Pray for Sorani Kurds:
Jesus, we proclaim your truth over mountain tops! Your words remind us that “whoever believes in you will have eternal life” (John 3:15). We pray for tender hearts in this region, so that the gospel may fall on ready and hungry ears. We pray that you reveal your glory to the Sorani Kurds and root them in the light of your truth. We pray that they will find their identity in you and that they will discover the freedom that has already been purchased for them by the blood of Jesus. May all praise, honour, and glory be to you! Amen.
Learn more about this least-reached people group:
The Sorani Kurds are an ethnic group that primarily reside in northern Iraq and western Iran. Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a state of their own. Kurdish society arose from a nomadic way of life. Tension and strife between clans and communities are typical; and while this strengthens their own tribal identity, as a whole, tribalism tends to weaken and fragment their overall Kurdish identity. Historically, the Sorani Kurds have faced political and cultural suppression, especially under the regimes of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and during the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran.
Sorani Kurds are predominantly Sunni Muslims, though there are also Christian and Shia Muslim minorities in the region. Their religious adherence is typically nominal in nature, perhaps due to some connection to the ancient Zoroastrian faith. Only 0.03% Evangelicals have been identified in the region.
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