Photos of Uy ghurs
(pronounced /Wee ger/ )
from www.trekearth.com
The photos that are easiest to find of Uyghurs are usually snapped in rural areas but there are also city-living Uyg hurs. Our friends in this city are all very city savvy, cell-phone toting, bi or trilingual, highly educated Muslims. They range from nominal ("my people are all Muslim") to devout ("if you have ever had pork in your house, I can't eat with you there") but they are all Muslim- so far. Almost all of these are because they have never heard of Jesus- as the true Son of God, a Savior for all who believe- but a slim percentage are still Muslims because they have rejected the Good News of Christ probably due to cultural pressures and generations-old opposition to and misunderstanding of the Gospel.
One of the issues we see often with these friends is that their culture is suppressed, oppressed by the majority culture and government here, and honestly, also by Islam. (For example, Islamic Arabic tradition holds that Muslims really shouldn't dance, but the U culture is rich with music and dancing.) Pray that Christ would come quickly and beautify this whole people with salvation.
Pray for opportunities to share around Easter/ Good Friday this year. Pray for receptive, open, soft hearts among our friends here and Uy ghurs out west whom other misny friends are sharing with.
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