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21 Days of Prayer | Day 21: Vietnamese Diaspora in Cambodia

February 21, 2024 | < 1

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Vietnamese Diaspora in Cambodia Approximately 800,000 Vietnamese live in Cambodia—38.5% of whom are under 20. Most are undocumented migrants, materially poor, and many are illiterate or pre-literate. As undocumented migrants,…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 20: Kazakh Uyghur

February 20, 2024 | < 1

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Kazakh Uyghur The Kazakh Uyghurs live in the world’s largest landlocked country. They border on Russia, ‘the Stans,’ and the western edge of China. 300,000 Uyghurs live in Kazakhstan—most can…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 19: North Africans in Spain

February 19, 2024 | < 1

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North Africans in Spain Many North Africans have moved to Spain. The province of Barcelona has a large Muslim population of 135,000. In one international worker’s town, 10% of the…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 18: Amdo Tibetan

February 18, 2024 | < 1

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Amdo Tibetan About 1.2 million Amdo Tibetan make up the six million Tibetans living in China. Most live and work as farmers and herders. About 10,000 Tibetans are living in…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 17: Azerbaijani

February 17, 2024 | < 1

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Azerbaijani Zoroastrianism, most widely known for its element of fire worship, was commonly practiced in ancient times and originated in Azerbaijan. Evidence of this old religion is still prolific today.…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 16: Gulf Arabs

February 16, 2024 | < 1

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Gulf Arabs Approximately 54 million Gulf Arabs from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Almost all are followers of Islam except for around 300 known believers. The Joshua…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 15: North African Arabs

February 15, 2024 | < 1

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North African Arabs Over 252 million North African Arabs live in seven different countries. Some North African countries have no fellowships, while others have local fellowships with a higher percentage…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 14: Western Fulani

February 14, 2024 | < 1

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Western Fulani Most of Niger’s Western Fulani are poor, illiterate, rural animal herders marginalized by neighbouring people groups. While most Fulani are no longer nomadic, they still take pride in…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 13: Laotian

February 13, 2024 | < 1

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Laotian There are over 7 million Laos, and 60% identify as Buddhists. Animism, religion, and folklore are deeply rooted in the Lao culture. According to The Joshua Project, 2.52% of…
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21 Days of Prayer | Day 12: Japanese

February 12, 2024 | < 1

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Japanese Dominated by atheism, Buddhism, and Shintoism, evangelical Christianity represents only 0.5% of the Japanese population. Despite 500 years of Christian presence in Japan, Christianity is regarded as a foreign…
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