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The Karakalpak People of Uzbekistan
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

THE KARAKALPAK PEOPLE OF UZBEKISTAN

A PAPER
SUBMITTED TO DR. FRED SMITH
IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
GLOBAL STUDIES SURVEY GLST-500

BY
JONATHAN R CHAMBERS

WHITESBORO, TEXAS

APRIL 3, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………… 3

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………..……………… 4

KARAKALPAK PEOPLE OF UZBEKISTAN......................................................... 5

MISSIONS WORK CURRENTLY BEING DONE……………………………….. 11

PROPOSED STRATEGY………………………………………………………….. 13

DEMOGRAPHICS…………………………………………………………………. 14

WRITE THE PLAN………………………………………………………………… 16

ASSIMILATION……………………………………………………………………. 17

INDIGENIZATIONA AND CONTESTUALIZATION…………………………… 19

DISCIPLESHIP…………………………………………………………………….. 22

CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………….. 23

BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………….. 24

ABSTRACT

Karakalpak, Black Hat of Uzbekistan Abstract It is a beautiful hot sunny day and there in the horizon are a series of yurts (dome-shaped tents) where large families of Karakalpak people live. An average family is from five to ten children with two parents and other relatives. Several of the family members are in poor health due to the environment being harmed during the Soviet reign. Very few have safe drinking water and because of the salt and chemicals in the ground little food is produced. These families get together with other families and friends for conversation sessions called gap, which means talk. The only problem with this gap is that most have never heard the story of Jesus.
The Karakalpak people live in northwestern Uzbekistan with a primary religion of Islam. They consider themselves Sunni Muslims of the Hanafite branch. This group of people has little to no evangelical influence. It is a very impoverished area with a lot of health problems. According to the Joshua Project “very few people have ever heard



Bibliography: Theological Seminary, 2008. Collins Dictionary, http://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/5225/indigenization, (Accessed March 7, 2013) (Accessed April 2, 2013) Elmer, Duane, Cross-Cultural Servanthood Global Prayer Digest, Karkalpak people of Uzbekistan, http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/index.php/issue/day/Karakalpak-people-of-Uzbekistan2 (Accessed April 1, 2013) Hesselgrave, David J. Planting Churches Cross-Culturally. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2000. Hirsch, Alan, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2006. International Mission Board. Closing the Gap. IMB.org: Global Research, http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/pages/gap.aspx, (Accessed March 3, 2013). (Accessed March 1, 2013) Joshua Project, Karakalpak, Black Hat of Uzbekistan, http://www.lausanne.org/documents/2004forum/LOP39_IG10.pdf, (Accessed on March 7, 2013) Malloy, Rocky J., The Jesus System G-12 Groups of Twelve Launching Your Ministry into Munroe, Myles. In Pursuit of Purpose. Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image Publishers, Inc., 1996. Olson, C. Gordon, What in the World is God Doing? Cedar Knolls, NJ: Global Gospel Publishers, 2003.

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