Day 6 - Kolai People of Pakistan
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Northern Pakistan, bordered by China to the north, Afghanistan to the northwest and India to the east, has some of the most breathtaking sights in the world. It is there, nestled between five of the world's highest mountain peaks, that Pakistan's northern tribes can be found. Numbering around 410,000, the Kolai are one of those tribes, (Last year we prayed for the Kho people.) Most people in this region work as farmers or shepherds. Mountain ranges and political borders isolate the northern tribes. Many of the Kolai have various health problems due to poor water quality and inadequate nutrition. Drinkable water, sewage disposal and drainage facilities are available for less than eight percent of the population. Today, the vast majority of them are Sunni (orthodox) Muslims, and some also practice shamanism. Many believe that there is an unseen world of demons, fairies and ancestral spirits, so they depend on shamans to cure the sick, communicate with the spirits and control events.
Prayer Ideas
Northern Pakistan, bordered by China to the north, Afghanistan to the northwest and India to the east, has some of the most breathtaking sights in the world. It is there, nestled between five of the world's highest mountain peaks, that Pakistan's northern tribes can be found. Numbering around 410,000, the Kolai are one of those tribes, (Last year we prayed for the Kho people.) Most people in this region work as farmers or shepherds. Mountain ranges and political borders isolate the northern tribes. Many of the Kolai have various health problems due to poor water quality and inadequate nutrition. Drinkable water, sewage disposal and drainage facilities are available for less than eight percent of the population. Today, the vast majority of them are Sunni (orthodox) Muslims, and some also practice shamanism. Many believe that there is an unseen world of demons, fairies and ancestral spirits, so they depend on shamans to cure the sick, communicate with the spirits and control events.
Prayer Ideas
- Worship the Lord as the only true Deliverer from the power of sin, death and demons. Proclaim Jesus as the true Lord of the Kolai villages and towns.
- Pray that the Kolai would extend favour to those who bring the Gospel.
- Ask the Lord to raise up labourers who can effectively deal with the significant spiritual forces at work in the Kolai area (Mark 6:13, Acts 10:38).
- People are needed to help with sanitation and nutritional issues as well.
-- All text from 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World
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