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TAJIKISTAN:
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Mission
Cost: TBA
Application due: TBA
Date of the Project: TBA
Short-Term Mission Team Members Needed: TBA
HISTORY
This beleaguered Central Asian republic has its
own flag, a national airline and a scattering of
embassies abroad, but despite these emblems of
sovereignty it remains a curiously incomplete
country. The north of Tajikistan is in all but
name a part of Uzbekistan; the mountainous Pamir
region, despite Soviet attempts to populate it,
remains almost a vacuum; while the capital,
Dushanbe, a city not yet three-quarters of a
century old still feels like an apartment
awaiting its tenants. The high point of the
country's unparalleled scenery are the Pamirs,
which dwarf anything found outside Nepal. The
Pamir Highway provides all the high-altitude
thrills you could ever hope to get without
donning crampons, more details to come…...
Full country name: Republic of Tajikistan
Area: 143,100 sq km (88,722 sq mi)
Population: 6,440,732
Capital: Dushanbe (pop 524,000)
People: 64.9% Tajik, 25% Uzbek, 3.5% Russian
(declining because of emigration)
Languages: Tajik, Russian
Religion: 80% Sunni Muslim, 5% Shi'a Muslim
Government: Republic
President: Imomali Rakhmonov
Prime Minister: Akil Akilov
GDP: US$6 billion
GDP per head: US$990
Annual growth: 5.3%
Inflation: 46.3%
Major industries: Aluminum, zinc, lead, chemicals
and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil,
metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and
freezers, cotton, grain, fruits, grapes,
vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats
Major trading partners: CIS, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, UK
Source: Lonely Planet
LONG
TERM MISSION
Would you spend one year to serve the Lord in
Tajikistan?
If you are
ready to serve our Lord Jesus Christ, and
dedicate your talents and energy toward His plan
for you. Overseas Summer Missions is an uniquely
organized, worldwide network ministry; you can be
a part of this community and join our strategic
planning and visions to bring people to the
Kingdom of God. It will not only be an exciting
and rewarding experience, about all, its fruits
last for eternity.
We are seeking full-time staff that have a love
for God and sincere desire to serve Him, to be
assigned to Tajikistan, with a minimum of one
year commitment. If you have an available heart,
please pray for God’s will for you to take
these challenges and opportunities to serve
overseas, and because of your effort, thousands
of lives will be changed.
"How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad
tidings of good things" Romans 10:15
We are currently accepting applications for
full-time staff. If you are considering joining
our ministry, please contact Frank Holiday at frank@OSMusa.org for more information
regarding qualifications, missions and fund
raisings.
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