2020 Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & Unreached People Groups = LR-UPGs - of South Asia Source: Joshua Project data, www.joshuaproject.net 2020 Western edition (India DPG is separate) To order prayer resources or for inquiries, contact email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION & EXPLANATION Introduction Page i All Joshua Project people groups & “Least Reached” (LR) / “Unreached People Groups” (UPG) downloaded in July, 2019 are included. Joshua Project considers LR & UPG as those people groups who are less than 2 % Evangelical and less than 5 % total Christian. This prayer guide is good for multiple years (2020, 2021, etc.) as there is little change (approx. 1.4% growth) each year. ** AFTER 2020 MULTIPLY POPULATION FIGURES BY 1.4 % ANNUAL GROWTH EACH YEAR. The JP-LR column lists those people groups which Joshua Project lists as “Least Reached” (LR), indicated by LR. Frontier people groups = FR, are 0.1% Christian or less, the most needy UPGs. White rows shows people groups JP lists as “Least Reached” LR or FR, while shaded rows are not considered LR-UPG people groups by Joshua Project. 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." Therefore, let's pray daily for South Asia's people groups & LR-UPGs! Introduction Page ii UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS IN SOUTH ASIA Mission leaders with Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE) meeting in Chicago in 1982 developed this official definition of a PEOPLE GROUP: “a significantly large ethnic / sociological grouping of individuals who perceive themselves to have a common affinity to one another [on the basis of ethnicity, language, tribe, caste, class, religion, occupation, location, or a combination]. From the viewpoint of evangelization this is the largest group within which the gospel can spread as a church planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance.” These mission leaders defined UNREACHED PEOPLES as: “a group among which there is no [or not enough] indigenous community of believing Christians able (with adequate numbers and resources) to evangelize this people group (without outside [cross-cultural] assistance.)” An unreached people group was later further defined by Joshua Project as a group which was less than 2 % Evangelical and less than 5 % total Christian. This definition is thus a missiological, church planting definition which attempts to determine which people groups most need cross-cultural mission workers to preach Christ and plant churches in that group. On the basis of the above definitions and ethno-linguistic criteria, as of July, 2019, Joshua Project lists a total of 17,104 people groups in the world, & a 7,143 “Least Reached” or "Frontier" Unreached People Groups. Source: Joshua Project: www.joshuaproject.net SOUTH ASIA SUMMARY: On July 27, 2019 India had 2,330 “Least Reached” or UPG out of 2,605 total people groups; India has more UPGs than any other country. The 6 countries of “South Asia” (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives) have 3,149 LR-UPG out of 7,143 total world LR/UPG = 42.68% of world LR-UPG! Thus we must PRAY & send pioneer church planters! India: 2,605 total PG; 2,330 UPGs; (Note: India is featured in a separate Daily Prayer Guide) Bangladesh: 328 total PG; 297 UPGs; NP: 274 total PG; 266 UPGs; Sri Lanka: 174 total PG; 79 UPGs; Bhutan: 76 total PG; 73 UPGs; Maldives: 4 total PG; 4 UPGs Maldives: 4 total PG; 4 UPGs Introduction Page iii 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! BANGLADESH - DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS = LR-UPGs = Page 1 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION PERCENT LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: IN BD: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: LOCATION: PEOPLE GROUPS: Introductionary information on Bangladesh: July 2019 Population: 169,011,000 Main Religions: (Operation World, 2010) Muslim: 89% (all pop. stats: countrymeters) Hindu: 9.10% Christian: 0.66% Buddhist: 0.6% Pray for: * political & other leaders. * freedom to preach gospel & to worship. * revival to reach all people groups. John 4:35, Jesus said, "Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look on the fields! They are ripe for harvest." BANGLADESH - DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS = LR-UPGs = Page 2 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION PERCENT LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: IN BD: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: LOCATION: PEOPLE GROUPS: 1 Jan. Abdul 27,000 0 FR Bengali Islam Dhaka, Khulna Aguri 1,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi 2 Jan. Ahmadi 2,100 0 FR Bengali Islam Dhaka, Khulna Akhandji 500 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna 3 Jan. Anglo 17,000 74.14% Bengali Christianity Dhaka, main cities Ansari 1,231,000 0 FR Bengali Islam Rajshahi, Dhaka 4 Jan. Arleng 900 0 FR Karbi Hinduism Sylhet Arora, Sikh 1,100 0 FR Panjabi, Western Sikh Dhaka, Chattagam 5 Jan. Asho, Khyang 1,900 70.59/% Chin, Asho Christianity Southeast-Chittagong Asur 1,200 9.26% Sylheti Hinduism Sylhet, Rajshahi Ansari 6 Jan. Badaik 1,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi Badhai, Muslim 1,700 0 FR Bengali Islam Dhaka 7 Jan. Bagdi, Hindu 79,000 0.24% LR Bengali Hinduism Khulna, Dhaka Baha'i 11,000 0 FR Bengali Baha'i Dhaka, Kulna 8 Jan. Bahelia, Hindu 2,200 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi Baidya, Hindu 127,000 0.07% FR Bengali Hinduism Chattagam, Dhaka 9 Jan. Baidya, Muslim 500 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna Baiga 3,000 1.09% LR Sylheti Hinduism Sylhet 10 Jan. Bairagi, Hindu 209,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Dhaka Baiti 6,300 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 11 Jan. Bajikar, Muslim 100 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna Bairagi Bania, gen. 49,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 12 Jan. Bania, Agarwal 2,300 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Dhaka Bania, Bais 1,400 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 13 Jan. Bania, Gandha Banik 6,900 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi Bania, Khatri 4,300 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 14 Jan. Bania, Rauniar 700 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi Bania, Subarna Banik 4,600 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 15 Jan. Banjara, Muslim 3,400 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna, Dhaka Barua 11,000 0 FR Chittagonian Buddhism Chittagong, Rangpur 16 Jan. Bauri 10,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Khulna, Chattagam Bania Bedia, Hindu 15,000 2.52% LR Bengali Hinduism Khulna, Rajshahi 17 Jan. Bedia, Muslim 24,000 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna, Rajshahi Beg 700 0 FR Bengali Islam Dhaka, Rajshahi 18 Jan. Behara 56,000 0 FR Bengali Islam Khulna, Dhaka Beldar, Hindu 8,800 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi 19 Jan. Besya, Hindu 1,300 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi Besya, Muslim 7,600 0 FR Bengali Islam Rajshahi, Dhaka 20 Jan. Bhangi, Hindu 10,000 0.79% LR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Dhaka Bhar 5,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Rajshahi Bedia, Hindu BANGLADESH - DAILY PRAYER GUIDE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS & UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS = LR-UPGs = Page 3 PRAY PEOPLE GROUP POPULATION PERCENT LR PRIMARY PRIMARY PRIMARY PHOTOS OF DAILY: NAME: IN BD: CHRISTIAN: FR LANGUAGE: RELIGION: LOCATION: PEOPLE GROUPS: 21 Jan. Bhaskar 200 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Dhaka, Khulna Bhat, Hindu 1,800 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Khulna, Chattagam Bhil Mavchi 400 0 FR Bengali Islam location unknown 22 Jan. Bhoi, Hindu 8,300 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Khulna Bhuinhar 900 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Khulna 23 Jan. Bhuinmali 108,000 0.33% LR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Dhaka Bhuiya 13,000 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Rajshahi, Khulna 24 Jan. Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,100 0 FR Bengali Hinduism Chittagong, Dhaka Bhumij 28,000 3.12% LR Sylheti Hinduism Sylhet, Rajshahi 25 Jan. Bhunjia 1,100 1.00% LR Bengali Hinduism Rangpur, Chittagong Bihari Muslim 914,000 0 FR Urdu Islam Dhaka, Rajshahi Bhumij 26 Jan.