• POPULATION: 4,714,000
• LANGUAGE: Tatar, Russian
• RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND: Islam
• PROGRESS: 3% Christian (0.5% Evangelical)
• BIBLE TRANSLATION: Complete

Tatar is an umbrella term for several unrelated Turkic groups throughout Russia, including but not limited to Crimean Tatars, Siberian Tatars and Volga Tatars, who populate 50% of Tatarstan, a state on the Volga River. Most are well educated and many patronize the arts.

Prayer Request:

Thank God for those Tatar who are receptive to hearing about Jesus. Pray for outreach efforts of Russian believers who share the Gospel with the Tatar. Pray for a thriving Tatar church.

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