Uzbekistan is one of the harshest dictatorships in Central Asia. The government monitors religious groups with phone tapping and spies. House churches are also raided and its members arrested. Those who convert from Islam, endure the greatest persecution from both the government and their community; they often keep their faith secret. THE #15 PLACE WHERE CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IS WORST

PRAY FOR THE PERSECUTED Pray for provision for Christians who struggle to find employment; they can be fired on the spot if their faith becomes known. Pray for comfort for Christian children who are often ridiculed for being followers of Christ. PRAY FOR THEIR PERSECUTORS Pray that President Islom Karimov will bow his knee before the Lordship of King Jesus.