08/23/2026
Who are the Tajik?
They are around 10 million people, most of them living in Tajikistan — the poorest country in Central Asia — in valleys ringed by the Pamir mountains, where some peaks rise over 25,000 feet. They're farmers and herders by tradition, and the same mountains that shape their way of life also cut them off: travel between passes and valleys is slow and hard, and it's slowed the Gospel too.
Fewer than one in a hundred Tajik follow Jesus, making them one of the least-reached peoples in the region. Most are Sunni Muslim, and the few who do believe often face pressure from an authoritarian government and from their own families and neighbors.
It's exactly the kind of place radio was made for — a signal that climbs mountains no missionary could, and reaches homes no visitor could enter.
Follow along to learn more about the hardest to reach people groups.
