Russia is the world’s largest country, extending across 9 time zones. It has vast natural resources in gas, oil, timber and minerals, as well as huge amounts of arable land. However, most of the economy is in the hands of a few men while millions of Russians remain poor an unemployed. The country has known little but autocracy or tyranny since it began in the 8th century. Freedom of press and media is limited, and all television stations are government controlled and censored. The Church in Russia has suffered some of the most severe persecution of any nation in recent history. Deaths in the Gulag prison camps between 1920 and 1990 are estimated at 20 million, many who were Christian. […]
Category:Pray for Our World (countries N-Z)
Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country and dominates central Asia between Russia and China, and is a large trade route between the east and west. They were under communist rule and suppression of all religion until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Today only traditionally recognized religious groups can operate freely, but there are still strong laws that suppress Christians. The Kazakh church has continued to grow from virtually no believers in 1990 to about 15,000 in 2010. There is a great demand for Bibles both among the Kazakhs and the Russians. However more translations and access are needed. Pray for the translation and distribution of Bibles to a people that are hungry for it yet do not have it. […]
Category:Pray for Our World (countries E-M)
About the Author
Sue McCusker is a writer, Bible teacher, and web developer who loves to share the stories of life, hope, and faith she sees around her every day. She has written for Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, and teaches the story of God in women's Bible study.
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