Saturday morning prayers

I went on Nehemiah Teams to the Philippines this past summer. I got the opportunity to share about my summer at my BSM (Baptist Student Ministry) a month ago and was able to start a World Christian Study. It was planned to be a 3 week study (looking at God's Word, World, and Work). There were about 4 or 5 committed people coming every week and really excited to learn about God's heart for the nations. I was so thankful for how The Lord was blessing our time together. 

This past week was supposed to be our last morning to meet together, but as we drew near the end of our time and I began to close out the study, they all just kind of looked at me and said "Well... we don't want to stop meeting... Could we like keep meeting every week and just pray for the unreached?" Umm.. YES. 

I was blown away by what God must be doing in their hearts to want to continue to get up early on Saturday mornings to pray for the unreached. The Lord is so faithful! I just wanted to share with you what The Lord is doing in the lives of a couple college students in Texas and thank you for equipping us to lead these studies and help people see God's global purpose. 

-Kaitlyn

Stephen F. Austin State University

ARAB, OMANI

Continent: Asia
Sub-Continent: Western Asia
Country: Saudi Arabia


Profile: The Arab, Omani of Saudi Arabia have a population of 93,349. They are part of the Arab, Arabian people cluster. The global population of this people group is 1,941,383. Their primary language is Omani Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Arab, Omani is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad. 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.


Visit imb.org to find out how you and your church can become a prayer advocate for the unreached! Search people group number 11931 for more information on the people of Saudi Arabia.

JIIDDU

Continent: Africa

Sub-Continent: Eastern  Africa

Country: Somalia

Profile:The Jiiddu of Somalia have a population of 27,685. They are part of the Somali people cluster. This people group is found only in Somalia. Their primary language is Jiiddu. The primary religion practiced by the Jiiddu 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.

Visit imb.org to learn more. Type in People Group # 11951 to learn how to become a prayer advocate for the people of Somalia.

TATAR

Continent:Asia

Sub-Continent: Central Asia

Country: Kazakhstan

Profile: The Tatar of Kazakhstan have a population of 250,000. They are part of the Ural-Siberian people cluster. The global population of this people group is 6,223,557. Their primary language is Russian. The primary religion practiced by the Tatar is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad. Their GSEC status is 2, which means this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years.

Visit imb.org to learn more about the unreached peoples of the world, type in People Group Number: 24298 to learn about the Tatar people.

YOU TAI

Continent: Asia

Sub-Continent: Eastern Asia

Country: China

Profile: The You Tai of China have a population of 832. They are part of the Jews people cluster. This people group is found only in China. Their primary language is Mandarin Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the You Tai is Judaism, the unique religion, philosophy and way of life of the Jewish people. 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.

Visit imb.org to learn more about the You Tai people.

RUSSIAN

Continent: Americas

Sub-Continent: South America

Country: Chile

Profile: The Russian of Chile have a population of 1,700. They are part of the Slav, Eastern people cluster. The global population of this people group is 178,378,361. Their primary language is Russian. The primary religion practiced by the Russian is Orthodox Christianity. 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.

Visit imb.org and type in People Group Number: 17453!

CHUVASH

Continent: Asia

Sub-Continent: Central Asia

Country: Turkmenistan

Profile:The Chuvash of Turkmenistan have a population of 3,346. They are part of the Ural-Siberian people cluster. The global population of this people group is 1,769,056. Their primary language is Chuvash. The primary religion practiced by the Chuvash is Orthodox Christianity. 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.

Visit imb.org and type in People Group Number:24613 to learn how you can mobilize your church to be praying for the unreached people of Turkmenistan.

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.