MALI (MAITHILI)

Continent: Asia

Sub-Continent: Southern Asia

Country: India

Profile: The Mali (Maithili) of India have a population of 488,525. They are part of the Hindi people cluster. The global population of this people group is 8,799,332. Their primary language is Maithili. The primary religion practiced by the Mali (Maithili) is Hinduism, the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs. Their GSEC status is 1, which means this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.  

To learn more about this people group visit imb.org and type in People Group Number: 47904.

KLUET

 Continent: Asia

Sub-continent: South-Eastern Asia

Country: Indonesia

Profile: The Kluet of Indonesia have a population of 50,000. They are part of the Aceh of Sumatra people cluster. This people group is found only in Indonesia. Their primary language is Batak Alas-Kluet. The primary religion practiced by the Kluet is Islam, a monotheistic religion built around the teachings of the Qur'an and of the prophet Muhammad. Their GSEC status is 0, which means there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.

To learn more about how to pray for this people group visit imb.org and type in People Group Number: 22501.

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      •Barriers to the Gospel to be broken down
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      •God to prepare hearts of the peoples to receive Him
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Originally posted on imb.org