People group profile · PG011794
The Assyrians of Kuwait
The Assyrians of Kuwait, numbering about 8,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Semitic people of northern Mesopotamia whose identity is rooted in Assyrian heritage, Neo-Aramaic language traditions, and the historic churches of the Syriac Christian tradition.
They are a diaspora people in the Assyrian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Turoyo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kuwait
- Population
- 8,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Assyrian
- Primary language
- Turoyo (tru)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Assyrians 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Assyrians
- 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
Primary language
Turoyo · Afro-Asiatic family
80% speak Turoyo
Gospel resources in Turoyo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Suryoyo)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Assyrians
- 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.
Assyrian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100574) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyrians | Iraq | 207,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Sweden | 145,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | United States | 70,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Germany | 70,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Syria | 50,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Assyrians | Australia | 40,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Lebanon | 31,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Turkiye | 29,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Iran | 22,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Canada | 11,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | United Kingdom | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | France | 4,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Israel | 850 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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