Adopted UPGs

In the early 1990’s, God began to stir the heart of the Grace family toward the unreached people groups among the Muslims of Central Asian. Following a vision trip to Samerkand, Uzbekistan, we felt God leading us to formally adopt the Tajik people in 1997.

The Tajik are a people group of more than 6 million, with about 1,300,000 living in Uzbekistan. They are among the least reached peoples of the world. About 90% of Tajik are Sunni Muslims and there are very few known believers. Uzbekistan is ranked number 7 on the World Watch list, a list of the top 50 countries where persecution among Christians is most severe.

Prayer Requests for the Tajik:

* Ask God to raise up long-term missionaries who will go to Uzbekistan and share the love of Christ with the Tajik.
* Pray that God will open the hearts of Uzbekistan's governmental leaders to the Gospel.
* Ask God to continue to protect and grow the Tajik church.

To learn more about the Tajik, click here.

 

More recently, Grace became aware of another unreached Muslim people group located along the Pakistan/Afghanistan boarder and in 2008, formally added the Northern Pashtun as an adopted UPG.

There are more than 22 million Pashtun living in Pakistan, with 46 million throughout the world. They are considered 100% Muslim, and only a handful of Pashtun believers are known. With the rise of the Taliban, this people group has become increasingly difficult to engage. Pakistan is ranked number 10 on the World Watch list.

Prayer Requests for the Pashtun:

* Ask God to grant wisdom and favor to the mission agencies that are focusing on the Pashtuns.
* Pray for the Pashtun children who grow up in fear and hatred of outsiders.
* Ask God to encourage and protect the small number of Pashtun believers.
* Pray that God will provide greater peace and freedom to live and work among the Pashtun.

To learn more about the Pashtun, click here.