“Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything” (2 Corinthians 6:10).

Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central Asia, with 85% of the land covered with mountainous region with the average elevation of over 15,000 meters above sea level. Kyrgyz people are of mixed origins, often stemming from different nomadic tribes.   Kyrgyzstan is the poorest among the nations in that region. However, it is blessed by God with the abundance of natural resources. It also has abundant water, which is the source of water supply for the other Central Asian republics.

Due to its relatively high education level, many students from neighboring countries come to study in Kyrgyzstan.  Active broadcasting and filming of Korean Dramas in the country led to an increased interest about the Korean people, and now there have been established Korean language departments in eight universities.

Although, in the past, the freedom of religion allowed Christians to evangelize and raise disciples openly, in the beginning of this year, laws regarding religions were changed. There is a strict prohibition against conversion to other religions for Muslims and Russian Orthodox Churches. Registration process of religious institutions now require the signatures of the minimum of 200 local congregations and all the practice s without the proper registration are considered illegal and prohibited by the law. However, in spite of such difficulties, an increasing number of churches are being founded by the local Christians and also a national movement to raise prayer gatherings is taking place. These are all a result of special blessings of the work of the Holy Spirit. Through these efforts and sacrifices, the churches in Kyrgyzstan will take a firm stand, which will prevail over the gates of Hades.

Kyrgyzstan will take its stand as a nation possessing great things by the power of the gospel! Kyrgyzstan will be the oasis of life from which the streams of life flow throughout the Central Asian nations.

Prayer Requests:

1. That more churches would rise up in Kyrgyzstan despite the persecution under the new religious laws.
2. That they would lift up their eyes and see that the persecution is only the beginning of a new revival.
3. That God would raise them up with His power and love and give them victory over all things.
4. That God would strengthen the local leaders and missionaries so that they can witness and evangelize with boldness and authority!

“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me” (Psalms 8:17).

99% of Kazakhstan’s population, about 15 million, is Islamic. Kazakhs, the descendants of nomads, have strongly kept their traditions and continue to pray to their ancestors instead of Allah, but the majority of Kazakhs do try to participate in the fasting during Ramadan. Only a few with religious passion devote themselves to the fasting rules strictly. Most restaurants and stores stay open during Ramadan. However, recently, Islam has grown stronger, and an increasing number of Kazahks are participating in the fasting.

Kahzakhstan is strongly and deeply opposed to Christianity. This sense of hostility started while under the rule of Russia, when the Russian Orthodox Church forced them to convert to Orthodoxy, and millions of Kazaks were killed in the process. Therefore, converting to Christianity would be considered as an act of treason.

In 2000, intercessors from Korea and millions of Christians from Eurasia gathered together for worship and blessed the nation. After that, the spiritual current has completely changed. The main speaker and the leader of that mission conference, Louis Bush, said that Kakahkstan would be the gateway of the gospel to the 1.6 billion Muslims. Ever since then, over 5000 Christians from Eurasia gather annually around the Silk Road to be thoroughly trained for the purpose of planting 1000 churches with the BTJ (Back to Jerusalem) vision.

God opened the eyes of Kazahks, and the Holy Spirit is sweeping across the nation. Approximately one million Kazahk Christians are being raised up, and 100 churches are in the process of being founded. They also have begun sending missionaries to 14 unreached peoples all around the world.

Prayer Requests:

1. That the Kazakhs would be freed from the chains of the deception of Islam.
2. That God would plant a passionate heart in them to actively seek the Lord who brings life.
3. That the people of Kazahks would raise up missionaries who will be the pioneers of the gospel in Central Asia. Let Kazahstan rise up as the gateway!

The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God (Romans 8:19-21).

The name Ingushetia comes from the village of Ongusht. But originally, Ingushetia along with Chechnya was called Nokchii, which means “our people.” As we can perceive from its name, Ingushetia has a cultural atmosphere which values community. In the 18^th century during the Caspian war, the Nokhchii people who resided in the eastern region, fiercely resisted Russia, and the western Nokhchii were not involved in this war. From that time, Russians called this eastern Nokhchii Chechnya and the western Nokhchii Ingushetia. In the present day, Ingushetia is an independent republic with a population of 470,000. Once, some Nokhchiis were Russian Orthodox Christians, but from the 16^th century to the 19^th century, they became Muslim by the Sunni missionaries of Islam who immigrated from Dagestan and the adjacent regions. There are no Christians or any ministers living for these people. Furthermore, after the Chechen war, outsiders were prohibited to enter, and that put the northern Caspian region in the worst spiritual and economical condition.

The Ingush are famous for their self-control, courage, and generosity. They never attack others unless they are attacked first. In the case of conflict between tribes, the Ingush fight to death because their community is too precious. If someone showed them the Father’s love and introduced the community of the heavenly kingdom, the historical characteristics of this people will turn into the fruits of the Holy Spirit out of their sufferings. We earnestly want these people to become the fruit of the Holy Spirit through the gospel. We hope that because of our intercession and our footsteps this barren and painful land of Ingushetia will be filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit and the 170 minorities in the northern Caspian region will see the day of harvest of these fruits.

Prayer requests:

1. That this people who values community so much will have their own churches. That the Lord’s kingdom would reside there.
2. That the door of the gospel will be opened so their pains will be turned into the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
3. That the 170 minorities in the northern Caspian region will benefit from the fruits of the Holy Spirit of Ingushetia.