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TURKMENISTAN:
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Mission
Cost: TBA
Application due: TBA
Date of the Project: TBA
Team Members Needed: TBA
HISTORY
The most curious of the Central Asian republics,
Turkmenistan is the second largest Central Asian
country, but four-fifths of it consists of an
inhospitable lunar-like desert called the Karakum
which conceals unexploited oil and gas deposits.
The country is sparsely populated and its people,
the Turkmen, are only a generation or two removed
from being nomads. Turkmenistan is as much a
culture as a country since the Turkmen have never
formed a real nation and have allowed their
cities to become predominantly populated by other
peoples. They place most esteem on a rural life
revolving around their famous, traditionally
patterned carpets, their ceremonies, hospitality
and fleet Akhal-Teke horses, more details to
come…..
Full country name: Turkmenistan
Area: 488,100 sq km (188,500 sq mi)
Population: 4.5 million
Capital city: Ashgabat (pop 518,000)
People: 77% Turkmen, 9.2% Uzbek, 6.7% Russian, 2%
Kazakh
Languages: Turkmen, Russian
Religion:89% Muslim, 9% Eastern Orthodox
Government: Republic
President: Saparmurad Niyazov
GDP: US$7 billion
GDP per head: US$1630
Annual growth: 5%
Inflation: 19.8%
Major industries: Natural gas, oil, petroleum
products, textiles, food processing, cotton,
grain, livestock
Major trading partners: CIS, Hong Kong,
Switzerland, US, Germany, Turkey, Cyprus
Source: Lonely Planet
LONG
TERM MISSION
Would you spend one year to serve the Lord in
Turkmenistan?
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 Turkmenistan, 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.
"…..he
who hears my word, and believes Him who sent Me,
has eternal life, and does not come into
judgment, but has passed out of death into
life." John 5:24
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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