East Europe & Eurasia

Overview

Eastern Europe and Eurasia are comprised of 20 countries with 188 least-reached peoples remaining among them. Serbia and Montenegro lead with 66.8% of their population, almost 7 million people remaining least-reached or less than 2% evangelical and less than 5% adherents to any form of Christianity. However, in sheer numbers, Russia exceeds them with over 12 million least-reached people in 72 different people groups. A decade of a measure of democracy associated with greed, crime, self-seeking politicians, a pervasive mafia and degeneration of the quality of life has caused many in Russia to hanker after the authoritarian certainties of Communist dictatorship. The long-term disastrous distortions of Marxist economies in Eastern Europe adversely affected national infrastructures, ecology and the work ethic of the people. The dominant realities of the 1990′s have been the gradual recovery of most former Communist states and the strengthening and planned expansion of the EU from 13 original members to most nations in Europe. Ethnocentrism and religion have become important and major causes for political confrontations since 1990. The church overall in Eastern Europe and Eurasia is small and struggling but there are rays of hope in places like Ukraine. Pray that the spirit of prayer will sweep through the church and revive it. Pray for laborers for this volatile environment that is ripe for the good news.

Prayer Points

Deliverance From Addictions

Pray God sets the captives free from bondages to addictions such as alcohol and drug abuse, sexual addictions, pornography, and gambling in order that they may be as lights in the world, examples of God’s grace and goodness in Jesus.

Hound Of Heaven

Pray that the Holy Spirit searches for the lost of the remaining 188 Least-Reached Peoples relentlessly and demonstrates to them God’s goodness that leads them to repentance.

Overcome Evil With Good

Pray that God shows believers how to overcome evil such as greed, crime, self-seeking, organized crime, and degeneration with His goodness and love that His kingdom may rapidly grow.

All Things To All Men

Pray that the Church understands Paul’s command to become all things to all men that they might win some in order to bring the gospel in a way that can be understood and accepted.

Invisible Means Of Support

Pray for God to pour out His heavenly provision through those whose hearts are completely His so that He supplies and multiplies all resources needed for reaching those who have not yet heard the good news.