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People group profile · PG020938

The Singmoon of Laos

The Singmoon of Laos, numbering about 9,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Indigenous Mon–Khmer ethnic group in Laos.

They are an indigenous people in the Other Southeast Asian people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Puoc.

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Fast facts

Country
Laos
Population
9,600
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Other Southeast Asian
Primary language
Puoc (puo)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
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
Also known as
Singmoon Kor, Xingmoun Kor
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Singmoon 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 Singmoon

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Puoc · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Puoc

Gospel resources in Puoc

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Singmoon

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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