Unreached People Groups Prayer Guide
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Unreached People Groups Prayer Guide SOUTHEAST ASIA
Transcript of Unreached People Groups Prayer Guide
Unreached People Groups Prayer Guide SOUTHEAST ASIA
Billions of people around the world live and die without ever hearing the name
of Jesus. Men and women, boys and girls, go a lifetime without a single person
coming to them to tell them about the God who can save.
Meanwhile, we are content to sit idly by and pursue the American dream, while
every day, those people enter into a Christless eternity. This is unacceptable.
Something needs to change—in our hearts, our families, our cities, our churches,
across the nation, in our world. Something needs to change.
Jesus died to save people from every nation, tribe, and tongue. Scripture assures us
that some people from every ethnic group on the planet will believe. But for that to
happen, we must take action. We have to pray, and give, and go, for the sake of the
lost and for the glory of Christ.
We have the opportunity to speak to the God of the universe and intercede on
behalf of the billions of people around the world, made in His image, who do not
know Him.
We want to help you get started. In this guide, you will find information about the
people of Southeastern Asian countries: their history, their lives, and ways to seek
God on their behalf.
We get to pray. It’s our privilege. It’s our responsibility. Let’s embrace it.
Father, break our hearts for what breaks Yours. We want the nations to be glad and
satisfied in Your Son, Jesus. Lord, we want Your name to be made known among
the nations. Let Your name be exalted above all else.
SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. Let’s seek the One who brings transformation.
INDIACountry statistics2,324 unreached people groups
(13.6% of the world’s unreached people groups)
1,299,923,580 unreached people
(16.9% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: BagataHISTORY: This tribe is believed to be a part of
the aboriginal tribes.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: The Bagata work as farmers
and often travel to other villages for dancing
and participation in community feasts.
BELIEFS: Hinduism (98.62%)
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (0.69%)
Prayer Points:• For an increased interest in Jesus via the
resources available in their language
• For the Indian churches to courageously
evangelize
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AFGHANISTANCountry statistics67 unreached people groups
(0.4% of the world’s unreached people groups)
37,904,500 unreached people
(0.5% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: UyghurHISTORY: With origins tracing back to Turkish
nomads living in Siberia, this group was a
historically strategic “middleman” between the
Orient and Europe.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: Although they were
traditionally oasis farmers and shepherds, they
now work in manufacturing, transportation,
or the oil and mining industries. They subsist
on meat and milk tea and live in small square
houses.
BELIEFS: Islam (99.95%)
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (0.05%)
Prayer Points:• For their homes and business fields to be
infiltrated by the gospel
• For the Lord to raise up strong local church
leaders as this group has been described as a
happy, proud, and independent people
• For the Lord to soften their hearts
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PAKISTANCountry statistics432 unreached people groups
(2.5% of the world’s unreached people groups)
214,167,700 people
(2.8% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: hajamHISTORY: This group is also known as the Navi
Muslims or Turuk Navid in India and are found
in most of Pakistan as well as almost every
part of India.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: Traditionally, the Hajam are
known as hair-cutters, but they occasionally
use their skills in surgery and childbirth as well.
Women commonly have a “bindi” dot on their
forehead and a nose-stud.
BELIEFS: Islam (100%)
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (0%)
Prayer Points:• For them to come to a belief in the gospel
• For them to become witnesses in their
community
• For their businesses to become avenues to
spread the gospel
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SRI LANKACountry statistics79 unreached people groups
(0.5% of the world’s unreached people groups)
3,416,000 unreached people
(less than 1% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: ViswakarmaHISTORY: This group are primarily followers
of Vishvakarman, a Hindu presiding deity of all
craftsmen and architects, who they claim as
their ancestor.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: The Viswakarma play a key
role in their economy by spreading culture,
religion, and civilization through Hindu art.
BELIEFS: Hinduism (97.2%)
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (2.80%)
Prayer Points:• For the Viswakarma to appreciate the
Creator of the beautiful, artistic creation
• For the business leaders to grasp and believe
in the gospel
• For those who are spreading art, civilization,
and religion to turn to spreading the Good
News of Jesus
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NEPALCountry statistics265 unreached people groups
(1.6% of the world’s unreached people groups)
25,746,880 unreached people
(0.3% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: yakhaHISTORY: This group is of Mongolian descent.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: The Yakha are highly
respectful of cultural and religious traditions
and place a high value on honesty and kindness.
Because of a poor agricultural system, families
often work together to accomplish the
strenuous process.
BELIEFS: Other/Small
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (0.72%)
Prayer Points:• For the families to find salvation and turn
from only laboring in their produce fields to
fields of people
• For Christians to rise up who can exhibit the
Yakha’s highly valued honesty and kindness
• For the Yakha children to encounter the
power of the gospel
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LAOSCountry statistics109 unreached people groups
(0.6% of the world’s unreached people groups)
5,587,300 unreached people
(0.1% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: AlakHISTORY: The French started many coffee
plantations in this region in the 1900s even
though this area has been known for its lack of
road systems.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: Alak families are often run
as matriarchies. Many live in palm and thatch
houses around a communal house and may
work on a rubber or banana plantation.
BELIEF: Ethnic religions
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: 0.04%
Prayer Points:• For Christianity to reach women who play
a unique role in Alak communities
• For love for Jesus to transform their
commerce systems
• For the gospel to be carried to this
difficult-to-travel-to location
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BANGLADESHCountry statistics297 unreached people groups
(1.7% of the world’s unreached people groups)
160,404,400 unreached people
(2.1% of the world’s population)
Specific Group: panHISTORY: This group’s primary roots are in
Orissa, India.
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE: Primarily farmers, fishers, or
serfs for land holding communities, they often
encounter considerable health problems due
to a variety of factors, including contaminated
water and respiratory infections.
BELIEFS: Hinduism (100%)
PERCENT CHRISTIAN: (0%)
Prayer Points:• For salvation
• For community development programs and
opportunities to hear the gospel message
through different means
• For God to send Christian workers to meet
the urgent physical and spiritual needs
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