(pah-MEER-ees) – Only around 10,000 Narrow Passage People live in the narrow Central Asian valley they call home. It is a land of steep gorges and precipitous climbs, beautiful and stark. These people have very similar cultural practices and are nearly indistinguishable from their neighbors in most ways. Almost entirely Muslim, they are known as a people of strong magic, and their valley is the place to go to find someone capable of a powerful curse or a healing spell. There are ancient religious sites throughout the valley, shrines and holy trees with an Islamic veneer but that predate Islam by many years. This is a very spiritually dark place, difficult to reach and not very responsive to the gospel. Natural disasters at development work have opened up opportunities to share with these people, but very few believe. Pray for the seekers among the Narrow Passage people. Ask the Holy Spirit to send dreams and visions of Jesus to this valley to drive people to seek Him. Pray that the Word will spread and be effective in the lives of those reading it.