People group profile · PG010858
The Hmong Njua of Thailand
The Hmong Njua of Thailand, numbering about 190,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand.
They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hmong Njua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Population
- 190,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Njua (hnj)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Njua 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hmong Njua
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
88% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Njua · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Njua
Gospel resources in Hmong Njua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Njua
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Hmong Njua in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114106) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong Njua | Laos | 253,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | United States | 124,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Myanmar | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | French Guiana | 5,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Canada | 900 | No Longer Unreached |
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