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9,265,000

Unreached

Persecution
Rating

06

Stratus
Index

07

Security
Tier

02

Blackbox Work

  • Church Planting
  • Discipleship
  • Leadership Training
  • Creative Access Platforms

Supporting Since: October 2020

Country
Stats

Source:

Total Population

26,141,000

# of Population in Unreached

9,265,000

# of People Groups

30

# of Unreached People Groups

19

Largest Religion

Islam

% Christian Adherent

5.42%

% Evangelical

0.20%

% Evangelical Annual Growth Rate:

4.20%

People

Ethnic Groups: Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian)

Languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English

Literacy Rate: 86%

People

Economy

Low-income Middle Eastern economy; prior infrastructure and economy devastated by 11-year civil war; ongoing US sanctions; sporadic trans-migration during conflict; currently being supported by World Bank trust fund; ongoing hyperinflation

Economy

Country Profile:

Environment

Climate: mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus

Environmental Issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; depletion of water resources; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water

Environment

The Way and the Light

One of our outreach ministers has been meeting with a local to read the Bible. The local told him that he has seen Jesus in his dreams and heard a voice telling him, ‘I am the Way and the Light.’ After praying with our outreach minister, he became a believer!

Persecution Currently or Potentially Being Experienced:

Physical abuse / beatings

Persecution from family

Financial persecution

Verbal abuse

Blacklisted

Arrests

Imprisonment

Kidnappings

Bribes

Deportation

Destruction of property

Fines

Torture

Murder

Execution

How to Pray

  • Pray for the love and hope of Jesus to heal traumatized victims of war.
  • Pray for food, aid, and security for refugees and internally displaced peoples.
  • Pray for courageous and powerful testimony for the Syrian church to the Sunni Arab majority.
  • Pray for basic human rights to be given to citizens such as affordable food, equal protection, access to public services, and education.