People group profile · PG006737
The Fuma of China
The Fuma of China, numbering about 1,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Han-classified community of western Hainan whose distinct Fuma identity reflects centuries of Han-Li interaction and whose speech is closely related to Hlai.
They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak Hlai.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 1,100
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tai
- Primary language
- Hlai (lic)
- Primary religion
- Atheism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fuma are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Fuma
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Gospel resources in Hlai
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Hlai, Has)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fuma
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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