Hawrami Gurani in Iraq
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The Gurani are an Iranian ethnic group that consists of several sub-groups, including the Bajelani and the Hawrami. They live in the northern regions of Iran and Iraq in an area commonly known as Kurdistan, or “land of the Kurds.” For this reason, they are often categorized as Kurds. They farm and raise livestock as their chief occupations. They mainly grow wheat, barley, rye and oats. Additionally, they grow cotton, olives, rice, sugar beets and tobacco. During the summer months, the Gurani, like many other Kurds, take their sheep, goats, donkeys and mules to higher mountain pastures; winter grazing occurs in the lower plains.

Ministry Obstacles
Iranian Christ followers are almost all in urban centers and they speak Farsi, not Gurani.

Scripture Focus
"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes."  Isaiah 54:2

Scripture Prayer
Use this verse to pray for the Lord to expand His house to include today’s people group.

Prayer Focus
Pray the hearts of the Hawrami Gurani would be stirred to hunger after God and to drink of living water. Pray for family-based movements to Christ to transform Hawrami Gurani society, blessing them spiritually and economically. Pray for the Lord to move in the hearts of believers to give up their rights and sacrifice their lives to see the Hawrami Gurani blessed by the work of Jesus Christ.

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