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SummaryI first stepped onto Uzbek soil in 1995, heart pounding as I mapped out the handful of believers hidden across Central Asia 🌍. With bibles in hand, I watched young peopleβ€”some as young as fifteenβ€”leave everything behind, led by dreams and miraculous healings, to proclaim Jesus in villages with no buildings or songs 🎢. Under new conversion laws and rising pressure from both families and governments, many faced threats, job loss, even beatings. Yet, the underground church grew by hundreds, and today I thank God for thirty years of blessings on this resilient, indigenous church πŸ™.

Esther* was Open Doors’ first team leader in Central Asia. She first travelled to Uzbekistan in 1995, after the country regained their independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. There she met a lady who helped her to make contact with local believers – and the ministry began…

*Name changed for security reasons

Open Doors Prayer News 288 (January-February 2022)

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