People group profile · PG009489
The Mru Chin of Myanmar
The Mru Chin of Myanmar, numbering about 49,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are native to Bangladesh, Bandarban District.
They are an indigenous people in the Kuki-Chin (Zo) people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Mru.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 49,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Kuki-Chin (Zo)
- Primary language
- Mru (mro)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mru Chin are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Mru Chin
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
85% adherents
Primary language
Mru · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Mru
Gospel resources in Mru
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mru)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mru Chin
- 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.
Mru in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106847) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mru | Bangladesh | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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