Too often the images and reports we North Americans see and hear from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries are often alarmist and create barriers in our minds toward people about whom we know very little. We give little consideration to the fact that so many of the people who live in those areas are not members of terrorist groups and are not the politically influential who climb to power on the backs of poor and destitute people.

The reality is little has changed in thousands of years in the way the people live, migrate sheep, shop in markets and choke down dust living in dry, open ranges while sleeping in little huts. The reality is that an alarmingly few number of the people have ever heard the name of Jesus Christ. These are the people who live in countries that are home to the Silk Road.

I have some friends who work in some of these countries and they’d appreciate your prayer support. They’ve developed an incredible website that takes the viewer on a journey to countries in which most of us would never think about stepping foot. Please check it out. You can find it at www.alongthesilkroad.org.