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People group profile · PG007307

The Mo of China

The Mo of China, numbering about 31,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China.

They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Daoism, and they primarily speak Mak (China).

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Fast facts

Country
China
Population
31,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Tai
Primary language
Mak (China) (mkg)
Primary religion
Daoism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Mo are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Mo

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Daoism · Ethnoreligion

95% adherents

Primary language

Mak (China) · Tai-Kadai family

75% speak Mak (China)

Gospel resources in Mak (China)

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Mo

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

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