(pah-MEER-ees) – Around 10,000 Narrow Passage People live in the narrow Central Asian valley they call home. It is a land of steep gorges and precipitous climbs, beautiful and stark. These people have very similar cultural practices and are nearly indistinguishable from their neighbors in most ways. Almost entirely Muslim, they are known as a people of strong magic, and their valley is the place to go to find someone capable of a powerful curse or a healing spell. There are ancient religious sites throughout the valley, shrines and holy trees with an Islamic veneer but that predate Islam by many years. This is a very spiritually dark place, difficult to reach and not very responsive to the gospel. Natural disasters at development work have opened opportunities to share with these people, but very few believe. Pray for a bridge being built in one village there this year. Ask that it will lead to clear gospel presentations, and pray that the Narrow Passage People will respond with faith. (If your church would like to commit to praying for the Narrow Passage People on a consistent and frequent basis, please send an email indicating that.)