(TAH-jeeks) – In Tajikistan, believers face persecution in different ways. Some are excluded from family or friends, others are monitored by the authorities, and still others face threat of death. It is especially difficult for new believers to share with their family — and yet, a family member is much more likely to follow Christ when they see that another member of their family did so first. Give thanks to God that many Tajiks have told their family the Good News already! Pray for boldness for Tajik believers. Ask that they will see that their identity and eternal hope is in Jesus: “For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes” (Revelation 7:17 ESV).