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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Drinking from the Ditches in Uzbekistan

Uzbek House Church Faces Crushing Opposition
by Compass Direct

In his village Tokhtabay Sadikov is considered a "strong man" a zealous Muslim and cruel persecutor of Christians in a remote village of Uzbekistan.

Kaldibek Primbetov, is the leader of the diminishing group of Protestants in Janbashkala village who have undergone extreme trials in an on-going attempt led by one powerful man to stamp out the Christian presence in this primarily Muslim area.

Below is a powerful example of the degradation these children of God are enduring; Quote...

"This past June, Sadikov ordered village authorities to turn off water services to all the known Christians in the village. “Our children have to drink dirty ditch water,” Primbetov said, “so they all get sick.” Despite pleas to the water company and local doctors, no one has dared to oppose Sadikov’s orders. .."