Mission Trip to Russia - Fall 2015

My Uzbek friend (name is withheld for safety reasons)  and I would appreciate your partnership, prayers and financial support as we embark on a very unique and exciting diaspora ministry opportunity to Russia.  With millions of Uzbeks already living in Russia as migrant workers, often with semi-legal status and no legal protection, the time is ripe to reach them with the Good News.  Friends, would you consider helping us financially to cover two round trip tickets and visa expenses, totaling $4000? 

Officially, there are about 3 million Uzbek labor migrants in Russia, the most from any Central Asian country. Others estimate the number of Uzbeks could be twice that.  For migrant workers from Uzbekistan, Russian citizenship offers a solution to the status quo. Uzbekistan sends millions of migrants to Russia annually who often work with semi-legal status.

More information on Uzbek diasporas in Russia here:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article.php?id=503348

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/30/central-asian-migrants-change-face-moscow-as-move-into-more-visible-roles/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/02/muscovites-central-asia-language-migrants-tajik-uzbek-kazakh-moldova

http://rbth.com/longreads/making_central_asian/