People group profile · PG007343
The Olot of China
The Olot of China, numbering about 2,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Choros or Dzungar branch of the western Mongol Oirat confederation, distinguished from other Oirats by retaining village shamanism even after the broader confederation adopted Tibetan Buddhism around 1615.
They are an indigenous people in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Shamanism, and they primarily speak Kalmyk.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 2,400
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mongolian
- Primary language
- Kalmyk (xal)
- Primary religion
- Shamanism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- 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 Olot 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 Olot
- 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
Shamanism · Ethnoreligion
95% adherents
Primary language
Kalmyk · Mongolic-Khitan family
100% speak Kalmyk
Gospel resources in Kalmyk
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kalmyk-Oirat)
Bibles
- 2002 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Olot
- 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.
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