The Great Commission has only one imperative verb within it: make disciples. The three other verbs are participles describing how the church is to make disciples: by going, baptizing, and teaching. Harvest laborers are going out to the Persian peoples of the Western diaspora, and Persians are receiving the good news and being baptized. However, there is a gap in that once baptized, Persian believers often fall away. A meeting has recently taken place, and numerous ministries to Persians in the Western diaspora have identified this great need. Please pray for the launch of a new discipleship initiative that is happening this month. Pray for Persians who have recently received Christ to be good soil, yielding fruit for the kingdom. Pray for Persians to hold fast to the faith and walk closely with Jesus despite the trappings of materialism and Western apathy that are pervasive in their context.