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Dongxiang of China
The Dongxiang
region is a desolate, arid place with a moon-like landscape. Other
Muslims in China do not consider the Dongxiang to be a part of the
Islamic faith because of their involvement in drug and prostitution
rackets. Not long after the Dongxiang first arrived in China, they were
converted to Islam. By 1949, when the Communists took over China, there
was one mosque for every 30 Dongxiang homes and one paid Muslim worker
for every nine families. The majority of Dongxiang belong to the Old
Sect, which emphasizes worshiping at the tombs of Muslim saints. "The
remainder belongs to the New Sect, a fundamentalist and reformist
group." There were numerous brutal wars between the two Dongxiang sects
in the last century.
Ministry Obstacles
No scripture is reported as available in the language of the Dongxiang, but Gospel recordings are available.
Outreach Ideas
Pray for the followers of ChristPerhaps Han Chinese Christians will be led to pray much for the Dongxiang people. Pray the Lord will lead them to do this, and not give up. There has never been a single known church or Christian among the Dongxiang. The nearest church to the Dongxiang is a Han Chinese fellowship in Linxia. The Christians there, however, believe "it is impossible to reach the Dongxiang." Pray for the entire people group Please pray the Lord will soften the hearts of the Dongxiang toward the person of Jesus Christ. Only God's Spirit will be able to overcome generations of resistance to the God who loves them.
Scripture Focus
"Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations." Luke 24:46-47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senin, 19 Mei 2014
Dongxiang of China
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