Help your family embrace God’s love for the world by developing a habit of learning about other cultures. Read this story together to learn about and pray for the Uyghurs (WEE-gurz), an unreached Muslim people group in Northwest China and Central Asia.
Welcome to Kashgar (KASH-gahr) where, in the Old City, narrow alleyways and ancient mud-brick buildings with colorful arched windows are giving way to modern, concrete architecture and wider streets. Signs here use both Arabic script and Chinese characters. Vendors at the Kashgar Bazaar sell a variety of food and drinks—freshly squeezed pomegranate juice, melons, noodles, and hardboiled eggs from birds of all sizes. The scent of freshly baked bread threads its way through the crowds.
While most Uyghur families are Muslim, many practice folk Islam as well, turning to magic, spirits, and special charms for help in navigating day-to-day problems. Many Uyghurs don’t know who Jesus really is. They may have never crossed paths with anyone who could share the gospel with them because there are so few Uyghur Christians. See those boys kicking a soccer ball around the courtyard…
Yaxshimusiz (YAKH SHEE-moh-sis)! Hello! My name is Nureli (NOOR ah-LEE). My friends and I love playing this game! Do you like soccer? I live here in the Old City with my parents. They sell all kinds of nan (nahn)—flatbread covered with almonds, walnuts, or sesame seeds—to visitors. Our stand’s bread is the best! Sometimes I help sell nan when I’m not at school or playing soccer with my friends.
Read my full article (with a family activity and ways to pray) at Via Families.
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