People group profile · PG020901
The Hmong Njua of Laos
The Hmong Njua of Laos, numbering about 253,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand.
They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Hmong Njua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Laos
- Population
- 253,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Njua (hnj)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangphabang, Luang Namtha, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Viengchan, Xiangnabouli, Xiengkhoang provinces, and Viengchan Capital City
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Njua 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 Hmong Njua
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
99% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Njua · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Njua
Gospel resources in Hmong Njua
- Bible available, published 2011
- 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
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Hmong Njua in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114106) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | French Guiana | 5,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Canada | 900 | No Longer Unreached |
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