Turkey

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Turkey today.

2 Corinthians 4:8

"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair."

The Herki Kurds

Herki Kurds are actually part of a much greater Kurdish population. The Kurds are made up of a number of clans, tribes, and tribal confederations, many of which have been in existence for thousands of years. The Herki Kurds are a confederacy of tribes of Northern Kurdistan. They live primarily in the mountainous area where the borders of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq meet, near Lake Urmia and the town of Orumiyeh. These various tribes and clans are distinguished by the languages they speak. All Kurdish tribes have faced intense persecution for many years from the Turkish government. They are a proud people who love their heritage and their culture. Praise God there are a few known believers among the Herki. Ask God to use the small number of Herki Kurdish believers as a clear Gospel witness to their own people.

Prayer Point:

Lord, the Herki Kurds are an oppressed people, tired of being ignored and pushed into the shadows in Turkey. But God you see them, you hear their cries for help. Reach down from Heaven and touch this people group with your hope and your purpose for them. Praise you Father for not allowing the Herki Kurds to be crushed to despair, but instead you are giving them eternal forgiveness. Jesus, raise up your church to gain a heart for the Herki Kurds. Take away any judgement from the Turkish church towards the Herki Kurdish church, unite your body as one. Send more laborers to the fields of Herki Kurds, to reap the harvest ready to be picked. 

Focus City: Istanbul