Source: Operation Mobilization, October 7, 2017<\/p>\n
Islam is considered part of one\u2019s cultural identity in much of Central Asia. However, many people leave religious practice to the elderly. Often, when people turn 50, they begin searching for forgiveness of sins. For Muslims, that means going to the mosque.<\/p>\n
Aslan\u2019s mother was no exception. An older woman looking for spiritual peace, she had started attending a mosque and reciting Islamic prayers. But she wanted a translation of the Arabic prayers. \u201cI am [Central Asian], and I want to know what I am saying to God,\u201d she told a Muslim religious leader.<\/p>\n
During that time, some relatives living in a nearby city approached Aslan\u2019s mother. \u201cWe found a group of people who are reading, worshipping, and praying in our language. Can we go and see these people?\u201d<\/p>\n
The discovery of that Central Asian church transformed Aslan\u2019s family. His mother, touched by prayer and teaching she could understand, became a believer. Over the next seven years, the rest of the family followed.<\/p>\n
\u00bb Full story<\/a> illustrates how Scripture and related literature distribution is making a difference in Central Asia.<\/p>\n \u00bb You might also appreciate and want to share the following articles about helping people discover God\u2019s Word for themselves: Frontiers workers involved in a Bible discussion group explain Why We Stopped Leading<\/a>; a Pioneers worker in West Africa often asks, Can I Tell You a Story<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Operation Mobilization, October 7, 2017 Islam is considered part of one\u2019s cultural identity in much of Central Asia. However, many people leave religious practice to the elderly. Often, when people turn 50, they begin searching for forgiveness of sins. For Muslims, that means going to the mosque. Aslan\u2019s mother was no exception. An older … Continue reading CENTRAL ASIA: \u201cI Want to Know What I am Saying\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7470,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469\/revisions\/7470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}