People group profile · PG010914
The Saek of Thailand
The Saek of Thailand, numbering about 3,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Tai ethnic group of mainland Southeast Asia, living primarily along both sides of the Mekong River in central Laos and northeastern Thailand.
They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Northeastern Thai.
Fast facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Population
- 3,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tai
- Primary language
- Northeastern Thai (tts)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Nakon Phanom province: nine villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Saek 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 Saek
- 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
Primary language
Northeastern Thai · Tai-Kadai family
90% speak Northeastern Thai
Gospel resources in Northeastern Thai
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Saek
- 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.
Saek in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108502) is reported in 1 other country.
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