People group profile · PG016339
The Hmong Njua of French Guiana
The Hmong Njua of French Guiana, numbering about 5,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand.
They are a diaspora people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Hmong Njua.
Fast facts
- Country
- French Guiana
- Population
- 5,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Njua (hnj)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Njua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hmong Njua
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
15% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Njua · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Njua
Gospel resources in Hmong Njua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Njua
- 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.
Hmong Njua in other countries
The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong Njua | Laos | 253,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Thailand | 190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | United States | 124,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Myanmar | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Canada | 900 | No Longer Unreached |
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