People group profile · PG006745
The Gha-Mu of China
The Gha-Mu of China, numbering about 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Small Flowery Miao subgroup of western Guizhou's Nayong and Shuicheng counties in China, one of several distinct Hmong-related peoples grouped under a single official Miao nationality label after 1949 despite differing origins and dialects.
They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Small Flowery Miao.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 172,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Small Flowery Miao (sfm)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gha-Mu are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Gha-Mu
- 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
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Small Flowery Miao · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Small Flowery Miao
Gospel resources in Small Flowery Miao
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gha-Mu
- 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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