Arise, shine, for your light has come,

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Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the
glory of the Lord rises upon you
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the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears
over you.Isaiah 601-2

• Pray for the light of Christ's love to reach the
  Kurdish people.

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There are an estimated 25 million Kurds
throughout the world.Most of them live in Iran,
Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
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For the past five centuries the Kurds have been
forced to live under oppressive regimes. The
oppression the Kurds have experienced has led
many of them to believe that they are among the
most hated peoples of the world. The Kurdish
proverb, Kurds have no friends, but the
mountains expresses that sentiment.
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• Pray for the Kurdish people to find their worth
  and home in Jesus Christ.
• Pray that God would provide redemptive
  friendships for the Kurds.
• Pray that the Kurds would come to know the Lord
  intimately.

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Kurdish children have limited access to education
and many remain illiterate. Illiteracy among the
Kurds creates an obstacle to sharing the gospel
with them.
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In addition to literacy issues, the Kurds speak
four different dialects of the Kurdish language,
making it difficult to share the gospel of Jesus
with them. Pray that oral methods of sharing the
gospel, such as audio Bibles, Christian radio
broadcasts, and praise and worship music
translated into the Kurdish dialects will reach
the ears of Kurds.
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Please pray that the hope of Jesus Christtouches
the hearts and lives of Kurdish women.
Life for a Kurdish woman is centered in the home.
As a young bride she must move into her
mother-in-law's home and take on every
choredrawing the family's water, milking the
family goat, preparing each meal, cleaning the
house and raising the children. She often endures
verbal and physical abuse from her mother-in-law
and other members of her husband's family.
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Many Kurd children attend schools that look like
this one. The children go to school only two or
three hours each day because it is too cold in
the buildings to stay any longer. Families cannot
afford to send lunch for their children. Such
poor conditions make learning nearly impossible.
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• Development projects, food relief, and health
  education programs teach Kurds how to help
  themselves.
• A lack of resources prevents many communities
  from improving the quality of life.
• Pray that God will provide resources for the
  Kurds to improve their communities.
• Pray that God's provision for their physical
  needs will open many doors to share the good news
  of Jesus with them.

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Kurdish children love to listen to stories. From
an early age Kurds tell their children stories
about family history, morality, and about
cultural traditions. In an oral culture
story-telling is an excellent way to share the
gospel.
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Please pray that many Kurdish children will hear
the story of Jesus.
Pray that the children will remember the
Scripture-based stories that they hear in order
to share them with their families.
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There are a handful of Kurdish believers.
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• Pray that believers will have the courage to keep
  meeting together and to keep sharing their faith
  with others.
• Pray that fledgling churches will flourish as a
  testimony to God's power and faithfulness.
• Pray that new churches of Kurdish believers will
  spring up throughout Kurdish villages in Turkey,
  Iran, Iraq and Syria.

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New believers need discipleship and leadership
training so that they can grow in their walk with
Christ.

• Pray that God will raise up Kurdish men to be the
  spiritual leaders in their homes and churches.
• Pray that God will provide discipleship training
  for them.
• Pray also that the Holy Spirit will call out men
  to take the gospel to fellow Kurds throughout the
  region.

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I am the gate whoever enters through me will be
saved. He will come in and go out, and find
pasture ...I have come that they may have
life,and have it to the full.John 109-10
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Most Kurds are like sheep without a shepherd.

• Pray for Kurdish believers in Jesus to develop a
  vision to share the gospel with their fellow
  Kurds in Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria.
• Pray that the Kurdish believers would be
  relentless in their pursuit of the lost sheep.
• Pray that the Kurds would recognize Jesus as the
  only way to salvation.

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To walk through life as a Kurd,is to walk
through life in spiritual darkness.
Pray that the light of Jesus Christ will pierce
through the darkness.
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The Lord desires that all Kurds come to know and
worship Him.
Pray that God will be glorified among the Kurds
of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
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