Population: 1,300,000
Hub: Turkey
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Hub: Turkey
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.00%
Resources: NT, JF
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 25
Annual Deaths: 12,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 25
Annual Deaths: 12,000
Description: The Zaza, also known are ethnically and lingustically related to the Gorani cluster in Iran. They live at the headwaters of the Arax, Tigris and Euphrates rivers––a region some believe is the location of the biblical Eden.
Prayer Points:
• The Zaza have only recently re-appeared on the ethnographic radar due to immigration in Germany. Pray that they might also appear on the radar of evangelical Christians in Europe and for effective outreach to these immigrants.
• The Zaza are seeking to develop and preserve their language, which up until recently has never been written. Pray for Christian linguists to come alongside this movement, and see gospel literature translated and embraced by Zaza scholars and community leaders.
• In some areas, the Zaza practice a form of "communion" similar to the early Christian "love feasts." Pray that the Zaza might rediscover the meaning of their Christian influenced traditions and ceremonies from centuries past.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, though the world has forgotten the Zaza, you have not. May they know the fullness of your purposes for them in Christ.
Every year 12,000 Zaza die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Zaza have only recently re-appeared on the ethnographic radar due to immigration in Germany. Pray that they might also appear on the radar of evangelical Christians in Europe and for effective outreach to these immigrants.
• The Zaza are seeking to develop and preserve their language, which up until recently has never been written. Pray for Christian linguists to come alongside this movement, and see gospel literature translated and embraced by Zaza scholars and community leaders.
• In some areas, the Zaza practice a form of "communion" similar to the early Christian "love feasts." Pray that the Zaza might rediscover the meaning of their Christian influenced traditions and ceremonies from centuries past.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, though the world has forgotten the Zaza, you have not. May they know the fullness of your purposes for them in Christ.
Every year 12,000 Zaza die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.