People group profile · PG000399
The Caribbean Javanese of the Netherlands
The Caribbean Javanese of the Netherlands, numbering about 8,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group descended from Javanese plantation workers in Suriname.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Caribbean Javanese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Population
- 8,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Caribbean Javanese (jvn)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Caribbean Javanese are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Caribbean Javanese
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Caribbean Javanese · Austronesian family
100% speak Caribbean Javanese
Gospel resources in Caribbean Javanese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Javanese, Caribbean)
Bibles
- 1999 Bible League International · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Caribbean Javanese
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Surinam Javanese in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109624) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Javanese | Suriname | 79,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Caribbean Javanese | French Guiana | 3,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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