People group profile · PG007575
The Oki-No-Erabu of Japan
The Oki-No-Erabu of Japan, numbering about 17,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Japan.
They are an indigenous people in the Japanese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Shinbutsu-Shugo, and they primarily speak Oki-No-Erabu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 17,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Japanese
- Primary language
- Oki-No-Erabu (okn)
- Primary religion
- Shinbutsu-Shugo
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Oki-No-Erabu 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Oki-No-Erabu
- 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
Shinbutsu-Shugo · Ethnoreligion
97% adherents
Primary language
Oki-No-Erabu · Japonic family
85% speak Oki-No-Erabu
Gospel resources in Oki-No-Erabu
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not 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 Oki-No-Erabu
- 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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