People group profile · PG011193
The Pa Hng of Vietnam
The Pa Hng of Vietnam, numbering about 7,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Hmongic people of northern Vietnam and southern China's Guizhou, Guangxi, and Hunan provinces, classified in China as Yao despite speaking a divergent Hmong tongue, known in Hunan's Tongdao County as the Seven Surname Yao.
They are an indigenous people in the Yao-Mien people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Pa-Hng.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 7,700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Yao-Mien
- Primary language
- Pa-Hng (pha)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Pa Hng 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 Pa Hng
- 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
98% adherents
Primary language
Pa-Hng · Hmong-Mien family
76% speak Pa-Hng
Gospel resources in Pa-Hng
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not 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 Pa Hng
- 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.
Baheng, Pa-Hng in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114839) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiang Baheng | China | 68,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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