People group profile · PG022192
The Lu of China
The Lu of China, numbering about 4,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Guizhou, historically known as Songjia and officially classified as Manchu in 1985, yet maintaining a distinct Lu identity separate from both local groups and northeastern Manchus.
They are an indigenous people in the Manchu people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mandarin Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 4,700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Manchu
- Primary language
- Mandarin Chinese (cmn)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lu 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 Lu
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
100% adherents
Primary language
Mandarin Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Mandarin Chinese
Gospel resources in Mandarin Chinese
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chinese, Yunnan (Kunming))
- JESUS (Chinese, Qinghai)
- JESUS (Mandarin, China)
- JESUS (Mandarin (Taiwan))
- JESUS (Hui)
- JESUS (Chinese, Guiliu)
- JESUS (Chinese, Sichuan)
- Magdalena (Mandarin, China)
- Magdalena (Mandarin (Taiwan))
- The Savior (Mandarin, China)
Bibles
- Revised Chinese Union Bible Shen Edition · video, audio
- Tianjing (Huizuban Shengjing) · video, audio, text
- Union Version · audio, text
- Union Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lu
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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