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A bi-vocational evangelist has fled Turkmenistan after being threatened by authorities. He has been active in sharing his faith and had previously been arrested, along with other Christians, for attending Christian worship services. He was also fined for his evangelistic efforts. Authorities now want to charge him for work he did at his place of business. “But he feels the government is really using that as an excuse to arrest him for his Christian activities,” said a front-line worker. Our Turkmen brother requested prayer for wisdom and that he would be reunited with his family.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Turkmenistan and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n

Post a prayer for Turkmen Christian on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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