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2021 Daily Prayer Guide for All People Groups & Unreached People Groups of Northern Asia AGWM Ed. Source: Joshua Project Da 2021 Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & Unreached People Groups of Northern Asia AGWM ed. Source: Joshua Project data, www.joshuaproject.net I give credit & thanks to Asia Harvest for permission to use their PG photos. 2021 Daily Prayer & Devotional Guide for all People Groups & LR-UPGs of Northern Asia SUMMARY: 544 total People Groups; (+Hong Kong & Macau) 443 JP Least Reached = LR-UPG = shaded; Downloaded & updated from www.joshuaproject.net in August, 2020 LR-UPG: less than 2% Evangelical & less than 5% total Christian Frontier (FR) definition: 0% to 0.1% Christian Why pray--God loves lost: world UPGs = 7,407; Frontier = 5,042. Luke 10:2, Jesus told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." * * * Let's dream God's dreams, and fulfill God's visions -- God dreams of all people groups knowing & loving Him! * * * Revelation 7:9, "After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, Why Should We Pray For Unreached People Groups? * Missions & salvation of all people is God's plan, God's will, God's heart, God's dream, Gen. 3:15! * In the Great Commissions Jesus commands us to reach all peoples in the world, Matt. 28:19-20! * People without Jesus are eternally lost, & Jesus is the only One who can save them, John 14:6! * We have been given "the ministry & message of reconciliation", in Christ, 2 Cor. 5:18-20! * Jesus’ return is intimately tied to reaching all people groups, Matt. 24:14; Rev. 7:9! * Jesus commanded us to pray to Him to send workers into the harvest, Luke 10:2! * If we love Jesus, we will want to obey and please Him, John 14:15! How Should We Pray for Unreached People Groups? ** Pray for great revival on the Church to cleanse, empower and send them out to the lost! ** Pray for great outpouring of God’s Spirit on the people group bringing conviction of sin! ** Pray for clear, biblical dreams and visions and revelations drawing people to Jesus! ** Pray for powerful, biblical signs and wonders of healing, deliverance and miracles! ** Pray that God will send more workers into His harvest in obedience to Luke 10:2! ** Pray for great people movements to Christ and Church Planting Movements! ** Pray that new converts will be biblically discipled and will grow in Jesus! God answers prayer for UPGs! An example are the Cholanaikkans of Kerala, South India! *** In the late 1960s the Cholanaikkans of Kerala, South India were discovered living in caves and completely unreached. Local Kerala Christians began praying for them and sent church planting teams to reach them. Within a few years the Cholanaikkans' lives improved, many became believers in Jesus, and a church was built with half the Cholanaikkans attending, PTL! NORTHERN ASIA -- DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS Page 1 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION: % % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: EVANGELICAL: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PEOPLE GROUPS: 1 Jan. A Che 43,000 0 0 FR Ache Ethnic Religions 2 Jan. A'ou 2,800 0 0 FR A'ou Ethnic Religions 3 Jan. A-Hmao 456,000 75% 80% Miao,LargeFlowery Christianity 4 Jan. Achang 35,000 7% 7% Achang Ethnic Religions 5 Jan. Achang, Husa 7,600 2% 2% LR Achang Ethnic Religions 6 Jan. Adi 1,300 0 0 FR Adi Ethnic Religions 7 Jan. Adi Ramo 200 0 0 FR Adi Buddhism 8 Jan. Adu 8,300 0 0 FR Chinese,Mandarin Non-Religious 9 Jan. Ai-Cham 3,100 0.20% 0.50% LR Ai-Cham Ethnic Religions 10 Jan. Ainu 7,700 0 0 FR Ainu Islam A-Hmao 11 Jan. Akeu 11,000 0 0 FR Akeu Ethnic Religions 12 Jan. Akha 262,000 0.31% 0.35% LR Akha Ethnic Religions 13 Jan. Akto Turkmen 2,900 0 0 FR Uyghur Islam 14 Jan. Aling 8,300 0 0 FR Nasu, Wusa Ethnic Religions 15 Jan. Alu 4,000 0 0 FR Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions 16 Jan. Alugu 3,600 0 0 FR Alugu Ethnic Religions 17 Jan. Aluo 28,000 0 0 FR Aluo Ethnic Religions 18 Jan. Amdo, Hbrogpa 750,000 0.05% 0.05% FR Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism 19 Jan. Amdo, Rongba 163,000 0.01% 0.01% FR Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism Akha 20 Jan. Amdo, Rongmahbrogpa 189,000 0.05% 0.05% FR Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism 21 Jan. Amdo, Rtahu 101,000 0 0 FR Tibetan, Amdo Buddhism 22 Jan. Ami 2,100 0 0 FR Amis Ethnic Religions 23 Jan. Angku 8,200 0 0 FR Kon Keu Buddhism 24 Jan. Anglo-Australian 80,000 35% 81% English Christianity 25 Jan. Ani 111,000 0 0 FR Axi Ethnic Religions 26 Jan. Ao Biao 17,000 0.40% 0.40% LR Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions 27 Jan. Aoka 332,000 0.70% 1% LR Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions 28 Jan. Apu 3,300 0 0 FR Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions Amdo, Hbrogpa 29 Jan. Asahei 11,000 0 0 FR Sani Ethnic Religions 30 Jan. Ati 17,000 0.20% 0.30% LR Sani Ethnic Religions 31 Jan. Awu, Northern 4,700 0.00% 0% FR Awa Ethnic Religions 1 Feb. Awu, Southeastern 32,000 2.41% 3% Awu Ethnic Religions 2 Feb. Axi 103,000 0.08% 3% LR Sani Ethnic Religions 3 Feb. Ayi, Anong 2,900 50.00% 59% Anong Christianity 4 Feb. Ayizi 2,200 0.50% 0.50% LR Chin. Mandarin Ethnic Religions 5 Feb. Azha 59,000 0.08% 0% FR Azha Ethnic Religions Aoka NORTHERN ASIA -- DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS Page 2 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION: % % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: EVANGELICAL: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PEOPLE GROUPS: 6 Feb. Azhe 65,000 0.07% 1% LR Azhe Ethnic Religions 7 Feb. Azong 1,300 0 0 FR Nisu, Eastern Ethnic Religions 8 Feb. Baheng 48,000 0 0 FR Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions 9 Feb. Baheng, Lipeng 6,700 0 0 FR Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions 10 Feb. Bai Yi 28,000 0 0 FR Lang. Unknown Ethnic Religions 11 Feb. Bai, Central 877,000 1.20% 2% LR Bai, Central Ethnic Religions 12 Feb. Bai, Panyi 13,000 8% 8% Bai, Panyi Ethnic Religions 13 Feb. Bai, Southern 443,000 2.80% 2.80% Bai, Southern Ethnic Religions 14 Feb. Baihong 251,000 2.70% 2.80% Honi Ethnic Religions Bai Central 15 Feb. Baima 18,000 2% 2.20% LR Baima Ethnic Religions 16 Feb. Ban Yao 37,000 0 0 FR Iu Mien Ethnic Religions 17 Feb. Baonuo 33,000 0.30% 0.40% LR Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions 18 Feb. Bei 23,000 0.04% 0.05% FR Bai, Central Ethnic Religions 19 Feb. Beidalao 26,000 0.01% 0.01% FR Pa-Hng Ethnic Religions 20 Feb. Beidongnuo 500 0 0 FR Miao, N.Qiandong Ethnic Religions 21 Feb. Bela 4,900 13.51% 14% Pela Ethnic Religions 22 Feb. Ben 1,400 0 0.10% FR Wa, Vo Ethnic Religions 23 Feb. Biao 134,000 1% 1.50% LR Biao Ethnic Religions 24 Feb. Biao Mien 34,000 0.08% 0.09% FR Biao Mon Ethnic Religions Baihong 25 Feb. Biao Mien, Shikou 13,000 0 0 FR Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions 26 Feb. Biao-Jiao Mien 69,000 0.10% 0.10% FR Biao-Jiao Mien Ethnic Religions 27 Feb. Bit 900 0 0 FR Bit Ethnic Religions 28 Feb. Biyo 159,000 9% 9% Biyo Ethnic Religions 1 Mar. Bogol 1,400 0 0 FR Daur Ethnic Religions 2 Mar. Bokha 12,000 0.05% 0.10% FR Bokha Ethnic Religions 3 Mar. Bolozi 2,800 0 0 FR Qiang, Southern Ethnic Religions 4 Mar. Bonan 12,000 0 0 FR Bonan Islam 5 Mar. Bonan, Tongren 7,300 0 0 FR Bonan Buddhism Bouyei 6 Mar. Bouyei 3,326,000 0.17% 0.70% LR Bouyei Ethnic Religions 7 Mar. British 40,000 7% 70% English Christianity 8 Mar. Budo 14,000 18.90% 19% Biyo Ethnic Religions 9 Mar. Bugan 3,000 0 0 FR Bugan Ethnic Religions 10 Mar. Bulang 106,000 0.06% 0.06% FR Blang Buddhism 11 Mar. Bumang 300 0 0 FR Bumang Ethnic Religions 12 Mar. Bunan 2,200 0.20% 0.20% LR Gahri Buddhism 13 Mar. Bunu 432,000 0 0 FR Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions 14 Mar. Bunun 1,500 0.30% 0.30% LR Bunun Ethnic Religions Bulang NORTHERN ASIA -- DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS Page 3 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION: % % LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: EVANGELICAL: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: PEOPLE GROUPS: 15 Mar. Bunuo 23,000 0 0 FR Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions 16 Mar. Buriat, Chinese 170,000 0.90% 1% LR Buriat, China Buddhism 17 Mar. Burmese 26,000 0 0 FR Burmese Buddhism 18 Mar. Buyang, Baha 700 0 0 FR Buyang, Baha Ethnic Religions 19 Mar. Buyang, E'ma 700 0 0 FR Buyang, E'ma Ethnic Religions 20 Mar. Buyang, Langnian 400 0 0 FR Buyang,Langnian Ethnic Religions 21 Mar. Cai 34,000 2.50% 3% Gelao, Green Ethnic Religions 22 Mar. Cao Lan 51,000 0 0 FR Cao Lan Ethnic Religions 23 Mar. Chadong 23,000 0% 0 FR Chadong Ethnic Religions 24 Mar. Changpao 6,900 0 0 FR Bunu, Bu-Nao Ethnic Religions Chuanqing 25 Mar.
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