People group profile · PG012255
The Southern Baloch of the United Arab Emirates
The Southern Baloch of the United Arab Emirates, numbering about 483,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia.
They are a diaspora people in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Southern Balochi.
Fast facts
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Population
- 483,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Baloch
- Primary language
- Southern Balochi (bcc)
- 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 Southern Baloch 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 Southern Baloch
- 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
Southern Balochi · Indo-European family
70% speak Southern Balochi
Gospel resources in Southern Balochi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT) · audio, text
- Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southern Baloch
- 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.
- 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.
Baloch Southern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109469) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baloch | Pakistan | 4,590,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Oman | 675,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Qatar | 56,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Bahrain | 51,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Saudi Arabia | 13,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | United States | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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