| Few things are more important to a
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| | Shocking evidence
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| Central Asian than maintaining cultural
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| | However, through the prompting of the
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| traditions. Throughout the existence of
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| | Holy Spirit, more and more Central Asians
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| the Soviet Union, they were forced to
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| | are discovering that they have been
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| conform to a Russian mindset, lifestyle,
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| | living under false assumptions. And in
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| and even language. Free from this
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| | evangelizing this region, one question is
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| tyranny, Central Asians now cherish the
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| | turning the tide, Why do you profess the
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| things they can call their own. On the
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| | religions of your conquerors, and forget
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| flip side, they are turned off by
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| | Christianity, the faith of your
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| anything that looks, smells, or acts
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| | forefathers?
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| foreign.
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| | Amazing recent discoveries have shown
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| In the eyes of these people, Christianity
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| | that Christianity was practiced
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| is an intrusive import from the West.
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| | throughout Central Asia long before Islam
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| According to the Director of one of the
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| | or Zoosticism, the two predominant
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| leading Central Asian Christian
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| | religions of today.
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| ministries, it is viewed as a boil, a
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| | While visiting a Central Asian home, the
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| festering sore, and causes division.
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| | previously mentioned Director saw a
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| After all, a persons religion is not
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| | pattern in the familys rug that demanded
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| determined by choice, but by the family
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| | his attention. The design, common in area
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| into which he is born. So to become a
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| | rugs throughout this region, was full of
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| Christian is to turn your back on both
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| | symbols that told the story of the life,
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| your family and culture. And such an act
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| | death, and resurrection of Jesus.
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| goes beyond being disrespectful, its
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| | With the familys permission, the Director
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| crazy.
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| | took the rug to an anthropology professor
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| It is for this reason that Central Asian
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| | at the University of Chicago. Upon
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| Christians are persecuted. On a daily
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| | further study, the directors suspicions
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| basis, they suffer at the hands of those
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| | were confirmed, the Christian symbols
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| who intend to bring them back to their
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| | predated the period when Islam spread to
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| senses. Families attempt to undo what
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| | Central Asia.
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| they think is brainwashing by isolating
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| | Return to their roots
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| him, denying his rights, or even through
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| | One by one, Central Asians are
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| intense beatings.
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| | discovering what Christians around the
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| Restrictions from the top
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| | world have always known, God is truth.
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| In two Central Asian countries, the
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| | God is love. And God is longing for
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| governments have enacted laws to deter
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| | Central Asians to return to their
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| radical religions, such as Christianity.
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| | ultimate cultural heritage through faith
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| In these countries, it is unlawful to
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| | in Jesus Christ.
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| meet in churches that have not been
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| | Pray for those Christians throughout
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| legally recognized by the government.
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| | Central Asia who are facing the torture
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| However, there are so many rules and
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| | of their families and governments, that
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| regulations in registering, that few
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| | they will continue to have the courage to
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| churches are able to complete the process
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| | live out their faith, regardless of the
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| of gaining approval.
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| | cost.
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| In one Central Asian country, it is also
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| | Pray also for their persecutors. Pray
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| illegal to conduct a service in the
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| | that as Gods Spirit moves they will
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| national language. This law was enacted
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| | accept the gift of salvation from the
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| to stop Christians from converting
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| | one, true God.
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| nationals to a foreign religion.
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