Story number 3 for 16 Oct 2000

Open Doors is reporting that Turkmen authorities have launched a full-scale attack against unregistered churches. Since registration is almost impossible to obtain due to the 500-membership hurdle, practically all churches have felt the consequences of this new attack. Churches have been closed, pastors and evangelists arrested and harassed, and in one case a complete church building was demolished recently. Please continue to pray for the believers in Turkmenistan.