IMB 175 Days of Prayer: Sorani Kurds of Central Asia
Prayer
Sorani Kurds of Central Asia (sor-AH-nee) - Zahara* cried as she stood outside in the dusty road with a believing friend. She told about her chronic pain and how walking down the road for her daily walk is a painful struggle. She said, "I've asked God to heal me, and He hasn't. What is He doing? I don't know. He will do what He wants." Matt* and Rose* have battled infertility and the shame and depression of that struggle for many years. Matt has turned to internal introspection and religion, while his wife masks her internal struggles with an overly cheerful persona. These two examples are pictures of the many friends and neighbors among the Sorani Kurds who battle physical pain and chronic illnesses in a culture that demands that they accept fate and move on. May the Lord use these struggles, as He did with Lazarus in John 11, to showcase His amazing power and compassion. Pray that He will heal their bodies and bring their souls into eternal salvation and the hope that is found in Jesus. Pray that the believers around them will daily be filled with Christ's compassion for the sick and hurting. (*names changed)
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