Caucasian Leopard
This rare, powerful cat quietly roams the forested mountains of the Caucasus and is one of the most elusive predators in all of Europe and western Asia.
Flag of Georgia
Field Report
Georgia is a small country tucked between the towering Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, sitting at the crossroads of Europe and Asia — about the size of South Carolina. It is home to ancient churches carved into cliffsides, a unique alphabet found nowhere else on earth, and a people with a long and complicated history of faith. Many Georgians belong to the Georgian Orthodox Church, but millions of people in the region still have little or no access to the good news about Jesus.
From the Field Notebook
Caucasian Leopard
This rare, powerful cat quietly roams the forested mountains of the Caucasus and is one of the most elusive predators in all of Europe and western Asia.
Caucasian Grouse
This sturdy, dark bird lives high in the alpine meadows of Georgia's mountains, where it scratches through snow to find food in winter.
Brown Bear
Georgia's dense mountain forests shelter one of Europe's healthiest brown bear populations, and local shepherds have watched them for centuries.
Khachapuri
This boat-shaped bread filled with melted cheese and a runny egg on top is eaten at nearly every Georgian table and tastes rich, salty, and deeply satisfying.
Khinkali
These twisted dough dumplings are filled with spiced meat and broth, and Georgians eat them by hand, slurping the hot soup from inside.
Churchkhela
Strings of walnuts dipped in thickened grape juice and dried into a chewy, candy-like roll, these are sold at every market and carried by hikers as trail food.
Georgia is one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world, with evidence of winemaking going back more than 8,000 years — they ferment grapes in clay jars buried underground called qvevri.
The Georgian alphabet is completely unique and not related to any other writing system in the world; it has 33 letters and curves that look unlike any letters you have ever seen.
The country of Georgia sits right where Europe meets Asia, nestled between the Greater Caucasus mountains to the north and the Lesser Caucasus to the south, making it one of the most geographically dramatic crossroads on earth.
Georgians have a legendary tradition of the feast, called a supra, where a feast-master called a tamada leads toasts that can go on for hours around a table piled with dozens of dishes.
Georgia became one of the first nations in history to adopt Christianity as its official religion, doing so in AD 327 — nearly 1,700 years ago — after a woman named Nino shared the gospel there.
Daily Life
74
Years life expectancy
100%
Can read and write
96%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Georgia is home to 27 distinct people groups — 12 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
Most Georgia's people follow Christianity (80.1%). Evangelical Christians make up about 1.4% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Azerbaijani
238,000 people
Yazidi
12,000 people
Deaf
11,000 people
Kist
10,000 people
Chechen
8,600 people
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