People group profile · PG011891
The Sindhi of Oman
The Sindhi of Oman, numbering about 15,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan.
They are a diaspora people in the Sindhi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Sindhi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Oman
- Population
- 15,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Sindhi
- Primary language
- Sindhi (snd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- 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 Sindhi 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Sindhi
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Sindhi · Indo-European family
100% speak Sindhi
Gospel resources in Sindhi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of Pakistan · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sindhi
- 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.
Sindhi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109027) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhi | Pakistan | 28,290,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | United Arab Emirates | 166,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Malaysia | 36,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sindhi | United Kingdom | 29,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Afghanistan | 27,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Canada | 13,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | United States | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Singapore | 5,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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