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Today there is a corps of effective, experienced missionaries who don't have to travel thousands of miles to get to the field. They don't have to go to language school, apply for a visa, adjust to a strange diet, or spend years on the deputation trail. These missionaries are the faithful pastors, evangelists, and Christian workers in the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Equipping these leaders to reach their countrymen with the Gospel and to preach Christ where He is not known --this is the heart of our mission.
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Turkmenistan - Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects can be worked out.
Population: 4,775,544
Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Language: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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