People group profile · PG022505
The Lampung Abung of Indonesia
The Lampung Abung of Indonesia, numbering about 203,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an interior Lampung people of southern Sumatra belonging to the Pepadun cultural tradition whose identity is organized around clan-based leadership, the Lampung Nyo language, and the historic Abung Siwow Megow confederation.
They are an indigenous people in the Lampung of Sumatra people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Lampung Nyo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 203,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Lampung of Sumatra
- Primary language
- Lampung Nyo (abl)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Lampung province: 3 enclaves east between Kanan and Seputih rivers
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lampung Abung 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 Lampung Abung
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Lampung Nyo · Austronesian family
100% speak Lampung Nyo
Gospel resources in Lampung Nyo
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lampung Abung
- 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.
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