People group profile · PG011211
The Rhade of Vietnam
The Rhade of Vietnam, numbering about 331,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to southern Vietnam.
They are an indigenous people in the Cham people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Rade.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 331,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Cham
- Primary language
- Rade (rad)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Dat Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rhade are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rhade
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
48% adherents
Primary language
Rade · Austronesian family
100% speak Rade
Gospel resources in Rade
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Rade)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rhade
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Rhade in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108368) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhade | Cambodia | 18,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rhade | United States | 250 | No Longer Unreached |
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