People group profile · PG018329
The Javanese of Christmas Island
The Javanese of Christmas Island, numbering about 50 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java.
They are a diaspora people in the Jawa people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Javanese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Christmas Island
- Population
- 50
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Jawa
- Primary language
- Javanese (jav)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Javanese are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Javanese
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Javanese · Austronesian family
100% speak Javanese
Gospel resources in Javanese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Javanese Banyumasan)
- JESUS (Cirebon)
- JESUS (Javanese, Banten)
- JESUS (Javanese)
- The Savior (Javanese)
Bibles
- New Revised Javanese (formal) Version, 2006 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Javanese
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Orang Java (Javanese) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 112316) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javanese Transmigrants | Indonesia | 16,260,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Javanese | Malaysia | 729,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Javanese | Singapore | 12,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Javanese | Australia | 7,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Javanese | United States | 250 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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