People group profile · PG011126
The Eastern Bru of Vietnam
The Eastern Bru of Vietnam, numbering about 74,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a mountain people of central Vietnam's Quang Tri, Quang Binh, and Hue provinces, also called Bru-Van Kieu, whose remote highlands under contested Lao, Siamese, and Vietnamese influence helped preserve a distinct culture and autonomy.
They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Eastern Bru.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 74,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mon-Khmer
- Primary language
- Eastern Bru (bru)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Bru are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Bru
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
90% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Bru · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Eastern Bru
Gospel resources in Eastern Bru
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bru, Eastern)
Bibles
- 2009 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Bru
- 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.
- 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.
Eastern Bru in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102833) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bru | Laos | 37,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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