are mainly agricultural workers they needlandless. Since they are not well educated, to hear the gospel in oral form. 33:12 Ps • The traditional occupation of the Turis is working of the Turis occupation The traditional such as baskets, and making items with bamboo as others work and furniture. Some mats, hats, laborers. Over one third of thelandless agricultural Illiteracy eliminates are unable to read or write. Turis for them to improve their livesmany opportunities is also a main Illiteracy spiritually. economically and with the gospel. the Turi obstacle for reaching 33:5 Ps •

FRONTIERS MISSION Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing sorrows Many those who trust surrounds the Lord. love The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best says, “I will guide The Lord and life. I will advise you pathway for your you.” watch over Hindu Halwai in Bangladesh Chechen in Turkey 4 5

Pray for many from this people group to notice this and turn to the Lord. stark difference Pray for the Lord to bless the Halwai people materially and spiritually. Pray for a movement to Christ in the 2020s. Pray for this people group to accept the Lord’s the Lord’s Pray for this people group to accept guidance and salvation. Chechens inPray for believers to take Christ to the Turkey. of ChechensPray for a spiritual interest on the part to share Christleading their elders to allow people with their people. among thePray for an undying movement to Christ Chechens. • • • Ps 32:10 Ps Though most members of the Halwai communityThough most members of the Halwai this Hindulive in India, today we are praying for community living in the predominantly Muslim country of Bangladesh. As is traditionally true of most Hindu castes, its members usually focus on one primary type of job. The Halwai are a caste of sweet makers and confectioners. The Hindu communities respect them because of the importance of sweets in both their religion as well as in festivals associated many Halwai have with childbirth and marriage. Now, branched out into other occupations. • • • • Ps 32:8 Ps After Chechnya declared their independence fromAfter Chechnya declared troops have repeatedly invadedRussia in 1991, Russian to regain control. Especiallythe Chechen homeland years, Chechens have attempted toduring the last 30 They have a Turkey. countries like find peace in other Istanbul. Those who live in Turkey large community in who and they live among the Turks, have found peace, Chechens in Turkey speak a similar language. Today sheep.work in oil refineries and breed fine-fleeced

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8 Hindu Tamboli in Bangladesh Imagine that your people group was named after a popular tea or coffee. The Hindu Tamboli people of India are named after their main crop, “betel nut.” This is a leaf that many people in South Asia chew as a stimulant much like others drink coffee or tea. We put our hope in the Lord. He is our 10 Hindu Beldar in Bangladesh Ps 33:20-21 help and our shield. In Him our hearts The name “Beldar” of Bangladesh is derived from rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. the words “digging instrument” and the person who • May this people group rejoice in the Lord always. uses it. They are a people most known for agricultural • Pray that the Tamboli would have opportunities to work. As with most modern people groups, they have hear about Jesus through the JESUS Film. since moved past their traditional roles. Some Beldar are now engaged in animal husbandry, business, • Pray that their bondage to idols would break in and industrial or unskilled labor. Most Beldar hold Jesus’ name. Many of the Tamboli are pre-literate, to Hinduism. Because of their low standing, they which prevents economic advancement. likely have never been honored or served. Workers • Pray for more educational opportunities. could strive to love and serve them from a position of • Pray that this will be the decade when there is a lowliness in order to introduce them to the God who great harvest and a movement to Christ among the washed the feet of fishermen. Tamboli people in Bangladesh.

I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly UNREACHED OF THE DAY Ps 34:1 speak His praises. 9 Tiyar People in Bangladesh • May many from this people group praise Him at all How would life be different without electricity? times! Most Tiyar people live in fishing villages with • Pray that Beldars would be hungry for spiritual truth little access to electricity or indoor plumbing. that will lead them to Christ. The Bangladeshi government is working to improve this situation. When the fishing season is not good, • Pray for outrageous boldness and Godly wisdom the Tiyar people suffer greatly. Fortunately, the JESUS for the few believers, and for Disciple Making Film is available in the Tiyar’s language, Bengali. Movements to spring up in their communities. Bengali-speaking believers can take this film to them. 11 Mahishya in Bangladesh Let your unfailing love surround us, Ps 33:22 Lord, for our hope is in you alone. Agriculture is the traditional occupation of the Mahishya people, who believe they are descendants • Pray for this people group to give their love and of Krishna. On a daily basis, their women worship devotion to the Lord and be rewarded with hope Lakshmi, the goddess of good fortune. Modern and joy forever. Mahishya are still a primarily agricultural people, • Pray that they would find ways to diversify their though they are landowners, marking them as part economy so that they can rely on other industries of an upper class. Perhaps a possible outreach avenue for income. could be to teach the Mahishya about the price paid • Pray that education would become more accessible by Christ for His bride, and the role that we have in so the next generation can continue advancing. accepting His invitation. • Pray that Jesus would captivate the hearts of key Those who look to him for help will be radiant Tiyar leaders and use them to begin a movement to Ps 34:5 with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their Christ in Bangladesh. faces. • May there be many from this people group who look only to the Lord for help, and may they be filled with joy and peace. • Pray that the Mahishya would be open to the gospel and that the kingdom of God would be sown liberally in their hearts and communities.

MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL of the Day of But each day the Lord pours His unfailing love unfailing love pours His day the Lord each But each night I sing His upon me, and through me life. who gives to God songs, praying As the deer longs for streams of water, As for streams the deer longs so I long for you, O God. so I long for you, Tai Don in Vietnam Tai Hani in Vietnam 15 14 Pray for an abundant harvest this season that will Don people cause to praise the Lord give the Tai of lords. Pray for their elders and family heads to embrace the gospel and quicken the day when Jesus will be village. given the honor He is due in every White Tai Pray for this kind of longing for the Lord amongPray for this kind of longing for the people group! today’s Pray for many from this people group to find the unfailing love and respond with praise and Lord’s worship. Pray that each Hani village has the opportunity toPray that each Hani village has the opportunity in ahear the saving message of Christ, resulting movement to Christ. Pray that the small group of Hani believers wouldPray that the small grow strong in the faith.

2020 MAR/APRIL • • • • • Don legends teaches that their ancestors One of the Tai taken shelter inemerged from a pumpkin. They had been divinelythe pumpkin during a flood that had wrought to drown all mankind because of evil-doing. bring the gospel to the Tai radio broadcasts Weekly Don. Scripture portions are available in their language, but the people continue to practice animism. They show no interest in Christ at this time. 42:8 Ps How do you grow rice if you live in the mountains? grow rice if you How do you of land along the slopes. or flat plots Build terraces for the Hani people the practice of This has been They live in plaster and woodenhundreds of years. 50 households. The Hani believehouses in villages of objects of nature and that thesethat spirits inhabit or by prayers and offerings, spirits must be appeased is available in The JESUS Film they may bring disaster. Vietnamese believers can take thisthe Hani language. to the Hani. valuable gospel tool 42:1 Ps •

54 FRONTIERS MISSION I am on the verge of collapse, facing I am on the verge I confess my sins; constant pain. But I am deeply sorry done. for what I have Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the is as vast O Lord, love, unfailing Your the beyond faithfulness reaches your heavens; mighty righteousness is like the Your clouds. justice like the ocean depths.mountains, your for people and animals alike, O Lord. care You is like the mighty mountains, righteousness Your for care You justice like the ocean depths. your people and animals alike, O Lord. Phula in Vietnam Giay in Vietnam

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Pray that this people group finds peace and salvation when they confess their sins to the Lord. Pray for whole Giay families and villages to come to the knowledge of Christ. Pray that the Giay come to understand that God’s power is much greater than that of the spirits of nature and ancestors they worship. Pray for this people group to understand thePray for this people group to understand faithfulness and righteousness. vastness of the Lord’s May the Phula be drawn to Him. be openPray that the hearts of the Phula would Christ. when they hear the message of Jesus MovementPray for a powerful Disciple Making among the Phula people.

• • • Ps 38:17-18 Ps Twice a year the Giay people gather at the largest Twice pigs andtree in the village area. There, they sacrifice chickens to the forest spirits to gain their favor for The Giay practice folk religion and the next half year. venerate their ancestors. The Giay need access to modern medicine. Vietnamese believers can go to them to provide it and point them to Christ in the process. • • • Ps 36:5 Ps The Phula are an indigenous people who live in theThe Phula are an indigenous Lao Cai Province of Vietnam’s forests and mountains week of we begin a Today near the Chinese border. this location. Phula women areprayer for people in and dyeing skills. As far as weknown for their weaving them. there are no believers among know,

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16 Tai Daeng in Vietnam 18 Tay in Vietnam

The Tai Daeng live together as families and organize their Can you imagine living in a fortified village surrounded communities by rank: merchants outrank craftsmen, who by a moat to protect your people from invaders? This outrank farmers. The largest group are rice farmers, and describes the Tay people, who have survived this way priests are in a class of their own. They believe in animism for centuries. Over 1.8 million Tay live in 15 provinces mixed with Buddhist teachings. The people must appease throughout northern Vietnam, including Lao Cai the spirits in order to stave off ill-fortune. They have very Province. Though mainly farmers, some Tay people few Christian resources. live in urban centers. As of 2017, the Tay have the New May God show the Tai Daeng that He is the same Testament in their language, along with audio Bible yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is not fickle, and we teaching and limited radio broadcasting. do not have to appease Him but instead we need to be The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and He has devoted to Him. Ps 50:1 spoken; He has summoned all humanity from Send out your light and your truth; let them where the sun rises to where it sets. Ps 43:3 guide me. Let them lead me to your holy • Pray that today’s people group will respond to God’s mountain, to the place where you live. summons to come to Him! • Pray that this people group will respond to the • Pray these resources penetrate Tay families Lord’s light and truth. throughout Lao Cai Province. • Pray that Asian missionaries will bring God’s • Ask that the small number of Tay believers are international message of peace to the Tai Daeng, discipled to boldly share Christ among their people.

resulting in a Disciple Making Movement. • Pray for a gospel harvest of Tay people, leading to UNREACHED OF THE DAY Disciple Making Movements that bless Vietnam’s 17 Tai Dam in Vietnam entire Tay people group. The majority of the Tai Dam live in northern Vietnam around the city of Dien Bien Phu. But the largest 19 Jaunsari in India population abroad live in Iowa in the USA. The Tai Do you ever want to go back to Bible days? You might Dam take pride in being cloth weavers. They practice feel like you are doing that by visiting the Jaunsari Buddhism mixed with folk religion. Often seeking community in Uttarakhand, the state we are praying help through supernatural spirits and objects, they for today. They still plow with oxen. They cultivate have ceremonies for recalling the soul. They practice fields and graze cattle and goats. Diwali, the Hindu ancestor worship and believe there are spirits within Festival of Lights, may be a bridge of God. John 8:12b: every object. “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you The rulers of the world have gathered together won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have with the people of the God of Abraham. For all the light that leads to life.” Ps 47:9 the kings of the earth belong to God. He is highly Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from honored everywhere. Ps 51:2-3 my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts • Pray that the Lord will find honor and worship from me day and night. today’s people group. May they understand that • Pray for true heart-felt repentance to come to they belong to Him. leaders of this people group. • May the Tai Dam come to know the God who is • Pray that the Jaunsari will see Jesus as the only simultaneously good, just and merciful. answer to their fears of ghosts and spirits. • May they know of the Holy Spirit who can dwell in • Pray for a full Bible translation and Christian witness, them and guide them. leading to a Disciple Making Movement. • Pray for a movement to Christ among them to thrive this decade.

MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL . Of The Day The Of Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a Renew in me a clean heart, O God. Create spirit within me. loyal and salvation of your to me the joy Restore make me willing to obey you. Garhwali Rajput in India Gangadi Brahmin in India Gangadi Brahmin

22 Pray that they will take what they learn to theirPray that they will take what they learn willfamilies and that Disciple Making Movements occur among them soon. Pray for the Lord Jesus to speak clearly to Garhwali Rajputs in ways they cannot miss and to reveal Himself to their family leaders, giving them a desire to be children of the true God. Pray that the very few believers will grow in grace will grow in the very few believers Pray that and in boldness of of the Lord and knowledge at Christmas time. witness, especially to havePray for leaders among this people group Lord, andhearts that seek to be clean before the that they will teach others His ways. Pray that when some from this people group accept the ways of God that they will be refreshed with joy and share it with others. Pray that God will direct believing physicians, God will direct believing Pray that and engineers, educators, sanitation agriculturalists, the Bhoksas. to work among Bible translators

2020 MAR/APRIL • • • 51:10 Ps • Since India became an Rajput means “son of a ruler.” Rajputs haveindependent nation in 1947, the Garhwali besides beinghad to find other types of employment Rajputs The Garhwali landowners and military officers. consider themselves to be devout Hindus, and their Hindu religious system is a large part of their identity. The Garhwali Rajputs need to hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ in a way that does not add barriers of cultural acceptance. 51:12 Ps • • families want their sonsMost Gangadi Brahman advantage of educationaland daughters to take earn a good living as computeropportunities and or business managers. One can neverengineers, doctors Brahman might believe orpredict what an individual would reach them with the gospeldisbelieve. One who with any spiritual mindset. must be ready to deal that areTheir main needs involve relational strains believers canusually kept behind closed doors. Loving and helpearn the trust of Gangadi Brahman families that few arethem weather these heart-level problems willing to address.

FRONTIERS MISSION Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; me from Purify wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. I have done what is evil in your sight. done what is evil in your I have say, you right in what be proved will You against me is just. judgment and your have again; you me back my joy give Oh, let me rejoice. me—now broken Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; alone, have and you you, Against Bhoksa in India Hindu Silpkar in India Hindu Silpkar in

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Pray that leaders among this people group will under- Pray that leaders among this people group David did.stand the depth of their sin just as King May members of this people group be broken, and willing to repent and follow the Lord. Pray that this entire group would seek to trulyPray that this entire group would seek become children of God (John 1:12). visions ofPray that they would have dreams and Jesus. Pray for a movement to Christ among the Silpkars.

• Ps 51:7 Ps The Bhoksa people have 15 clans. They are Hindu, but still like celebrating Christmas! They are a Scheduled Caste, so they have low status. The Bhoksas fear spirits, worship Hindu gods, and hold Hindu festivals. Rugged terrain and minimal infrastructure are obstacles to getting the gospel to the Bhoksa people. Christmas can be used as a bridge to open them to the gospel. • • • • Ps 51:4 Ps Silpkar is a generic name, meaning “craftsman” dueSilpkar is a generic name, meaning “craftsman” many areto their historic craftsman roles. Although They are at thein the profession, others are beggars. in The Silpkar engage bottom of the caste hierarchy. markets, thusthe occult and shamanism. Crafts need a marketChristian entrepreneurs could help establish craftsmen amongcooperative and be witnesses to the out demons;them. The JESUS Film shows Jesus casting evangelism could focus on power encounters.

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24 Kumaoni Rajput in India 26 Radhi Brahmin in Bangladesh

The eastern half of the state of Uttarakhand, bordering The Radhi Brahmans are mainly in India’s eastern state Nepal and China, has a beautiful landscape with green of West Bengal and Khulna, a province of Bangladesh valleys, hills and snowy peaks. This is the home of that we will feature for prayer today. Some benefit the Kumaoni Rajputs. Kumaoni Rajputs live a meager from owning farmland while others are businessmen. lifestyle, supported through farming. Unemployment To reach them for Christ, someone will have to enter is rampant. Believers with the means to do so can their world and learn how to communicate in the offer education, job opportunities and practical help. Brahman way. This will involve much listening and From there, they can have the privilege of sharing the learning before speaking. blessings of Christ. I wait quietly before God, for my victory The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my Ps 62:1-2 Ps 51:17 You will not reject a broken and repentant salvation, my fortress where I will never be heart, O God. shaken. • Pray for the Lord to break the spirits of members • Pray that many from this people group will make of this people group and bless them with joy of Christ the rock of their salvation this decade. salvation and mercy. • Pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal Christ to this • Ask the Lord Jesus to open the eyes of the Kumaoni community and use Brahmans to preach and teach to the light of Jesus Christ. about Christ to all Hindu communities. • Pray that Kumaoni Rajput families would find the • Pray for a massive movement to Christ in the Radhi

loving Savior together, leading them to disciple community. UNREACHED OF THE DAY other families in the faith. 27 Bhuinmali in Bangladesh • Pray that they will be set free from strongholds that leave them with a false foundation. The Hindu Bhuinmali people are mainly a landless agricultural group, though some work for government 25 Hindu Baghban in India agencies. Considered a scheduled caste, they are from Baghban means “one who looks after the garden.” the Bengali language cluster of people groups. Not They grow, harvest and sell their crops in markets. surprisingly, they live mainly in the Bengali-speaking Others hold government and business positions of parts of India and Bangladesh including Khulna. influence in their respective districts. They are a family- Only one in 300 Bhuinmali identify as a Christian oriented, hardworking and industrious people. They believer while the rest identify as Hindu. value education for both boys and girls. Some Baghbans O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour Ps 62:8 have become teachers, doctors and engineers. out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge. You keep track of all my sorrows. You have • Pray that the Holy Spirit will draw many from this Ps 56:8 collected all my tears in your bottle. You have people group to trust the Lord at all times and share recorded each one in your book. their hearts with Him. • Pray for members of this people group to turn to • Pray for the Kingdom of God to come to the the Lord with their sorrows and trust Him to wipe Bhuinmalis and help them understand that they have away their tears and replace it with eternal joy. the dignity of being created in the image of God. • Pray for spiritual breakthrough among Baghbans • Pray that they will hunger for God’s truth and and that whole families will turn to the Lord. compassion and that there will soon be a movement • Pray for workers to go to their communities. to Christ among them.

MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL Of The Day The Of I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my lifting up as long as I live, you I will praise more satisfy me You in prayer. hands to you with you I will praise than the richest feast. songs of joy. Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim Then everyone will be afraid; all the and realize the mighty acts of God does. amazing things He Jhalo Malo in Bangladesh Hindu Mochi in Bangladesh Hindu Mochi 31 30 Pray for internet and audio ministries to be usedPray for internet and audio ministries to share Christ with the Mochi. effectively Ask the Lord to raise up men and women willing toAsk the Lord to raise up men and women maketeach the Mochi to read and in the process, His name known among them. Pray that the Holy Spirit will show them how futile idolatry is and that their good works are useless in making them right with God. Pray for the Lord to reveal strategies for overcomingPray for the Lord to reveal strategies social, political, religious, and caste limitations. Pray for a healthy fear of God among this people group. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the few MochiPray for the Holy Spirit to give the few with theirbelievers a passion for sharing His love leading to an unstoppable friends and family, movement to Christ in the 2020s. Pray that much praise will soon reach the heavensPray that much praise from Mochi people.

2020 MAR/APRIL • • • • • • “boatman,” and“Malo” is an Arabic word that means the Bangladeshimany of the Jhalo Malo people live in means ofstates of Dhaka and Khulna. The traditional When fishingsurvival for the Malo people is fishing. to provide foris good, they can earn enough money is less thanthemselves, but when their catch of fish normal, they can starve. Some of them also work as landless agricultural laborers. These Hindus are devoted to Vishnu (the Hindu preserver god and his avatars: Rama and Krishna). It will be very hard for them to give Jesus Christ their full devotion. 64:9 Ps The name Mochi means “cobbler,” a label that Mochi means “cobbler,” The name are system. Most their place in the caste describes along occupation in the shoe-making still employed leather products. There have beenwith making other putting their faith in Christ. reports of a few Mochi minority could be the key toThis small but vital this people group for the Lord. reaching the rest of 63:4-5 Ps •

FRONTIERS MISSION how I praise you! I praise how Your unfailing love is better than life itself; unfailing love Your O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for I earnestly search my God; are you O God, my whole body longs for you; soul thirsts My you. and weary land where in this parched for you is no water. there Baiti in Bangladesh Hadi in Bangladesh

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May many from this people group understand this and act upon it. Pray for the Lord to enter into their hardship and reveal to them His love and life. Pray for the Baiti to have open hearts and be presence by moving as a group responsive to God’s into His loving community. Pray that hundreds from this people group willPray that hundreds from this people earnestly seek God and find Him. hearts andAsk Him to send His Spirit to soften to His gift ofprepare them to receive and respond salvation. of thePray for the Lord to speak to key members Christ withHadi community who will then share is a movementtheir families and friends until there to Christ.

• • • Ps 63:3 Ps How would you like to be known for rolling cigarettes?How would you like to be known for What about having a reputation as a basket weaver? These have probably never been your professional or personal goals in life, but they are the heritage and present circumstance of the Baiti people. As Dalits, the lowest community in Hinduism, they have little else to lives. difficult The Baiti lead hope for. • • • Ps 63:1 Ps The Hadi are Dalits, the lowest status groups in HinduThe Hadi are Dalits, “broken or scattered.” The word Dalit means society. to the lowest most menial jobs.They are relegated means jobs like collecting trash andFor the Hadi, that Reaching them will require answeeping the streets. share the goodinsider movement in which Hadi people demonstrating news with others from their community, love. God’s

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• May many from this people group stand in awe of the Lord’s deeds and joyfully follow Him. • Child marriage is very common among the Audhelia. Many girls get married between ages five to seven. • Pray for new laws to protect children and for Jesus’ love for children to be revealed to them. • Pray that there would be a movement to Christ among the Audhelia people that will spread to other people groups in Chhattisgarh.

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1 Sadgope Yadav in Bangladesh The Yadav peoples are rare! Unlike most agricultural people, their status is neither high nor low. Many of the Chasot, or Sadgope Yadavs, own land and work in agriculture and small businesses. Their education

does not usually go beyond secondary level. They are UNREACHED OF THE DAY concentrated in West Bengal, though a number also live farther east in Bangladesh. 3 Bhaina in India You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope What are some wedding traditions in your culture? For Ps 65:5 of everyone on earth, even those who sail on the Bhaina people of India, washing feet and applying distant seas. vermilion, a red pigment, to the bride’s hair are common customs. The Bhaina reside in the fertile plains • Thank the Lord that He is the hope of all the earth and of the Raigarh and Bilaspur Districts of the state of the only hope of the Sadgope Yadav people! Chhattisgarh. They work as farmers and laborers. There • Pray for a spiritual hunger that will drive the Sadgope is a lack of Christian workers among the Bhaina people Yadavs to the loving arms of Jesus. which hinders the spread of the gospel. • Pray for workers who are filled with the fruit and the Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! Sing power of the Holy Spirit to go to the Sadgope Yadavs. Ps 66:1-2 about the glory of His name! Tell the world • Pray for a movement to Christ that will affect this how glorious He is. community in Bangladesh and India. • May there be many from the Bhaina people doing just this very soon! 2 Audhelia in India • The illiteracy rate among the Bhaina is extremely high. Where did COVID-19 come from? The Audhelia people • Pray that they would have access to more education believe that illnesses come from the wrath of a Hindu and that the parents would place higher value on goddess. The Audhelia is a small hybrid caste located in education and economic advancement. the central states of India including Chhattisgarh, the state we will pray for today. They are largely known as • Pray for a vibrant movement to Christ among the pig herders, but in modern day many are farm laborers. Bhaina people that will bring joy, peace, and wholeness to their community. Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in Ps 65:8 awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.

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and I will tell you what He did for me. what He and I will tell you Come and listen, all you who fear God, you Come and listen, all May your ways be known throughout the earth, throughout ways be known your May among people everywhere. saving power your Hindu Ghasiya in India Hindu Ghasiya Halba in India 6

7 come from today’s people group. come from today’s Pray for bold testimonies of the Lord’s deeds of love Pray for bold testimonies of the Lord’s need andPray that Ghasiya parents will see the for theirimportance of providing a good education children. the Ghasiya Pray for a movement to Christ among Pray that His ways will soon be known by Halba people. Ask the Father to strengthen their faith and to do miracles in their midst that will draw eyes to Jesus, their Savior. Pray for a significant people movement to Christ among the Halba people in the 2020s. decade.

2020 MAR/APRIL How do you reach a people group with a very low group with a very reach a people How do you on oral and primarily focus would You literacy rate? are these groups tools. Sometimes visual teaching Their primary what they hear. skilled in memorizing scavenging and agricultural labor, occupation has been including in other services now, and some are engaged of their poor economicplaying music. Because seldom send their children tocondition, the Ghasiya school. Raising their literacy ratestudy beyond primary to improving their occupationalwould go a long way through songs may Bible stories opportunities. Telling these Hindus. way to reach be an effective 66:16 Ps • • • “Friendly” is the word used to describe the Halba“Friendly” is the word used to describe people livepeople of Chhattisgarh, India. The Halba Their homelandwith exquisite beauty all around them. andincludes dense forests, mountains, waterfalls, arenatural caves. Some from the Halba community many of them still landowners. However, affluent high infantface challenges such as poor health care, They labor. mortality rates, child marriage, and child do have primaryalso have a low literacy; their villages Only about function regularly. schools, but they don’t one in 300 claims to be Christian of any kind. 67:2 Ps • • •

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Pray for the Lord to test and purify today’s people Pray for the Lord to test and purify today’s group and lead them to Himself. Pray for faithfulness and witness of the few Ganda believers. Pray that they will remain strong in their faith, thereby attracting inquiries concerning the Savior. Pray that the Ganda will become open to the gospel and will access Christian literature and media, leading to a movement to Christ. Pray for the Lord to bless the Ganda people economically and spiritually this decade. Pray that today’s people group will loudly sing His people group will Pray that today’s praises to other nations. in their areas willPray that the Hindi-speaking churches witness to themsee these “hidden people” and seek to until there is a movement to Christ. of thePray that God opens the hearts and minds JESUS FilmChauhan people to the gospel, that the the and that many will read will be viewed by many, Scriptures and respond positively. help them toPray also for dreams and visions that will realize that there is no true God but Jesus. • • • • • Ps 66:10 Ps How would you like to be part of a people groupHow would you like to be part of a people of India arewhose name means “donkey?” The Ganda caste hierarchy. a Dalit people, very low in the Hindu the Ganda are mostly Unlike some Dalits, however, who marryclosed to the gospel. They are farmers includingyoung and live in various parts of India two of India’s Chhattisgarh. They speak Odia and Hindi, major languages. • • • • Ps 66:8 Ps They earn their living in farming, business, and banking.They earn their living are Kshatriya, they seek upwardEven though they mobility through marriage. The Hindu Chauhans give special devotion to the devotion to Chauhans give special The Hindu local gods associated who embodies goddess Durga, fire. Their name comes plants and with mountains, Kshatriya and they belong to the from a past ruler, high Brahman priestly caste. caste, just below the

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10 Padharia in India

What good does it do to have public jobs and special consideration for university admissions if you have a low literacy rate? That is the situation for the Padharia, 8 Majhi in India a Scheduled Tribe of Gujarat. They live as landless agricultural workers. Some fish and rent out their boats. The Majhi community is a low status Dalit formerly Their brand of Hinduism is influenced by traditional called “untouchables.” They work as landless farm animism and a veneration for their ancestors. laborers for other landowning castes. As keen craftsmen, they also make bamboo baskets to sell Sing praises to God and to His name! Sing loud at the market. Majhi houses are made of mud and Ps 68:4 praises to Him who rides the clouds. His name is thatch. They were formerly animists but now consider the Lord—rejoice in His presence! themselves as Hindus, although they are shunned by • May the Padharia people feel His holy presence when some other Hindu communities. Their low status keeps they worship Him. them away from people from other communities • Pray that the Lord sends teachers to help the Padharia who might otherwise introduce them to the Savior. increase their literacy rate. Nonetheless, they are said to be a clever, strong and industrious people. • Pray for them to have a hunger for His Word and the desire to have their sins forgiven. May the nations praise you, O God! Yes, may all the nations praise you. Let the whole world • Pray the Lord raises up a Disciple Making Movement Ps 67:3-4 among the Padharia in this decade.

sing for joy because you govern the nations with UNREACHED OF THE DAY justice and guide the people of the whole world. 11 Sentinelese in India • Pray that this day will come soon! The Sentinelese people of the Andaman Islands were • Ask the Holy Spirit to bring forth a zealous, recently in the news, and it wasn’t pretty. A young reproducing Majhi church that will boldly lead Christian man felt led of the Lord to go to their thousands to God’s throne of grace. island and tell them about Jesus. Unfortunately, the Sentinelese people killed him. The Sentinelese are one 9 Garasia in India of the last truly isolated tribal groups on the planet. The Rajput Garasia are believed to be descendants of The Indian government has strictly forbidden any Rajputs who lost their land to invaders. The majority of contact with them. Due to their isolation the Sentinelese the Garasia are farmers who own their small to medium lack any protection against modern diseases. plots of land. Unlike many peoples of India, Garasia Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— Ps 68:5 people choose their own spouses. A newly married this is God, whose dwelling is holy. couple lives with or near the groom’s parents. The Hindu faith of the Garasia is heavily mixed with folk • May the widows and orphans among this people group religion. They believe in magic, charms and that evil become part of His family. spirits inhabit the objects of nature. • Pray for the Lord to go to this people through dreams, Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the visions or angelic visitations. Ps 67:7 world will fear Him. • Pray that the Indian government would allow Christian medical teams to come to the island with the necessary • Pray for fear and worship to rise up from all peoples. precautions. • Ask the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of these Rajputs • Pray that the Sentinelese leaders would come to Christ toward Christ so that they will be receptive to His ways. and lead the rest of their people to the Savior. • Ask the Lord to call willing people to share Christ with the Rajput Garasia. • Pray the Lord to raise up a Disciple Making Movement among the Garasia in this decade.

MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL Of The Day The Of in Jordan Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty His power. everyone about God’s Tell is mighty strength His on Israel; shines down in His is awesome God in the heavens. and power gives Israel God of The sanctuary. people. to His strength You guide me with your counsel, leading me to guide me with your You a glorious destiny. Jordanian Arabs Jordanian Iraqi Arabs in Iraq Iraqi Arabs 15 14 Pray that today’s people group will seek God’s counsel people group will seek God’s Pray that today’s and be led to His glorious destiny. Pray that the believers in Jordan get a vision and burden to share the good news with their neighbors. Pray for a Disciple Making Movement among the Jordanian Arabs in this decade. Ask the Lord to make the Jordanian Arabs into a ripe harvest field in the kingdom of God. Pray for many from today’s people group to tell of Pray for many from today’s and goodness to others. power God’s give them fruitPray the Lord will encourage them and from his Spirit: love, joy and peace. thePray for peace and stability in Iraq, that and the government will be able to maintain order, will givevarious factions within the Arab community up hatred and revenge against each other.

2020 MAR/APRIL The lifestyles of Jordanian Arabs are mixed. A minorityThe lifestyles of Jordanian Arabs are highest levels ofare highly educated and serve in the A growing middle-class work in businesses, society. employees.factories, in education, and as government most Jordanians live at the poverty level. Unfortunately, by others, asThey work in agricultural on land owned families oftenday laborers and as herdsmen. Extended Jordanian women are freer and live and work together. countries. better educated than in most Arab Muslim 73:24 Ps • • • Arabs form about 70% of the total population of Iraq, total population about 70% of the Arabs form and branch of Islam being of the Shiite the majority the Sunnis living primarily Iraq, with living in southern life is important to Arabs. Theyin central Iraq. Social by sitting on the floor time coffee like to share a daily cups without handles. The ancientand drinking from in and spread from the Assyrian cityChurch was centered the north. The Christian Church hasof Arbel, located in culture since that time. been a part of Iraqi 68:34-35 Ps • • •

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Sing to God, your kingdoms of the earth. kingdoms your God, to Sing to the one who Sing to the Lord. praises Sing mighty His the ancient heavens, rides across the sky. thundering from voice Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each savior! For our God praise the Lord; Praise arms. carries us in His day He Najdi Arabs in Saudi Arabia Wollo Amhara in Ethiopia Wollo

13 12 Pray the few believers among the Saudis will grow in with their families Word sharing and discussing God’s and communities. Pray the Saudi Arabs will hunger to know forgiveness of sin, found only through faith in the work of Christ on the cross. love, found Pray they will hunger to know God’s work and life. through faith in Christ’s May all the nations praise Him including the Najdi! May today’s people group allow the Lord to carry them May today’s in His powerful and loving arms. subgroups willPray that believers from other Oromo people. introduce Jesus to the Wallo EthiopianPray for a peaceful solution between the government and the Oromo peoples.

• • • • Ps 68:32-33 Ps Saudi Arabia is completely off limits to any kind of Saudi Arabia is completely off indigenous Christian presence. Najdi is one of the varieties of the Arabic languageNajdi is one of the varieties of the Arabic of anyspoken by Saudi Arabs. The public practice andreligion other than Islam (including Christianity possession ofJudaism), the presence of churches, and allowed. Saudinon-Islamic religious materials is not of hijab, theArabian dress follows strictly the principles Islamic principle of modesty. • • • Ps 68:19 Ps All Oromo people adhere to traditional religious All Oromo people with a serious need or practices. When faced to traditional Oromo people look crisis, the Wollo there are Oromo However, religion for help. followers that could reach subgroups with Christ cousins. out to their Wollo The once homogenous Oromo have split into subgroupsinto split have Oromo homogenous once The intelligible dialects, religion, anddivided by mutually the least known of are among by location. The Wollo several Oromo subgroups.

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16 Palestinian Arabs in West Bank / Gaza

Palestinians are generally pleasant, generous and friendly. They are traditionally hospitable and prepare elaborate dinners for their guests, regardless of their economic situation. Palestinians are predominantly adherents of Sunni Islam with a minority Christian community. The Holy Land, birthplace of Jesus Christ and the land from where Christianity spread over the entire world, is also the birthplace of the Palestinian Church. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My Ps 73:25-26 health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever. 18 Tunisian Arabs in Tunisia • Pray for many Palestinian people to know that they must have no other God but the Lord. In the first few centuries after Christ, a strong church • Pray the Palestinians who know God will become wise was established in present-day Tunisia despite intense in sowing the Word of God among their families. persecution from the Romans. Disunity, factions, and a failure to translate the Bible into the local languages • Pray for the believers in Christ, that they will be weakened the church. When Arab invaders arrived in accepted by both Muslim Arabs and Jews. the 7th century an empty shell of a church was all that UNREACHED OF THE DAY • Pray for the Palestinians in both Israel and the West existed. Islam spread rapidly and the Christian roots of Bank / Gaza to increasingly experience peace, with the people were forgotten. political stability, and improving economic conditions. But as for me, I will always proclaim what God Ps 75:9 has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 17 Shuwa Arabs in Chad • Pray for many from today’s people group to tell of Chad is one of the poorest and most illiterate countries God’s wondrous deeds to their families. of the world. The Arabs of Chad are mostly nomadic, • Pray that Tunisian Christians would be impassioned to but some live in the villages and towns. The language reach their own people, sharing a clear, succinct, and of the Arabs is the main language of communication reproducible Gospel presentation. in the country, which makes it especially important to share the gospel with Arabs. Although Arabs are • Pray for the Arabs to become aware of their spiritual respected by the Chad government because of their bankruptcy before God. wealth in animals, they don’t play a very large role in • Pray that Jesus would use dreams and visions to open Chad’s political arena. their eyes and to show them that He is the only way to Nigerian believers may be able to carry the gospel God. northeast to the Chadian Arabs. 19 Ansari in India When the earth quakes and its people live in Ps 75:3 turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations The Ansaris were traditionally silk weavers but they firm. now involve themselves in small businesses throughout India. Ansaris are a supportive and friendly people, as • Pray that many from Shuwa people will allow Him to implied by their name, which is Arabic for “those who be their firm foundation in times of trouble. support.” Yet they try to remain a distinct people by • Pray for the few Arab believers in Chad, that they will guarding who marries their women. Ansari women be faithful witnesses to family and friends, wise as are noted for wearing bangles and beads, and in some serpents but harmless as doves. communities, they wear glass bangles, which signifies • Pray for the Arabs of Chad, that they will be able to that they are married. provide adequately for the needs of their families. You are glorious and more majestic than the Ps 76:4 everlasting mountains.

63 But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did listen. Israel my people wouldn’t no, But So I let them follow not want me around. living according stubborn desires, their own ideas. to their own Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern you while I give to me, O my people, Listen only listen to me! would if you warnings. O Israel Fula Jalon in Guinea Muslim Jats in Pakistan Muslim Jats 22 21 Pray that this will be the year when this people group stops following their own stubborn desires and begins to follow the Lord. Pray for those who know and follow Jesus among the Fula Jalon. Pray they will learn to live in the power of Christ’s Spirit, demonstrating the fruit of his Spirit. Pray the Fula Jalon people will increasingly be drawn to Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih) as they study the Koran. Pray they will have a desire to learn more about him, and that he will reveal himself to them. Pray for this people group to heed God’s warning and group to heed God’s Pray for this people listen to Him! encounter ourPray for the Muslim Jats of Pakistan to their servant Jesus and invite Him to change suffering hearts. reach outPray for sensitive, trained evangelists to a Discipleto Jat communities to help them to begin Making Movement.

2020 MAR/APRIL Ps 81:11-12 Ps • • • • • Ps 81:8 Ps • • • The Fula Jalon are a large people group located The Fula Jalon are a large people Guinea, Sierra in the western African nations of resides Leone and Senegal. A small population heritage of the in Guinea Bissau. The culture and countries. group is nearly the same in all three on farming and Their livelihood is primarily based villages are shepherding. Although Fula Jalon court and a scattered, each village has a central for the children mosque. Islamic schools are set up in some of the villages. Muslim Jats are fiercely independent and highly and are fiercely independent Muslim Jats these qualities self-respect. Although value their do societies, they admired in most are highly to be a eyes. Jesus came God’s not rate highly in others. He taught His followers humble servant to more highly than themselves and to esteem others cheek. Someone with the right to turn the other Muslim Jats as an historian skills could interview social contact with these as a way of having fascinating people

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Pray for the followers of Jesus among the Azeri, that be well-taught in they will faithfully fellowship together, the Scriptures, and grow to become mature in the Lord. The Azeris have centuries of historical commitment to Islam, not easily changed. Pray for a new attitude of their minds. Pray that the Azeris will increasingly be drawn to Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih) as they study the Koran, that they will desire to know more about him. Pray that many from this people group will call out to the Lord as desperately as the psalmist did in this verse. Jesus to these Muslim neighbors with a heart to befriend with a heart to Muslim neighbors Jesus to these blessings. abundant lead them into Christ’s them and who have heard the gospel willPray that Ansari leaders open the doors for others to dofollowing Christ and the same. Making Movement to ChristPray for an Ansari Disciple this decade. Pray that this people group will realize the eternalthis people group will Pray that and give Him praise. glory of the Lord majesty and of Indian followers God would send many Pray that • • • • Ps 79:9 Ps Georgian Christians may be able to carry the gospel message to the Azeris. Azerbaijani settlements were traditionally divided intoAzerbaijani settlements were traditionally In an attemptvillages made up of extended families. the family wasto protect their culture, marriage within restrictive ofencouraged. Religious practices are less and activities than in some Muslim countries, women’s many women have jobs outside the home. • • • •

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25 Hausa in Niger

The Hausa is the largest ethnic group in Niger and one of the most influential groups in West Africa. Nearly one out of every two Nigeriens is Hausa. The majority have been Sunni Muslim since the 11th century. In addition to Islam, many continue to practice their 23 Sunda in Indonesia traditional religion, called Maguzawa, especially in remote locations. Hausa Muslims are known for The Sunda are the largest Indonesian unreached people being hospitable to strangers. In the Hausa language, group. Almost all Sunda are Muslims. In many areas, one word, bako, is used to define both “guest” and Islam is mixed with Sunda traditional customs. “stranger”. The Sunda seek to protect their harmony with the I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, natural world. In the legend of Lutung Kasarung, there Ps 85:8 for He speaks peace to His faithful people. But is a belief that God incarnated a little of himself in the world in order to protect the life of man. let them not return to their foolish ways. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the • Pray that those who follow the Lord among this people group will never return to their old ways. Ps 84:2 courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God. • There are a number of Hausa believers. Pray that they will be trained to engage their families and community • Pray that the Lord will raise up many from this people in discovering and experiencing God’s blessing through group who have this kind of heart for being in the sharing and discussing Bible stories.

presence of the loving Lord. UNREACHED OF THE DAY • Pray for Hausa believers to be obedient to the call to • There are only a few followers of Jesus among the very make Jesus known. large Sunda community. Pray for them to cling strongly to the truth of Scripture, to be firmly established upon • Pray for a movement to Jesus to multiply among Hausa God’s character and promises. families and communities. • Pray they will faithfully fellowship together even in 26 Moor in Mauritania spite of opposition. The Moors are very proud people, conveying a sense of 24 Nigerian Fulani in Nigeria superiority to others in the area. Within their society, the Koran is faithfully followed. The term “Moor” is Scattered mostly in Nigeria and Cameroon, these semi- generally applied to any person, regardless of skin nomadic people fiercely reject anything they perceive color, who speaks one of the Hassaniya dialects. as contrary to their lifestyle of roaming with their cattle herds. This includes education (they are mostly Scripture availability is limited in the language of the non-literate) and permanent homes. Their inability Moors, and access to the Moors is limited. to read and intense independence have placed them Surely His salvation is near to those who on unequal footing with greedy people who take Ps 85:9 fear Him, so our land will be filled with advantage of them. His glory. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy there is Ps 84:12 • Pray for the land of this people group to soon be filled for those who trust in you. with His glory and mercy! • Pray for many from this people group to find joy and • Pray for Moor believers to become effective and hope in trusting the Lord Almighty. fruitful in sowing God’s Word among their own • Pray they will find each other in order to fellowship families and communities to fuel a movement of God’s together. blessings spreading from household to household. • Pray they will learn to live in the power of Christ’s • Pray for the relatively few believers among the Moors, Spirit, experiencing the fruit of Christ’s Spirit that they may be like-minded, being one in spirit and consistently. purpose, looking not only to their own interests but also to the interests of others. • Pray the Fulani will be able to care adequately for their families, and be led to be better prepared for the • Pray each individual in the Moor community may be rapidly changing conditions of the 21st century. prepared for the gospel message when it comes to them.

And he will call out to me, “You are my are he will call out to me, “You And of my and the Rock my God, Father, my firstborn I will make him salvation.” son, the mightiest king on earth. The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. of in awe stand powers The highest angelic surround than all who awesome is far more He Armies! of Heaven’s God O Lord throne. His O Lord? as mighty as you, anyone is there Where faithful. entirely are You Turkmen in Turkmenistan Turkmen Tatar in Russia in Tatar 29 30

Pray that this people group will seek and find this King! who know God will become wise Pray the Turkmen of God among their families and in sowing the Word multiplying the blessings of God to other Turkmen households. that they Pray for the believers among the Turkmen, will be accurately instructed in the faith and will grow in their love for Christ and each other. Pray for them to have full freedom of religion in their to worship safely as they choose. country, Pray that many from today’s people group will Pray that many from today’s and theyunderstand that the only God is the Lord, awe of His might.must turn to Him. Pray they will be in believers, that the Lord will send Pray for the Tatar it will bequalified teachers and pastors, and that than gainmore important to them to follow Christ community approval.

2020 MAR/APRIL most nomadic people for mainly a were The Turkmen in cities and towns and did not settle of their history of government. system of the Soviet the advent until in survived have traits cultural pre-Soviet Many recently and have however, society, Turkmen of including the return a kind of revival, undergone of Islam. Secularism and atheism form a moderate intellectuals. Turkmen many for prominent remain Ps 89:26-27 Ps • • • • and other Bulgar of Mongol, descendents are Tatars Muslim. Russian predominantly and are peoples, the Terrible when Ivan began of Tatars domination and long in 1552 Khanate the Tatar conquered occurred. since have Russification periods of forced of resurgence has been a 1980s there Since the late a long, if interrupted, have Tatars nationalism. Tatar Russian and Soviet both imperial of resisting history the to resistance and this has included domination them. convert to attempts Church’s Orthodox 89:7 Ps • • MARCH/APRIL 2021 MARCH/APRIL

66 Of The Day The Of FRONTIERS MISSION All the nations you made will come and you the nations All your they will praise Lord; you, before bow and perform great are you holy name. For God. alone are You wonderful deeds. O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so to forgive, so good, so ready are you O Lord, help. ask for your for all who full of unfailing love Tajik in Tajikistan Tajik Arabic-speaking Moroccans in Morocco Moroccans Arabic-speaking

28 27 Pray for this people group to understand that God’s Pray for this people group to understand that God’s name is holy and that He performs miraculous deeds. believers will live such holy lives that Pray that Tajik others will desire to have the same spiritual riches found only in Christ. Ask God to raise up more long-term missionaries who to raise up an unstoppable Disciple will go to Tajikistan in this decade. Making Movement among the Tajiks Thank the Lord that He is eager to offer love and He is eager to offer Thank the Lord that who turn to Him for help!forgiveness to peoples effective Pray for Moroccan Arab believers to become word among their families and fruitful in sowing God’s blessing of God’s and communities to fuel a movement spreading from household to household. will bring wholePray that a strong movement to Jesus into a richMoroccan Arab families and communities blessing. experience of God’s

• • • Ps 86:9-10 Ps They and shepherds. farmers are Tajiks Most of terraced, system a remarkable also practice can and barley wheat so that irrigation mountainside dry altitudes. An increasing higher, the at be grown the the cities over to moved have number of Tajiks part in Tajik an important plays Poetry 50 years. past and often celebrations important at It is read culture. music. has been put to Koran the sung. Even • • • Ps 86:5 Ps other people from allows Morocco Although of the King freedom, religious have to religions Moroccans all native that has declared Morocco in Morocco ministry Sunni Muslims. Historically, are and their families from away individuals won many As a result, churches. new them into gathered and their families to as a threat Christianity view communities.

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