(TAH-jeeks) - March 21 is the celebration of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz (meaning "New Day"). It celebrates the coming of spring, and spring brings new life. As they celebrate the changing of seasons and the coming of new life, pray that Tajiks will come to experience the new life that only salvation through Christ can bring. Pray for new believers to rejoice in the ways that God has changed them and His faithfulness in every season. Take time, too, to praise the Lord for those Tajiks who have experienced new life and transformation through Christ's blood shed for them!

"Our teammates have launched a weekly English Club in our church's coffee shop. The first event welcomed 16 people, including local college students. The evening went smoothly, ending with impromptu worship and several attendees sharing their testimonies. We praise God for the opportunity to connect with the local university in this way and for the two people who attended our church on Sunday following the event. Please pray for this weekly event and for the college students who come to have open hearts to hear God's Word."

(PEH-dee) - "How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!'" (Romans 10:14-15 ESV). Please ask God to raise up faithful proclaimers of God's Word among the Pedi people of South Africa who will take the gospel to those who live in hard-to-access villages. Pray that when the Pedi hear the gospel, they will embrace Christ and His ways wholeheartedly and forsake their traditional religious practices.

The Abu-Junuk people of Sudan live in the Nuba Mountains. Those mountains sit in the southern part of Sudan, near the border with the neighboring country of South Sudan. The region has experienced years of conflict, political unrest, and environmental crisis. Roads are poor, and basic resources are minimal. The needs of the Abu-Junuk people are great. Because of drought, they are in need of water both for farming and for personal use. Thankfully, they have a few schools, but the students need resources. As the conflict in Sudan continues, the people need peace. However, the greatest problem that the Abu-Junuk people are facing is lostness. They need to hear the good news that God loves them and has a plan for their salvation. Pray for these dear people to have access to the gospel. Pray for hardy believers to obediently answer the call to go and share the gospel with the remote Abu-Junuk people.

After more than 14 years of war, Syrian Christians are facing new threats as the new government gains more power. The majority of Syrian Christians do not have a personal relationship with Christ as they trust in the religion of their ethnicity to save them, yet they are willing to suffer and die for the Christian name. Pray that they will come to know the One whom they are being persecuted and dying for. Ask that their hardships and deaths will not be empty works, but that the Father will use it to multiply His kingdom. Pray for the believers among them who are continuing to be "strong and courageous" like Joshua even when they see giants in the land. Ask that they will have much wisdom and boldness to continue ministering to those who are suffering and share the hope of Christ with those who have not heard. Ask the Father to change the hearts of those who are hurting Christians and reveal Himself to many as He did to Paul on the road to Damascus. May He be glorified again in Syria.