People group profile · PG000405
The Indo-Caribbean of the Netherlands
The Indo-Caribbean of the Netherlands, numbering about 193,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Caribbean who descended from Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era.
They are a diaspora people in the Indo-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Caribbean Hindustani.
Fast facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Population
- 193,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Indo-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Caribbean Hindustani (hns)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- 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 Indo-Caribbean 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 Indo-Caribbean
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Caribbean Hindustani · Indo-European family
75% speak Caribbean Hindustani
Gospel resources in Caribbean Hindustani
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hindi, Caribbean)
Bibles
- 1997 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Indo-Caribbean
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Indo-Caribbean in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108730) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Guyanese | Guyana | 321,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indo-Trinidadians | Trinidad and Tobago | 313,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Surinamese | Suriname | 134,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indo-Caribbean | Germany | 51,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indo-Caribbean | French Guiana | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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