Tabasaran in Ukraine
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Friendship and hospitality is placed at the highest value in Tabasaran culture. If a person has many friends, he is a 'wealthy' person. This is true not only for first-time international friends, but within the culture in daily friendship hospitality with one another. If a guest visits your home, everything else is dropped and the relationship takes priority.

Ministry Obstacles
Tabasaran culture, like other mountain Dagestani cultures, has many outstanding cultural historical strengths; but also a tragic deficit of grace, forgiveness and agape love. Due to this redemptive deficit, in recent years even many historic strengths grow dimmer due to the devastating effects of sin.

Outreach Ideas
In 2010 the New Testament was published in Tabasaran, the spoken language of Tabasaran people. Translation work is underway in the Old Testament. Two thrilling Tabasaran Christian music recordings, in authentic Tabasaran style, have also widely circulated in their communities.

Scripture Focus
"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you."  1 Peter 4:12

Scripture Prayer
Pray that the hardships that God allows in the lives of believers in this people group do not discourage them.

Prayer Focus
Pray for the Holy Spirit to work powerfully in the lives of many Tabasarans who have already heard the gospel—that they would have courage to respond. Pray for the Tabasaran people to seek and find the Light of the World, leading them into a movement to Christ.



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