UZBEKISTAN
National Director: Pastor S
No. of Churches: 1
Headquarter: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Year Started: 2017
about
Since independence in 1991, the original president has always adopted a suppression policy against Christianity, and society and the people often treat Christians as terrorists. In September 2016, the former president died and the new president was elected on December 4. The suppression of Christianity has begun to ease, but the public's rejection and contempt of Christians still needs to be done.
Pastor S, the pastor of the Uzbek daughter church, received a calling from God to preach the gospel to his fellow citizens and establish a church after becoming a Christian in 1994. He was arrested repeatedly for evangelism and was sent to prison 6 times, but by the grace of God, in 2016, he met Pastor Tong Liu and Pastor Batbold, the pastor of the ROLCC in Mongolia. Many family groups he cultivated formally joined the family of ROLCC in 2017. At present, they have established 73 family groups in 7 cities. Pray that God will continue to expand their realm and remove all obstacles so that Uzbekistan will hear the gospel everywhere.
LOCATION:
Uzbekistan is located in the interior of Central Asia. In the ancient times, it was once part of the Karahan dynasty and the Huayazimo dynasty. It was also occupied by the Mongolian dynasty in the 13th to 14th centuries, was conquered by the Russian empire at the end of the 19th century, and was invaded by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Joined the Soviet Union in 1924. Later, it declared its independence in August 1991 and changed its name to the Republic of Uzbekistan. With a population of about 38 million, it is the most populous country in Central Asia. 84 % of the people are Uzbek. 89% of the people religiously are Sunni Muslims.
烏茲別克位於中亞內陸，在古代曾經隸屬於喀喇汗王朝及花剌子模王朝，也曾在西元13～14世紀被蒙古王朝佔領，19世紀末被俄羅斯帝國征服，1920年蘇聯紅軍侵入，於1924年加入蘇聯。後於1991年8月宣告獨立，改稱烏茲別克斯坦共和國。人口約3800萬，是中亞地區人口最多的國家。人民中84%是烏茲別克族。宗教上89%的人民是遜尼派回教徒。
自1991年獨立以來，原來的總統一直對基督教採取打壓的政策，社會及人民也常把基督徒當作恐怖分子來對待。2016年9月原總統去世，新總統於12月4日選出，對基督教的打壓開始有緩解趨勢，但社會大眾對基督徒的排斥和鄙視仍有待努力。
烏茲別克分堂的S牧師在1994年成為基督徒後，就領受神的呼召要傳福音給自己的同胞，建立教會。他曾因為傳福音的緣故，屢屢被逮捕，也曾6次坐監，但是靠著神的恩典，他於2016年，遇見了劉彤牧師及蒙古靈糧堂主任牧師Batbold牧師，他所拓植的眾多家庭小組於2017年正式加入生命河靈糧堂的大家庭。目前他們已經在7個城市，建立了73個家庭小組。但是烏茲別克有嚴重的失業問題，S牧師夢想教會能有自己的事業來支持牧養工作及福音傳播，求神為教會預備一切所需。也願他們在神的心意和帶領下繼續擴張，使烏茲別克全地得聽福音。
Pray with Uzbekistan
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Please pray for the pastors of River of Life Church in Uzbekistan. Most of their pastors are forced to work in other countries. Please pray for their financial support. May God provide for all their needs.
請為烏茲別克生命河靈糧堂牧師們禱告。大多數牧師被迫前往其他國家工作。請為牧師們祈求經濟支持。 求神供應一切所需。
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Please pray for the coworkers of the River of Life Church in Uzbekistan, asking God to protect them. Pray that the Holy Spirit fills every meeting, uplifting the love of the Lord and the thirst for God in every brother and sister. Pray for the staff who serve each Sunday, asking God to grant them wisdom and strategies so that all members may be deeply drawn to God through Sunday worship.
請為烏茲別克生命河靈糧堂教會同工群禱告，求神保護他們。求聖靈充滿每個聚會，提升每位弟兄姊妹愛主的心，渴慕親近上帝。為每個主日服事的同工禱告，求神賜給他們智慧與策略，讓所有會友透過主日崇拜被神深深吸引。
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We pray that God will open the door to the Gospel in Uzbekistan, allowing it to spread to every corner, and to open the hearts of everyone, influencing them to enter the church.
求神在烏茲別克打開福音的門，讓福音傳到各個角落，也開啟每個人的心，影響他們走進教會。
