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faithfulness in the midst of trials

by: IFES Global Communications
Recent riots in North West China have drawn world attention to her delicate relation with the Uyghur minority and left nearly 200 dead and thousands wounded. This was one of the worst ethnic clashes in recent memory between the majority Han Chinese and Muslim Uyghur. There are many causes for the unrest - the discriminatory policies and attitudes towards the Uyghur, the religious suppression of their Islamic faith, the economic disparity between the rich Han Chinese and the poor Uyghur and so on. More than 10 years ago, IFES has started to reach out to the local Uyghur by means of cultural and language exchange programmes. There have been limited results among this minority group, but thankfully we have been seeing some breakthroughs. The riots and subsequent clamp down by the authorities will no doubt hamper the deepening and widening of this breakthrough, at least in the near future. Many of our friends have been asked to leave or have left temporarily for safety reasons. Praise God for the development of His work among the Uyghurs in the last decade, when we saw some of fruit of our labours maturing. Please pray for the protection of local believers and that they will continue to stand firm in their faith and bear witness for Christ amidst a very severe challenge. Due to the sensitivity of this situation, we cannot be specific about details. Pray too for the ongoing growth of God's work when many of the workers have left or visas have been discontinued. Pray for the Holy Spirit to lead the young believers to all truth, and unite them in love, helping to make reconciliation between hostile parties.

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