Turkmenistan

Praise Points

Praise God for the perseverance of the Turkmen Church, even under extreme persecution (The Bible, Romans 8:35).

Praise God for the Turkmen Church’s growth, even without significant evangelistic outreach (The Bible, Deuteronomy 7:19).

Prayer Points

Pray for God’s divine intervention to prevent our Turkmen Sisters from harm (The Bible, Psalm 91:11). Pray for Psalm 91 protection upon them.

Pray for the release of all Christian leaders and pastors from prisons in Turkmenistan (The Bible, Psalm 107:14).

Pray for new Christian Believers to find fellowship at work, study, or during their daily travel so they do not draw too much attention to themselves (The Bible, Romans 8:39).

A Call to Salvation

Let Jesus Christ visit the dreams of high-ranking authority figures in the Turkmen government, military, police, and judiciary and draw them to His Kingdom (The Bible, Luke 18:27).

Promise to the Nation

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown (The Bible, Revelation 2:10).

Turkmenistan ranks 29th in the Open Doors Persecuted Nations List for 2024. The Central Asian country has a long history of persecution against Christians. The level of persecution is much higher than it was a few years ago, from intimidation and discrimination to arrests, assaults, sexual harassment/abuse, and interrogation with torture. Christian resources are scarce, and even downloading materials from the Internet is illegal. Christian leaders and pastors are the government’s high-value targets. They face lengthy imprisonment on false charges and severe physical harm. New Christian Believers must keep their beliefs a secret to avoid persecution from their families. All churches are within the scope of persecution. There is no respite even for the traditional church congregations that do not get involved in evangelistic outreach.